S upporting International S tudents
S urrey S chool District • Largest school board in British Columbia • 73,000+ students • 20 secondary schools & 104 elementary schools • 1,100+ IS P students • We do not provide custodianship or homestay • 47% of IS P students live with a parent
Our IS P Team… • Angela Olson- Manager • Danielle Warren- Associate Manager • S hannon S pencer- IS P Teacher • International S tudent Advocate Teachers (IS A) x9 • Clerical support staff x5 • Multi-cultural Workers
Role of the International Education Advocate Teacher • Admissions- transcript, credit, graduation review • English language assessment • Resource and support for IS As, staff and students • Professional development for IS As • Triaging True North Incident Reports
International S tudent Advocate (IS A) Teachers • Main point of contact in the school for IS P students and our department • Foster awareness of the IS P program & sense of belonging for IS P students (host events) • Connect students with school events, teams, activities • Monitor adj ustment and progress (academic and behavioural)and graduation status; enter Incident Reports in True North • Determine student intervention support
When students struggle to engage in school and have… - chronic attendance issues - low achievement - slow progress - poor effort, attitude, behaviour What supports do we provide them?
S tudent S upport Intervention Plan Level 1- S chool-based interventions, homework/ attendance trackers, Academic Probation Level 2- S chool-based Contract Level 3- District-based Contract
Level 1 Intervention (S chool-based) • IS A connects with the student • Classroom teachers or IS As contact parent/ custodian to express concerns • Meet with parent/ custodian • Homework or attendance tracker monitored by the IS A • Language Reassessment • Place on Academic Probation
Academic Probation (AP) Admissions S chool-level S tudents may be placed on IS As will place students on AP as a condition of their AP if other level 1 school- acceptance based interventions are not working
Level 2- S chool-based Contract • IS A consults with school team (administrator, counselor, classroom teachers) • Meeting is held with student, IS A, admin, custodian and Multicultural worker • Custodian & MCW communicate with parents in home country to ensure everyone is aware (no surprises)
Level 3- District Contract • All school-based supports and interventions have been exhausted • Final meeting with school team, custodian & IS P manager • No improvement = not invited to return the following semester/ school year
How has this helped… • Consistent and transparent practice • Training new IS As/ admin • Encourage communication between our schools and our Dept (letting us know that issues are escalating) • Documentation of escalation (paper trail) • Provides opportunity to improve • The student knows that they are cared for
Contact Information Angela Olson, IS P Manager olson_angela@ surreyschools.ca 778-772-4743 S hannon S pencer, IS P Teacher Advocate spencer_s@ surreyschools.ca 604-595-6043
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Focused Determination, Infinite Possibilities Langley School District • 7 th largest in BC • 22,000 students total 30 Elementary Schools 4 Middle Schools 8 High Schools StudyInLangley.com
Focused Determination, Infinite Possibilities Who are we? Bowie Wong Mark Leiper ADMISSIONS CLERK DISTRICT PRINCIPAL Marketing, Admissions, Academics Kim Luteijn Lorna Goulet DISTRICT VICE-PRINCIPAL DISTRICT TEACHER COORDINATOR Homestay, Marketing, Student Services Short Term Programs Dee Dee Wall BUDGET OFFICER Miky Hohng Vanessa Sanchez-Erickson MULTICULTURAL WORKER – Korean Viv Krutz Sunny He Kim McDermand PROGRAM ASSISTANT – Chinese Nicole Wormald Fusae Harada HOMESTAY COORDINATORS StudyInLangley.com PROGRAM ASSISTANT - Japanese
Delivery Model C OORDINATOR T IME : 1 BASE BLOCK PER SCHOOL PLUS : 1 coordinator block for every 25 FTE ISP students 1-25: 1 block + base block = 2 blocks 26-50: 2 blocks + base block = 3 blocks 51-75: 3 blocks + base block = 4 blocks 76- 100: 4 blocks + base block = 5 blocks 101 – 125 : 5 blocks + base block = 6 blocks 125+ : 6 blocks + base block = 7 blocks StudyInLangley.com
Delivery Model EA T IME 1 - 25 = 18 hrs/week (EA1) 26 – 40 = 24 hrs/week (EA1) 41 – 55 = 30 hrs/week (EA1) 56 – 80 = 35 hrs/week (EA1) 80+ = 35 hours/week (EA1) 30 hours/week (EA2) StudyInLangley.com
Delivery Model S UPPLIES (ISP) 1 – 20 = $ 2000 21 – 40 = $ 4000 41 – 60 = $ 6000 61 – 80 = $ 8000 81 – 100 = $ 10000 StudyInLangley.com
Delivery Model ISP / ESL T EACHING B LOCKS 1 – 25 = 4 blocks 26 – 40 = 5 blocks 41 – 55 = 7 blocks 56 – 75 = 9 blocks 76 – 100 = 11 blocks 100 – 125 = 13 blocks 126 + = 15 blocks StudyInLangley.com
Delivery Model TOC/ SEAOC / M ISCELLANEOUS To cover for school functions, District trips, short term programs, District orientation days, etc. Held at the school. 0 – 40 = 6 TTOC days 41 – 50 = 8 TTOC days 51 – 60 = 10 TTOC days 60 + = 12 TTOC days StudyInLangley.com
Student Support Intervention Surrey and Langley share the same process for Student Support Intervention Level 1 – School-based interventions Level 2 – School-based contract Level 3 – District-based contract StudyInLangley.com
Role of the District Teacher Coordinator • English language assessment • Resource and support for School Coordinators • Professional development for School Coordinators • Deal with Incident Reports in True North from School Coordinators and Homestay Coordinators StudyInLangley.com
Focused Determination, Infinite Possibilities Student Support • International Student Coordinator at each High School • School orientation • Help students with documentation/paperwork • Course Planning – graduation program • Extracurricular activities • Academic / University / College advising • Homestay issues • Help students with any difficulties • Multi-cultural Workers StudyInLangley.com
Focused Determination, Infinite Possibilities Student Support: Homestay • District Homestay Program (in-house) • Canadian Homestays • Carefully selected • Home inspection • Police criminal record check • Follow-up interviews • International Student Coordinators • Students improve English in a family environment and appreciate the Canadian way of life StudyInLangley.com
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