Whatdowethinkwe Whatarewe

KNOW?
LEARNING?

Bilingual
studentsand
parents
Muchofthe
areaislow
economic
status
Manyparents
aremigrant
workers
Large
Hispanic
population
Manyofthe
studentslive
closetoone
another.

Thereisa
language
barrier
problem
Sinkholesare
oftencaused
byexcessive
useofwater
bythe
farmers.
Thetruth
aboutthe
community
inregardsto
s.e.s.,
income,
education,
etc.
Howclose
the
communityis
toone
another.
Howtoadapt
tothe
students
individually
andhowto
workwiththe
language
barrier.

Whatisour
EVIDENCE?

Theschool
has
translators
andESE
services
Teachers
mustbe
ESOL
certified.
2010the
schoolwas
temporarily
relocatedto
Bailey
Elementary
and
Strawberry
CrestHigh
Schoolwhile
sinkholes
were
repaired.
Internet
sourceslike
government
sites,news
sites,
demographic
recordings.
Public
records,
possibly
throughthe
library.
Interviews
withpeople
istheoffice.
Recorded

Whatarewe
WONDERING?

Wherewill
thenext
sinkholebe
inthe
community?
Willthe
schoolhave
another
sinkhole?
Whatisthe
average
familysizes,
ages,etc?
Howwill
parentslearn
tobetter
workwith
teachers
despitethe
language
barrier?

videosfrom
thenews.

Howhasthiscommunitychangedovertime?

Theschoolhasbecomemoreofamigrantschool,amorehispanicculture.

Whatpartnershipshavebeendevelopedbetweenthecommunityandschool?
Mosaic,aminingandphosphatecompany

Whatchallengeshavethiscommunityfaced?
sinkholesbecauseofthefarmingindustryandthelanguagebarrier

Whatisimportanttoknowaboutthiscommunity?

Manyofthepeopleworktogether,theyknowoneanother,soitisatightknitcommunity.Many
generationshavegrownupheretogether

Whatisthebestpartaboutbeingofthiscommunity?
Itsgenerositytohelpothers,theschoolreceivesmanydonationsfromorganizationsandthe
community
Aftering finding old articles that the school had stored and finding new ones
online, it was identified that the school has had many sinkhole problems, dating back
to 2010. The school had to actually transfer to two other schools, Bailey Elementary
and Strawberry Crest High School in order to continue the school year. This move
caused difficulty to keep students focused and made it difficult for teachers to
continue their lessons. Researching the people of the community, it was stated that
the average household makes $46,000 in the area. I thought this was misleading
because many of the families in the area are not counted because they may not be US
citizens. After speaking with my collaborative teacher, I found out that she did not
have a degree in Education, but she did have her teaching certificate and a degree in
psychology.


Howmanytotalstudents?_____13_______

Numberof
Students

Percentof
Class

Boy
s

46%

Girls 7

54%

Race/Ethnicity

Numberof
Students

Percentof
Class

Asian/Pacific
Islander

0%

AfricanAmerican

0%

Hispanic

69%

Multiracial

0%

White

31%

*Becarefulwithmakingassumptionsbasedsimplyonphysicalfeatures.Talkwithyour
collaboratingteachersaboutsomeofthisdata.

NumberofESOL
students

Percentof
Class

54%

**LanguagesSpoken?____Spanish_____

Talktoyourcollaboratingaboutyourstudentssocioeconomicstatus.Describebelow.

#ofstudentsonfree/reducedlunch?____11______
Percentofstudentsonfree/reducedlunch?____85%_____

TalktoyoucollaboratingaboutstudentsreceivingESEservices?

Inthekindergartenclasses,theyhaveadditionalteachingaides.Oneaidetakestheclassas
awholeandworkswiththemonspeakingandpronouncinglettersandwords.Thereistwo
otheraidesthattakestudentsindividuallythroughouttheweekandhelpthemonconcepts
theyarestrugglingwith.Therearetwostudentsinmyteacher'sclassroomthathave
speechimpediments.Oneaideworkswiththemweeklyonsoundsandphonics.

Whatarethenatureofstudentsexceptionalities?

Communicationandlanguageservicesareheavilyemphasized.

Findoutwhereyourstudentslive.Dotheycomefromtheneighborhoodsurroundingthe
school?

Thestudentsliveisneighborhoodssurroundingtheschool.Manyofthethemarepartof
migrantfamilies.

Whataresomeofyourwonderingsaboutthestudentsinyourclassroomlookingatthis
demographicdata?

Someofmywonderingsincludeifthestudentsarebeinghelpedwiththeirhomeworkat
home.BecausesuchalargepartoftheclassisESOLstudents,isitdifficultfortheparents
tohelpwithreadingandwritingandisitdifficultfortheteacherandparentsto
communicatewithoneanother.Manytimesthereisnoparentalinvolvementinlower
economicstatusenvironments,butIwonderiftheparentswanttobeinvolvedbutthe
languagebarriercreatesabarrier.

ClassroomSchedule
Time
SubjectArea/Activity
7:458:00
calendar/morningmessage
8:0010:15
Reading/Writing
10:1810:48
Lunch
10:4811:10
Bathroombreak/transitiontoCSI
11:1011:40
CSI
11:4012:40
Math(MondayERT)
12:451:15
PE
1:202:00
Science(WedsFri)
(Monday1:151:30)
(12:451:30TuesdayArt)
2:002:30
ERT

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