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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font: normal normal normal 20px/normal Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.03em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.3em; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 0.3em; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgba(255,255,255,0.496094) 0px 2px 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 7;">**1236 -- Scaling Turnaround at the District-LeveL** <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saturday 3/24/12 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ** The School Improvement Grant has channeled over $3.5 billion to improve chronically low-performing schools. In this session, the presenter, the author of Bringing District Reform to Scale, will discuss the need for a more far-reaching and coherent focus by presenting findings from her new book on district-led turnaround. Successes, challenges, and lessons learned will be presented on the system-wide approaches taken by Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Philadelphia, Denver, Sacramento, and Long Beach.

Heather Zavadsky, Texas High School Project, Communities Foundation of Texas, Dallas, TX <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">If done correct you can go to scale. Lessons learned from 5 districts. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">1203 **One Rural School's Journey to ELL Program (Pampas SD) (Musser)** <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">1. Many students illiterate in native language - struggle with placement. Age appropriate placement, use elementary sources where possible, but scaffolding to help them in regularclassroom. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">2. Teachers do do not feel they have resources or background to support ELL learned. Used guided reading books in Spanish. Chose books with cultural relevance. SIOP training for all teachers. Created bilingual tutoring program.Created language acceleration class for native Spanish speakers. Build on education&priknowledge. Elementary strategies have worked with ELL students. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">3. Huge difficulties with role of teacher assistants. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">4. Parental involvement - difficult, especially with undocumented parents. School district issued ID badges for parents showing they were able to be there. Some districts unable to allow undocumented peoples on campus. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">5. Cultural sensitivity- many community members resentful. Professional development should focus on culture & language <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">6. Provide programs to assist parents withhow to help children.
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Global forum <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">School s <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> **1228.** Literacy and cultural responsiveness. 1:00 session Began with a survey to self assess cultural responsiveness existing in school already. Geneva Gay referenced Presenters teach at high free and reduced school and making connections not teaching to the test.  "don't be afraid of controversy" - help to process through Shared how own cultural perspective affects teaching Trust needs to be established between students and teacher Gave up being leader of room and moved to being facilitator. Need to know student backgrounds and culture Funds for knowledge -background experiences. Use of non-fiction texts helps to make connections (books should "look like" students) Male list of phrases students use Dr sharokki holy & anthony Mohamed - referenced by participant (cultural responsive watching and learning) "the will and the skill" (book). CLASStaff cannot be forced. Start by invitation. Foster four areas of literacy - academic, cultural, emotional & social. Looked at advertisements and talked about message portrayed.
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