A STUDY OF PROGRAMS AND DEMOGRAPHICS FOR STUDENTS OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN DELAWARE SCHOOLS 1998-1999 SCHOOL YEAR
CONTENTS
Table 1 Student Enrollments by Type of School LEP Survey Sample School Year 1998-1999
Table 2 Types of Programs
Table 3A Estimated Hours per Day - Grades K-5
Table 3B Estimated Hours per Day - Grades 6-12
Table 4 Summary Information of Staff Serving LEP Students
III. LEP STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS
Table 5 Number of LEP Students Served by District
Table 6 Student Count by Race
Table 7 Student Counts by Primary Language
Table 8 The Number of LEP Students Enrolled and The Number Served by District
V. NUMBER OF LEP STUDENTS TESTED OR EXEMPTED FROM THE 1998 STATE TESTING PROGRAM
Table 9 LEP Students Tested or Exempted
Glossary of Terms
Other Services/Instruction Offered by Districts
1998-99 District LEP Contact Persons
Department of Education Contributors
This report describes the results of an annual program data collection conducted to determine:
- (1) The type of educational programs and staff that serve Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in the Delaware public and nonpublic schools, and
- (2) The location and academic conditions of identified LEP students who are eligible for participation in local district programs.
This activity is supported by Delaware's state grant under the Bilingual Education Act, ESEA Title VII, as amended during the FY 98-project year. The LEP student tracking and record documentation was conducted through a computerized LEP management information system (MIS) utilized by the Education Specialist for the bilingual and ESL programs, Department of Education.
Information about Delaware's bilingual or ESL programs was collected through a survey of the district LEP contact person or the professional staff responsible in each school district for managing the local instructional program for LEP students. Delaware public school districts submitted the survey in January 1999 to the Department of Education.
All 22 Delaware public school districts including public charter districts participated in the annual LEP student program survey. A sampling of 33 nonpublic schools received the survey. Of these, 2 schools returned the survey.
Table 1 is a summary of the Delaware public and nonpublic schools' enrollments. Public school enrollment is as of March 1999. Nonpublic enrollment is as of October 1999.
Table 2 contains the type of programs implemented for the district's LEP students. All information was obtained from the Program Survey Form.
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS |
ESL** |
ESL** |
TBE** |
Two-Way |
No Program** |
|
| Appoquinimink |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Brandywine |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Caesar Rodney |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Cape Henlopen |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Capital |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Christina |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Colonial |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Delmar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Indian River |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lake Forest |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Laurel |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Milford |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| New Castle Vo-Tech |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Polytech |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Red Clay Consolidated |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Seaford |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Smyrna |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sussex Vo-Tech |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Woodbridge |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| PUBLIC CHARTER DISTRICTS | ||||||
| Charter School of Wilmington |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| East Side |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Positive Outcomes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Public (reported) |
10 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
| Total Nonpublic (reported) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total Programs |
10 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
**See Glossary of Terms
***See Appendix for a description
The following two tables reflect the estimated hours per day students receive specifically designed instruction to develop the English language proficiency of LEP students. Table 3A contains information for grades K-5, and Table 3B contains information for Grades 6-12. All data was collected using the Program Survey Form.
