Nuevas FronterasElementary SchoolSpanish Immersion

Cynthia Maldonado, Nuevas FronterasElementary School Principal

May 9, 2019

Mission:

The mission at Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion is to help our students become respectful global citizens through meaningful, joyful and creative interactions that lead to Spanish proficiency and cultural awareness.

Nuevas Fronteras Elementary School

• Nuevas Fronteras is implementing standards-based instruction and is creating a plan for more purposeful language arts instruction in Spanish and English which is articulated K-5.

• All grade levels are implementing the new American Reading Company (ARC) reading curriculum and use ENIL (Independent Reading Level Assessment in Spanish) and IRLA (Independent Reading Level Assessment in English) metrics to monitor students' growth and needs.

• Grades K-2 are implementing Bridges Math Curriculum.

Academic Goals

• A focus on Immersion Education Best Practices• All teachers in the K-12 Pathway read Dual Language Instruction

from A to Z: Practical Guidance for Teachers and Administrators by Else Hamayan, Fred Genesee and Nancy Cloud last year and we had Professional Development every month by grade levels around what was read.

• 10 Immersion Pathways staff members attended CARLA (The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition) 101 Institute

Academic Goals: Immersion

• Nuevas Fronteras created a climate of voice and choice so that all students feel welcome and cared for in their school.

• We surveyed students 3 times this year with a focus on school climate.

• Themed assemblies run by our newly formed student congress:

• We are RESPONSIBLE

• We are UNIQUE

• We are THANKFUL (building recognition)

• We are FRIENDS (Reading celebration)

• We have FUN

Climate and Culture

• Big Growth in Reading Levels in Spanish and English

• Expectations for reading at school and at home in Spanish and English. So much more reading is happening!

• Surrounded by books! We have received many, many books with our new curriculum and with our new Library collection.

Successes this year!

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• Mission: To empower students to believe in themselves, demonstrate respect and kindness towards others, and achieve academic success.

• 97.3% - I try my best at school.

• 93% - I have good relationships with my teachers and other adults at my school.

• 94.8% - At my school, adults treat others who are different with respect.

• 98% - Students feel they are a good friend.

Culture/Climate Results – Fall 2018

Kindness Matters…

• Kindness Month – students were challenged to do random acts of kindness throughout the month.

• Kindness in Chalk – students spent time one morning to write kind messages on the sidewalks to greet families and students as they walk into MES.

School Culture

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