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MITESOL 2009 Conference SIG Meeting Notes |
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Written by Administrator
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Dear MITESOLers,
Here is a copy for you, from K-12 SIG leader Andrea Gordon (
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), of the notes from the conference SIG meeting. Over 50 teachers were in attendance.
K-12 SIG Meeting
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Organized by Andrea Gordon, K12-SIG Leader
I. Age Requirements
A. Field 19 of SRSD
1. Standard grade placement is within + or ? 2 years of the chronological age
2. A 5 year-old can be placed in Kindergarten, but so can a 6 or 7 year-old
3. So a 15-year-old should be a 10th grader, but he can also be an 8th grader because he is within + or ? 2 years of the grade placement allowance
4. A 16-year-old in 10th grade will receive an ?out of range? warning
5. However, we (Walled Lake Schools, Lamphere Schools, and others) have discovered that we can say, ?OK, he?s out of range. Thank you.?
B. Oldest age a student can be in high school
1. MDE Pupil Accounting Manual, Section 3, Part B, number 2
2. ?The age requirement, which applies to pupils who are counted for membership purposes, is as follows: A general education student is allowed to attend a public school if he/she is five years of age on or before December 1 and less than 20 years of age on September 1 of the school year and does not have a GED certificate or has not earned a high school diploma.?
II. Michigan Merit Curriculum (MMC) for high schools
A. English: 4 credits required
1. Students need 4 years of English
2. ESL English classes beginning with Level 2 (Low Intermediate) can receive English credit if the curriculum matches the Standards and Benchmarks for ESL and the Content Expectations for English Language Arts.
B. Math: 4 credits required
1. 4 years of math required, including Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, plus 1 additional math or math-related credit in final year
2. A pre-calculus class can follow the Alg. I, Geom., Alg. II sequence or a statistics and probability course
3. Another option: an integrated math class
4. Classes must match content expectations for Mathematics
C. Social Studies: 3 credits required
1. Students must take a U. S. History and Geography class
2. ESL U.S. Hist. and Geog. class is acceptable as long as it matches the Content Expectations for Social Studies
3. Students must take a World History and Geography class
4. ESL World Hist. and Geog. class is acceptable as long as it matches the Content Expectations for Social Studies
5. Students also need Civics and Economics (each a half-year course)
6. Again, ESL courses are acceptable as long as they match Content Expectations for Social Studies
D. Science: 3 credits required
1. Biology
2. Chemistry
3. Physics
4. Plus one additional science credit (Physical Science/Earth Science)
5. ESL classes are allowed as long as the course work follows the Content Expectations for Science classes
E. Visual, Performing and Applied Arts
1. One credit required, Guidelines
2. This would include classes like: Art Fundamentals, Jewelry, Ceramics, Photography, Drama, Choir, TV Production, etc.
F. Physical Education and Health Education
1. One credit required, Guidelines and Expectations
2. One full year of physical education class
3. One-half year of Health
G. Elective credits to round out total number of credits needed to graduate as specified in your particular school district
H. World Language Component
1. Effective beginning Class of 2016
2. Two credits in Grades 9-12 or Equivalent K-12 experience
I. Career Technical Education if in the Co-op Program
1. One credit
2. Computer Applications or Business Management Technology
3. Accounting, Marketing
4. Student must receive a paycheck from place of employment with the usual deductions
III. Enrollment Process for English Language Learners
A. Importance of Parent/Student Interview
1. Invaluable information about prior schooling
2. Interrupted schooling?
3. Actual age of student?will graduation be likely/possible?
4. Other background information can be gleaned that will help teachers to understand the circumstance this new ELL has experienced
B. Importance of Initial Testing
1 ELPA Screener (required by law)
2. Other Assessment Tools: writing sample, oral test (IPT,
Woodcock Munoz), reading test (Gates MacGinitie), math
placement test, etc.
C. Importance of the scheduling process
1. Want to place student in courses appropriate to student?s ability
2. Will student be able to graduate? Some can?t due to age restrictions or lack of time to acquire language skills
3. There?s always Adult Ed., GED, Community College
4. Must weigh importance of getting a solid language acquisition background vs. placement in credit-bearing classes
IV. Parent Involvement
A. Importance of Parent Meetings
1. Open House
2. Parent-Teacher Conferences
3. Parent Informational Meetings
B. Classroom/School Involvement
1. Parents from other cultures often think that coming to school mens their child needed to be disciplined
2. Parents and their children will benefit from the parents? participation in the classroom and their involvement in school programs/meetings
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