PK
K
1
2
3
4
5
TOTAL HRS
AVG HRS
Appoquinimink 0.00
0.00
1.50
0.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
3.50 0.50
Brandywine 0.00
0.67
0.67
0.67
0.67
0.67
0.67
4.02 0.58
Caesar Rodney 0.00
0.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.50
3.00
10.50 1.50
Cape Henlopen 0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.00
1.50
0.00
3.50 0.50
Capital 0.00
0.50
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
6.50 0.93
Christina 0.00
0.00
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.20
6.00 0.86
Colonial 0.00
0.20
12.00
15.00
0.00
0.00
2.00
29.20 4.18
Delmar 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
Indian River 0.00
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
2.00
9.50 1.36
Lake Forest 0.00
1.00
2.00
1.00
3.00
2.00
0.00
9.00 1.29
Laurel 0.00
0.22
0.22
0.22
0.30
0.30
0.67
1.93 0.28
Milford 0.00
1.50
1.25
0.50
1.50
0.50
0.00
5.25 0.75
NCC Vo-Tech 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
Polytech 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
Red Clay Consolidated 0.00
4.00
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
37.50 5.36
Seaford 0.00
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
3.00 0.43
Smyrna 0.00
0.00
0.75
0.50
0.51
0.50
1.00
3.26 0.47
Sussex Vo-Tech 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
Woodbridge 0.00
0.20
0.40
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.40
3.40 0.49
PUBLIC CHARTER DISTRICTS Charter School of Wilmington 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
East Side 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
Positive Outcomes 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
NONPUBLIC 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS N TITLE AVERAGE FTE
INSTRUCTOR HRS/ WEEK
AVERAGE YEARS EXPERIENCE
N-CERTIFICATION
ESOL* BILINGUAL OTHER Appoquinimink 1
Tutor .1
5-6
1
0
0
1
1
Teacher .1
5-6
1
0
0
1
Brandywine 17
Teacher 0
63.75
2.9
1
0
17
1
Counselor 0
0
2
0
0
1
2 Tutor 0 27 5 0 0 3 1 Supervisor 0 0 7 0 0 1 Caesar Rodney 3
Teacher .83
18.3
11.3
3
0
0
1
Para-Professional 1
30
8
0
0
1
Cape Henlopen 1
Teacher 1
37.5
5
1
0
0
Capital 2
Teacher 1
60
10
2
0
0
Christina 5
Teacher .35
52
10
3
1
3
1
Para-Professional .2
6
1
0
0
0
Colonial 7
Tutor .8
113
20
0
0
1
Delmar 0
N/A 0
0
0
0
0
0
Indian River 8
Teacher 1
227
5.7
5
0
4
Lake Forest 1
Teacher 1
16
15
0
0
0
Laurel 1
Teacher 1
37.5
12
1
0
0
Milford 2
Teacher 2
75
18
2
0
0
NCC Vo-Tech 0
N/A 0
0
0
0
0
0
Polytech 1
Administrator .002
1
8
0
0
1
1
Coordinator .14
5
7
0
0
1
1
Teacher .07
2.5
7
0
0
1
Red Clay 1
Librarian 1
37.5
3.5
0
0
1
1
HOSTS Aide 1
32.5
7
0
0
0
1
HOSTS Coordinator 1
37.5
5
0
1
1
1
Ed. Diagnostician 1
37.5
25
0
0
1
2
Para-Professional 1
32.5
.2
0
0
0
1
Psychologist 1
37.4
22
0
0
1
1
Counselor 1
37.5
10
0
0
1
1
Clerk-Bilingual 1
37.5
1
0
0
0
1
Secretary - Bilingual Office 1
37.5
.3
0
0
0
1
Supervisor 1
37.5
6
1
1
1
1 Teacher-Spec Ed/Bilingual 1 37.5 24 0 0 1 32 Teacher 1 1187.5 8.7 8 16 16 Seaford 2
Teacher .85
77.5
5
0
0
2
1 Coordinator - Multicultural 1 18 19 9 0 1 1 Coordinator - Host .7 5 5 0 0 1 1 Coordinator - Extended Day .1 5 10 0 0 1 3 Title 1 .1 15 10 0 0 3 Smyrna 1
Teacher 1
37.5
5
1
0
3
Sussex Vo-Tech 1
Teacher .3
1
3
0
0
1
Woodbridge 1
Director 0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Asst. Director 0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Teacher 1 40.0 3 1 0 1 Subtotal Public 116 27.642 2559.45 329.6 38 19 74 PUBLIC CHARTER DISTRICTS Charter School of Wilmington 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
East Side Charter 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Positive Outcomes Charter 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Subtotal Charter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONPUBLIC 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Subtotal Nonpublic
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL STATE 116
(Total Staff) 27.642
2559.45
329.6
38
19
74
Table 5 represents the number of LEP students served by district and grade in one of the types of programs shown in Table 2, page 2. All data was collected using the Program Survey Form.
