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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Contact Lourdes Torres at Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 405.225.9158, Outreach Coordinator,
<a href="mailto:ltorres@osrhe.edu">ltorres@osrhe.edu</a>. She has a wealth of information for Hispanic students and families.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Our ELL said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_WjoWUZJnQ. And call him at 405.350.3470 for help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:sarah.e.coley@westernheights.k12.ok.us">sarah.e.coley@westernheights.k12.ok.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">You also might check with your local Technology Center to see if they have night classes for ELL students. Ours does and it is two nights a week and free.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><a href="mailto:mcorn@blackwell.k12.ok.us">mcorn@blackwell.k12.ok.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 4:17 PM, OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board <<a href="mailto:counselors@lists.onenet.net"><span style="color:windowtext">counselors@lists.onenet.net</span></a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We had to get a little creative when we had a similar situation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Since we do not have an ELL department or person, I had to go through all the training to give the W-APT and WIDA. That testing process is about as clear as mud and extremely time consuming
and so very frustrating. I also had to write an LIEP (language IEP), which was also a new frontier with very little guidance. To help the student, we hired a consultant ELL instructor from a neighboring community college to come in to provide the 2 hours
per day (reduced each year as students' proficiency in English increased) and also purchased Rosetta Stone for students to use when/if consultant was unavailable. These services were outlined in/decided upon in the LIEP process.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Good luck to you and this student!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">*Sally Randolph*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Counselor, A-J<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">*Skiatook High School*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Skiatook, OK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">918.396.1790 Ext 2409<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">*"Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Has the family considered Thunderbird Youth Academy? We are a residential program for 16-18 year old students Many have honed their English skills with us. They live here for
22 weeks and we have credit recovery with EPIC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Charter School. Have the family look at our site....tours are offered every Thursday morning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jeannie Cale, Lead Counselor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thunderbird Youth Academy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">918/824/4837<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">j.cale@thunderbird.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 3:50 PM, OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board <<a href="mailto:counselors@lists.onenet.net">counselors@lists.onenet.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">> If she was in school in Columbia it is best to keep her in her grade. The switch over to English is much slower for the older students, but if they have been in school their
transfer of knowledge is higher. She will need to be in a level I ELL course that will be two hours at minimum. Do you have a formal ELL program that would allow for that? Your ELL department will know to give her the W-APT to get her placement and truly
discover how much proficiency if any she has.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 3:14 PM, OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board <<a href="mailto:counselors@lists.onenet.net">counselors@lists.onenet.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">I possibly have a student coming from Columbia in January. She speaks little to no English and her step father says she will be coming here as a Sophomore. I have never had
a student that couldn't speak English and so I am at a loss as to where to start or what to do. Any help or guidance would be appreciated. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">April Chambers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Counselor, M.Ed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Perkins-Tryon High School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">1003 E. Hwy 33<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Perkins, OK 74059<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">(405)547-5724 ext. 17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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