+ NSAA NORTON ACADEMY A LANGUAGE AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CREATING 21 ST CENTURY GLOBAL CITIZENS Lewis Center For Educational Research 503 E. Central Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92408 909-386-2300 • www.lewiscenter.org Chief Academic Officer: Gordon Soholt Principal: Jan Gustafson-Corea
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+NSAA
NORTON ACADEMY
A LANGUAGE AND SCIENCE ACADEMY CREATING 21ST CENTURY GLOBAL CITIZENS
Lewis Center For Educational Research
503 E. Central Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92408 909-386-2300 • www.lewiscenter.org Chief Academic Officer: Gordon Soholt Principal: Jan Gustafson-Corea
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
OOUUTTCCOOMMEESS
!! Provide a current and growing description of our school !! Demonstrate the systemic principle-based growth plan
we work from and that provides guidance !! Provide participants with principles-based rubric !! Describe how we are working to meet the needs of
diverse students through language, culture, and academic rigor.
!! Provide resources that can be used at other sites
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
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NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
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The vision of the Norton Academy and the Lewis Center for Educational Research is to ensure that all students achieve and sustain high levels of academic, linguistic, and multicultural competency, and are essentially prepared for 21st century global citizenship.
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
In order to create and develop a highly effective school community, we have shaped our planning and
implementation around a set of Core Principles
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
!!ENRICHED & AFFIRMING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS Create a safe, affirming, and enriched environment for participatory and inclusive learning.
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!!EMPOWERING PEDAGOGY Use culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy that maximizes learning, actively accesses and develops student voice, and provides opportunities for leadership.
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!!CHALLENGING & RELEVANT CURRICULUM Engage all learners in well-articulated and age-appropriate curriculum that purposefully builds bilingualism, biliteracy, and multiculturalism. This curriculum is cognitively complex, coherent, relevant, and challenging.
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!!HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES Provide and utilize high quality standards-aligned instructional resources that provide equitable access to core curriculum and academic language in the classroom, school, and community.
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!!VALID & % % % %
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
Use culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy that maximizes learning! actively accesses and develops student voice and provides opportunities for leadership#$
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
Engage ALL Learners in well articulated and age appropriate curriculum that purposely builds bilingualism! biliteracy and multiculturalism# The curriculum is cognitively complex! coherent! relevant and challenging#$
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
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!!Consistent program and approaches across the curriculum, through the years, across levels
!!High level academic work with strong support !!Focus on mastering grade level content and
beyond - and on 21st century global competencies
!!Critical thinking and higher order activities
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
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!! Language Program "! Dual Immersion—what
is it?
"! How do we do it? "! What impact do we see? "! Teachers
"! Student growth
!! Instructional model "! Grade level outline "! Intervention and support
"! Learning Center—modified RTI process
"! Science EVERY Day
"! GAVRT "! Chinese FLES program "! Meet the Masters
"! Technology integration
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
Provide and utilize high quality standards%aligned instructional resources that provide equitable access to core curriculum and academic language in the classroom! school and community#$
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
Build and implement valid and comprehensive assessment systems designed to promote re&ective practice and data%driven planning in order to improve academic! linguistic and sociocultural outcomes for English Learners#
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
THE NSAA ASSESSMENT PICTURE= ACADEMIC GROWTH & SUCCESS
EDL/DRA
API--CST/STS, 4th Grade Writing Test
ORAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT—SOLOM/FLOSOM
GRADE LEVEL BENCHMARKS
TEACHER CREATED AND PUBLISHER
ASSESSMENTS
WRITING PORTFOLIOS
CELDT
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AAE API Scores 664 687 638 719
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NSAA API Scores
666 607 648
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!! By late elementary or middle school, students in dual language immersion programs achieve at levels comparable to or higher than their peers in English Only Programs—and they have become bilingual and biliterate.
!! (Genesee, Goldenberg, Lindholm-Leary, Baker)
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NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
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DL Students (EP & ELL) Score Similar to or Significantly Higher than Mainstream Students
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NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
STUDENTS IN DUAL IMMERSION SUCCEED IN ENGLISH & SCHOOL – AT SECONDARY LEVEL
!! At middle & high school, DL students achieve at or above grade level in math -- in Spanish & English "! DL students enrolled in higher level math (algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus) "! DL students achieve at or well above peers: "! ! students think they are ahead of peers
!! More DL vs. district students passed high school exit exam !! Most high school DL want to go to a four-year college, believe that a
good education is best way to have a better life, getting good grades is important
!! Most high school DL will not drop out of school; ! like school
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
Provide coherent! comprehensive and ongoing professional preparation & support programs based on well%de'ned standards of practice % designed to create professional learning communities to implement the school vision#$
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
Implement strong family and community engagement programs that build leadership capacity and value and draw upon community funds of knowledge to inform! support and enhance teaching and learning for English Learners#
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY
Provide advocacy%oriented administration and leadership that institute system%wide mechanisms to focus all stakeholders on the diverse needs and assets all students# These systems structure! organize! coordinate and integrate programs and services to respond systemically to students( needs#$
NNOORRTTOONN AACCAADDEEMMYY:: AA LLAANNGGUUAAGGEE && SSCCIIEENNCCEE AACCAADDEEMMYY