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS PK
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
TOTAL
Appoquinimink 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Brandywine 0 6 20 20 15 11 13 8 8 6 4 7 3 12 133 Caesar Rodney 0 2 6 5 2 5 6 1 6 2 5 3 2 2 47 Cape Henlopen 3 3 4 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 19 Capital 0 5 12 14 5 12 10 6 5 5 6 4 3 1 88 Christina 0 0 17 13 14 7 9 8 6 8 13 10 1 1 107 Colonial 0 20 12 15 0 0 2 1 4 3 3 5 2 2 69 Delmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indian River 0 40 20 23 20 10 13 9 12 14 16 8 10 5 200 Lake Forest 0 1 3 1 4 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 19 Laurel 0 6 6 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 5 2 1 3 34 Milford 0 11 13 2 5 4 0 3 1 5 4 6 5 2 61 NCC Vo-Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Polytech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 10 Red Clay 0 107 101 72 88 86 67 64 59 57 61 49 17 16 844 Seaford 0 12 11 10 11 9 5 11 10 9 7 15 14 13 137 Smyrna 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 14 Sussex Vo-Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Woodbridge 0 10 8 10 7 9 3 3 5 6 1 5 3 3 73 CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICTS East Side 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Positive Outcomes 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wilmington Charter 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NONPUBLIC 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total 3
223
235
189
175
161
133
119
121
122
133
122
65
61
1862
Table 6 indicates the breakdown of LEP students by race and district. Data was collected from the Student Enrollment Form.
AM IN
BLACK
ASIAN
HISP
WHITE
TOTAL #
STUDENTSPUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS NO
PCT
NO
PCT
NO
PCT
NO
PCT
NO
PCT
Appoquinimink 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
4
50%
4
50%
8
Brandywine 0
0%
24
19%
42
33%
44
35%
17
13%
127
Caesar Rodney 0
0%
3
7%
7
15%
35
76%
1
2%
46
Cape Henlopen 0
0%
1
4%
4
17%
18
75%
1
4%
24
Capital 1
0%
10
12%
21
24%
48
56%
6
7%
86
Christina 0
0%
8
7%
32
28%
48
42%
26
23%
114
Colonial 0
0%
2
3%
18
26%
44
64%
5
7%
69
Delmar 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
Indian River 0
0%
16
8%
16
8%
164
82%
3
2%
199
Lake Forest 0
0%
5
26%
2
11%
8
42%
4
21%
19
Laurel 0
0%
20
54%
8
22%
9
24%
0
0%
37
Milford 0
0%
31
37%
3
4%
50
60%
0
0%
84
NCC Vo-Tech 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
67
99%
1
1%
68
Polytech 0
0%
0
0%
2
22%
4
44%
3
33%
9
Red Clay 1
0%
5
1%
18
2%
798
96%
12
1%
834
Seaford 0
0%
70
52%
5
4%
57
42%
3
2%
135
Smyrna 0
0%
1
7%
3
21%
10
71%
0
0%
14
Sussex Vo-Tech 0
0%
2
100%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
2
Woodbridge 0
0%
8
12%
1
1%
57
85%
1
1%
67
PUBLIC CHARTER DISTRICTS Charter School of Wilmington 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
East Side 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
Positive Outcomes 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
NONPUBLIC* 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
Total 2
206
182
1,465
87
1,942
*Race information for LEP students was not requested.
Table 7 indicates the number of LEP students by native language as identified by the public school districts. Data was collected from the Student Enrollment Form.
