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The purpose is to of this analysis is to dig into the data and research associated with the ESL subgroup at Lufkin Road Middle School.

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Mission

Lufkin Road Middle School will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers.

Vision

Lufkin Road Middle School is a community of caring stakeholders that will work collaboratively to ensure that every student is prepared for the evolving future.

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high performing schools in wake county north carolina

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Lufkin Road Middle School will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers. Lufkin Road Middle School is a community of caring stakeholders that will work collaboratively to ensure that every student is prepared for the evolving future.

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Location: Apex, North Carolina
Type of School: Year Round Public Middle School
Teacher Demographics:
71 Staff
47 Instructional, 18 Non-Instructional, 6 Support
Student demographics:

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Data Comparison

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ESL students proficiency has been on a decline for the last 3 years, at approx. -8.7% proficiency drops on average during that time. Growth has also declined over that time period. These students do not receive enough supports to help them find confidence and success in school. While academic achievement seems to be falling, it is important to note that our ESL population has been on the increase during this time frame.

Potential Hypothesis: Only ESL students who fall under the "critical" lens of need ie. entry level language learners (approx. 22 over 3 grade levels) have been selected to receive full pull out services from our ESL teacher. Meaning that all other ESL students (99 ESL students in total) only see our ESL teacher on a quarterly rotational basis during their elective classes. So those students only get support for 1 quarter of the school year and then it rotates to a new group.

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ESL students struggle academically for a variety of reasons. Think about it—the challenges of learning a new language, the many exceptions in the English language, and differences in regional dialects—they’re all overwhelming factors that can frustrate your ESL students.

This frustration can lead to a lack of motivation, or even to an over-dependence on teachers or peers to assist them. Your ESL students who lack the vocabulary that their peers have struggle with concepts like homonyms and synonyms, and can suffer from poor communication in the classroom.

As a result, they may continue to speak more often in their native language, or be fearful of participating and speaking out in a classroom setting—all of which negatively affect their overall learning in the classroom.

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The data here suggests the ESl subgroup lost ground on growth from one school year to the next.

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How to create an environment that is supportive of ESL students.

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How to create an environment that is supportive of ESL students.

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What does research say about English Language Learners?

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What does research say about English Language Learners?

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Four critical content-based learnings related to English Language Learners emerged from the research I found:  (1) the distinction between content, language, and activity challenges, (2) conversational versus academic language, (3) code switching with the use of the home language in the classroom, and (4) increased confidence, empathy and advocacy of the preservice teachers.

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Our ESL population is in need of some extra supports. We have an increasing population and our teachers are not properly equipped with the knowledge base to properly serve them and their vast amount of language needs. Currently, our ESL teacher helps teachers modify tasks/assessments/etc because it takes our teachers a very long time to do this themselves, but if they are better equipped and understand the research behind some of the strategies, they can become more efficient and better served with their student population.