Support Bilingual Teachers Richard Dunn, Jessica Canul Diaz, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Partnering to Grow and Support Bilingual Teachers Richard Dunn, Jessica Canul Diaz, Christie McLean Kesler, Marsha Riddle Buly and Bernard Koontz WERA December 2019

Outcomes for today’s session • Describe strategies for successful partnerships between teacher education and school districts. • Explain the route of one Grow Your Own paraeducator to teacher program • Discuss how Grow Your Own Partnerships can help educators disrupt racial inequities in schools and communities.

Who is in the room?

New America Report Teacher Talent Untapped Multilingual Paraprofessionsals Speak About the Barriers to Entering the Profession- January 2017

Advancing Multilingual Paraprofessionals ■ information on teacher preparation pathways and state licensure policies. ■ test preparation assistance. ■ Support the creation of alternate career pathways ■ Adopt or expand performance- and competency-based approaches ■ Pilot the use of licensure exams in languages other than English for linguistically diverse candidates. ■ Clarify instructional responsibilities ■ Support and recognize paraprofessionals’ contributions to teaching and learning – aligned professional development, evaluation, and career ladder systems. Teacher Talent Untapped, Multilingual Paraprofessionals Speak About the Barriers to Entering the Profession, Kaylan Connally, Amaya Garcia,Shayna Cook and Conor P. Willinams, New America, January 2017

Jessica’s Journey • Bilingual Para-Educator • Bilingual Teaching Fellow • Dual Language Spanish teacher • Dual Language stand-alone teacher

Bilingual Unit

Conditions for GYO Success • Growing local demand – 2008 opened first DL Elementary – 2019: 6 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high • Strategic Plan & Policy • Alignment of common interests – Legislature – PESB – University – Community – District – Unions

Districts serve as the driver of the work. Teacher Prep Programs However, it takes a collective impact Districts Unions whole systems approach to make it Collective Required work. to GYO Community/ State Parents/ Programs Students Community Funders Based Organizations A

How are Bilingual Teaching Fellows and Bilingual Paraeducators different? • Roles and responsibilities are similar, but the Bilingual Teaching Fellow will take on greater responsibility in instruction • Bilingual Teaching Fellows are Level 20 on the salary schedule • Bilingual Teaching Fellows will fill vacancies when created by exiting Bilingual Paraeducators

Bilingual Teaching Fellows Program • Western Washington University & Highline Public Schools partnership • Washington State Alternate Route 1 employed paraeducators with a two-year associated degree • 2-year program leads to a Bachelors degree and teaching certificate with elementary, ELL and bilingual education endorsements • Supported by the Alternative Route Block Grant • Forgivable loan scholarship covers most tuition costs • Focus on bilingual education • 16 bilingual teachers of color from the first cohort • 14 future bilingual teachers of color in the second cohort • Recruiting for our third cohort

Deeper Conversations • Teacher Prep conversation – Christie and Marsha • Mentoring and supporting – Richard and Jessica • Sustaining Ongoing District Support – Bernard

Opportunities and Next Steps • What stands out to you as the major opportunities? • Who will benefit and why does it matter? • What are assets in your community? • What are your next steps?

New America Report Building a Bilingual Teacher Pipeline- January 2017

Building A Bilingual Teacher Pipeline, Bilingual Teacher Fellow at Highline Public Schools, Amaya Garcia, New America, 2017. P. 13.

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