PRIMARY LANGUAGE N-COUNT
PCT
PRIMARY LANGUAGE N-COUNT
PCT
Akan 1
0.05%
Japanese 3
0.15%
Afikaans 1 0.05% Korean 47 2.42% Albanian 1 0.05% Loatian 0 0.00% Amharic 1 0.05% Mandarin 3 0.15% Arabic 30 1.54% Maylay 0 0.00% Bengali 1 0.05% Persian 1 0.05% Bulgarian 2 0.10% Polish 7 0.36% Cajun Creole 0 0.00% Portuguese 10 0.51% Cantonese 2 0.10% Romanian 1 0.05% Caudeniti 0 0.00% Russian 8 0.41% Chinese 36 1.85% Serbo-Croatian 1 0.05% Danish 0 0.00% Slovak 0 0.00% Dari 0 0.00% Spanish 1471 75.75% Dutch 1 0.05% Swedish 0 0.00% English Creole 0 0.00% Tagalog 3 0.15% Filipino 1 0.05% Taiwanese 1 0.05% French 13 0.67% Tamil 2 0.10% French Creole 7 0.36% Thai 1 0.05% German 5 0.26% Turkish 6 0.31% Greek 2 0.10% Urdu 14 0.72% Gujarati 12 0.62% Uzbeck 0 0.00% Haitian Creole 156 8.03% Vietnamese 17 0.88% Hebrew 1 0.05% Yemen 0 0.00% Hindi 10 0.51% Yoruba 6 0.31% Italian 4 0.21% Not Reported / Other 53 2.73%
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS N-ENROLLED*
(Student Survey)N-SERVED**
(Program Survey)PCT-SERVED
(Estimated)Appoquinimink 8
5
63%
Brandywine 133
133
105%
Caesar Rodney 47
47
102%
Cape Henlopen 24
19
79%
Capital 87
87
102%
Christina 114
107
94%
Colonial 69
69
100%
Delmar 0
0
N/A
Indian River 200
200
101%
Lake Forest 19
19
100%
Laurel 37
34
92%
Milford 84
66
73%
NCC Vo-Tech 68
0
0%
Polytech 9
9
111%
Red Clay 844
844
101%
Seaford 138
137
101%
Smyrna 14
14
100%
Sussex Vo-Tech 2
2
100%
Woodbridge 75
73
109%
Public Subtotal 1,972 1,865 95.9% PUBLIC CHARTER DISTRICTS East Side 0
0
N/A Positive Outcomes 0
0
N/A Wilmington 0
0
N/A NONPUBLIC (reported***) 25
0
N/A Total 1,997
1,865
95.9%
*Data obtained from Student Enrollment Form
**Data obtained from Program Survey Form
***N-Enrolled were reported but no N-Served
State Test Codes
Grade
3Grade
5Grade
8Grade
10Total
per CodeReading 0
39
42
56
34
171
1
27
4
5
5
41
2
51
33
29
27
140
3
61
57
39
70
227
Writing 0
39
42
56
34
171
1
27
4
5
5
41
2
51
33
29
27
141
3
61
57
39
70
227
Mathematics 0
39
42
56
34
171
1
27
4
5
5
41
2
51
33
29
27
140
3
61
57
39
70
227
TOTAL STUDENTS
PER TESTING GRADE178
136
129
136
579
- State Test Codes:
0 = Will be exempt from the test.
1 = Will test with accommodations (scores will not be aggregated).
2 = Will test with accommodations (scores will be aggregated).
3 = Will take the test.
ESL (English as a Second Language Program): ESL programs of instruction are designed for children of limited English proficiency in elementary and secondary schools with a specifically designed curriculum that is appropriate for the particular linguistic and instructional needs of the children enrolled. Such a program provides in all grades served by the program, structured English language instruction and content area English instruction, which will allow a child to achieve competence in the English language and to meet grade-promotion and graduation requirements.
