LOCATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Program Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Program Address: _______________________________________________________________________
Program Phone Number: _____________________________ Fax: ______________________________
Email: _____________________________ Web site: ________________________________________
Contact Person's Name/Title: ______________________________________________________________
Contact Person’s Address (if different from above): _____________________________________________
Contact Person's Phone (if different from above): _____________________________
Which best describes your community? __Urban/metropolitan __Suburban __Rural
Which best describes your program? __Bilingual __Native language
literacy __ESL
NEWCOMER PROGRAM BACKGROUND
Year the newcomer program started: __________
Rationale/impetus for creating the newcomer program:
How does the program define "newcomer?"
Please describe your newcomer program (e.g., goals, program design).
If possible, attach an abstract or a program description, or any other literature about your program.
SITE MODEL
Please check all that best apply to your newcomer program.
__Whole school
__Program-within-a-school
__Separate site from home school(s)
Please check all that best apply to your newcomer program.
__Summer program (# of weeks _____)
__Less than 1 semester program
(# of weeks _____)
__1-semester program
__1-year program
__1-year plus summer program
__More than 1-year program (# of semesters _____)
__Year-round school
__Other: (Please describe below.)
Please check all that best apply to your newcomer program.
__Full-day program
__Half-day program (# of class periods _____)
__Less than half-day program
(# of class periods _____)
__After-school program (# of hours _____)
Are there one or more home schools associated with the program;
that is, a school students attend when not in the newcomer program
or will attend upon exit? __Yes __No
__Serves one home school only __Serves more than one home school (# of schools ______)
If so, please provide name(s), address(es), phone/fax numbers of home
school(s):
NEWCOMER PROGRAM FEATURES
___Elementary school __Middle school __High school __Combination middle and high school
Grade level(s) served: _________________
What are the criteria for students to be included in the newcomer
program?
If the newcomer program does not serve all eligible students,
how are students selected for the program?
If eligible students do not enter the newcomer program, what
other language support programs are available to them in the district?
What criteria are used to determine when students should exit the newcomer
program?
Maximum stay for students in newcomer program (# of semesters): ________ OR (# of weeks): ________
Average length of stay (# of semesters): ________ OR (# of weeks): ________
Average class size (# of students): ________
Can students enter in mid-year or mid-session? __Yes __No
What are the funding sources for the newcomer program? (Check all that apply.) __________________________________
Type of funds: __Federal __State __District __Private __Tuition __Other: __________________________________
NEWCOMER STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Total number of students in newcomer program (2003–2004 school
year): __________
Number of countries represented in newcomer program: ___________
Number of non-English languages represented in newcomer student
population: __________
Top 5 languages represented among newcomer student population:
1. _________________________ 3. _________________________ 5. _________________________
2. _________________________ 4. _________________________
The newcomer students are drawn from: __One school __More than one school __In-take/assessment center
Age range of newcomer students: ____________________
Percentage of newcomer students receiving free or reduced lunch: _________%
Have the types of students served by the newcomer program changed over time? __Yes __No
If yes, please explain.___________________________________________
INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT
What language or languages are used for instruction? ___________________________________________
What types of courses does the newcomer program provide? (Check all that apply.)
__Sheltered content in English (Check all that apply below.)
What type of graduation credits do high school students receive for the courses they take in the newcomer program?
Please list courses for
elective credit -
core content credit -
What kind of program do students exit into? __Bilingual __ESL __Mainstream __Other
What measures (if any) are taken to facilitate newcomer students’ transition into the regular ESL or bilingual school program (e.g., visits to regular ESL/bilingual/mainstream classrooms, orientation) and/or facilitate their transition into the home school?
In which areas are students in the newcomer program assessed, and for what purposes?
| Area | Name of Test | Purpose (e.g., placement, progress, achievement, exit) |
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| English speaking |
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| English listening |
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| English reading |
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| English writing |
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| Native language speaking |
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| Native language listening |
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| Native language reading |
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| Native language writing |
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| Content in English: math science social studies health others: _________________ |
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| Content in native language(s):
math science social studies health others: _________________
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| Student attitudes |
Besides testing, how are newcomer students assessed?
NEWCOMER PROGRAM STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Please fill in the appropriate information about your newcomer program's
staff:
| Full-time (in newcomer program) |
Part-time (in newcomer program) |
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|---|---|---|
| Total number of teachers |
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| ESL teachers |
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| Bilingual teachers |
Number of newcomer teachers with bilingual education certification: ________
Number of newcomer teachers with ESL certification or equivalent: ________
Number of newcomer teachers with certification in a content area: ________
| Full-time (in newcomer program) |
Part-time (in newcomer program) |
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|---|---|---|
| Program Administrators/Coordinators | ||
| Bilingual aides/Paraprofessionals
Please indicate languages: |
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| Monolingual aides/Paraprofessionals
Please indicate languages: |
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| Resource teacher(s) for newcomers
Position(s): |
Total newcomer staff who are proficient in at least one of the
students’ native languages: ________
Please describe specific professional development provided to newcomer program staff that addresses concerns of newcomer students.
What topics, issues, strategies are covered?
Who participates?
Who provides it?
How often is it provided?
Does the newcomer program have its own guidance counselor(s)? __yes __no If yes, how many? _____
If not, are regular school counselors available to the newcomers? __yes __no If yes, how many? _____
Are any counselors for newcomer students bilingual? __yes __no
If yes, which languages are spoken? ________________________________________________________
OTHER SERVICES (Please check
all categories that apply.)
| Which types of ancillary services are offered to students in the newcomer
program?
__Title I
__Other: ___________________________ |
Which services are offered to others associated with the newcomer
program (e.g., parents)?
__Parent outreach
__Other: _________________________ |
Tell about aspects of your newcomer program that are working especially
well:
Please answer the following additional questions as completely as you can.
Thank you for assisting us in this research initiative. Please provide
any other comments or information you consider important or interesting
about your newcomer program. (Attach extra pages or documents, as needed.)
Please fill in the following information (if different from the information on the first page):
Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Title/Affiliation: __________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
Phone: _____________________________
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