ESL - Full-time or Part-time: LEP students receive specialized instruction for a portion of the school day or for a significant amount of time during the school day.
ESL Pull-out: There is pullout ESL instruction where students are taken out of a class to be instructed in a small group or receive one-on-one tutoring to improve English language proficiency.
ESOL: English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Exempted Students: LEP students in grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 who would normally take the Delaware State Testing Program, but due to a lack of English proficiency, can be exempted from the state assessment one time only if they have been in a Delaware School less than 2 years.
Charter School District: In Delaware, a charter school has the same basic standing as a public school district, with some exceptions. Delaware had 3 charter school districts during the 1998-1999 school year. They are the Charter School of Wilmington, East Side Charter School and Positive Outcomes Charter School.
Limited English Proficient (LEP): Students who have difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language because they are:
(A) Individuals who were not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English; or
(B) Individuals who come from environments where a language other than English is dominant; or
(C) Individuals who are American Indian and Alaskan natives and who come from environments where a language other than English has had a significant impact on their level of English language proficiency; And
(D) By reason thereof, are denied the opportunity to learn successfully in classrooms where the language of instruction is English or to participate fully in our society.
Native Language: The term "native language", when used with reference to an individual of limited English proficiency, means the language other than English normally used by such individuals.
Student's Served: Those LEP students who receive specialized instruction designed to develop the English language proficiency and help them succeed in classrooms where instruction is in English.
Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE): The term "transitional bilingual education" means a program of instruction, designed for children of limited English proficiency in elementary or secondary school which provides, in all grades served by the program, structured English language and instruction, and, to the extent necessary, to allow a child to achieve competence in the English language, instruction in the child's native language. Such instruction shall incorporate the cultural heritage of such children and of other children in American society. Such instruction shall, to the extent necessary, be in all courses or subjects of study, which will allow a child to meet grade-promotion and graduation standards.
Two-Way Bilingual Program (Two-Way): The term "two-way" refers to an integrated program model that provides second language instruction to language minority students and foreign language instruction to English language speakers (language majority students) across all content areas. Both groups of students become fluent in 2 languages.
DISTRICT PROGRAM(S) Public Schools Appoquinimink Title I, Extra Time Program, 6 additional students in evaluation process Brandywine Title I Reading Class Capital Title I in grades 1-4 Milford Title I, Special Education, Extra Time Tutorial Lake Forest Special Tutoring in Reading and Homebound Instruction Polytech Title I Seaford Title I, In-room Mentoring and/or tutoring, After School Homework Assistance/tutoring, Host Program Nonpublic Schools Saint Paul School Title I After School Program, and during and after school tutoring
Appoquinimink Dr. Vaughn Lauer Brandywine Dr. Leslie Morrill Caesar Rodney Dr. Hollace Craven Cape Henlopen Mr. O.D. Basinski Capital Ms. Linda Cooper-Duncan Charter School of Wilmington Mr. Ronald R. Russo Christina Dr. Hugh Ferguson Colonial Miss Barbara Logan Delmar Dr. Harry E. Hoffer East Side Charter Ms. Gerri Pinkett Indian River Ms. Babette Sutton Lake Forest Mr. Fred Duffy Laurel Ms. Carolyn Tyndall Milford Dr. Judy Spiegel New Castle County Vo-Tech Dr. Shirley Jones Polytech Ms. June Day Positive Outcomes Ms. Linda Fleetwood Red Clay Ms. Ariadna Clare Seaford Dr. Stephen Schwartz Smyrna Mr. Donald Bates Sussex Vo-Tech Dr. Sandra Falatek Woodbridge Mrs. Kay Lewis TECHNOLOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN
Robin Taylor, M.Ed., Director
Christy Calvert Wong, Computer Data Technician
Gail R. Truxon, Administrative SecretarySCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Ronald Houston, Director
Sister Margaret M. Loveland, Education Specialist, Bilingual/ESL ProgramsOctober 1999
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