Allocation and Budgets for ELL

Juan De La Cruz

delacruz@ms324.org

 

 

INTRODUCTION

One of the biggest issues among of our Language Learner students is the lack of receiving an adequate education.  Some schools are having problems allocating enough funding in their budgets to ensure that ELLs learn English as well as meet the same academic requirement as their native English-Speaking counterparts.  The schools in the State of New York, specifically in the city of New York, have many students that are English Language Learners.

 In our school, MS324, about 35 % of our students are English Language Learners. Is the school budget allocation appropriately meeting the needs of our ELL students?

 

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TASK:

The Department of Education is responsible for the education of every child. Parents and caregivers are concerned about the success of their children in school. Ensuring that ELLs learn English and meet the academic requirements is important to be successful and competitive in the real world.

We will conduct an investigation at MS324 about how the funding is allocated and budgeting for our English Language Learners.

 

The class will be divided as follow:

·        Group 1           Determining what percentage of students are English Language Learners for the year 2019 - 2020

·        Group 2           Determining what percentage of the budget are allocated for ELL students for the year 2019 to 2020

·        Group 3           Determining the cost for language learner by grades and per student.

 

Each group is responsible to have final product:

A PowerPoint presentation

 

 

PROCESS:

To complete this task, you will have to think like a Public Policy Analyst (PPA).  You will use the steps of the PPA to complete you investigation.

 

1.      Define a Problem: Explain the issue from the sources and link you are researching. Make sure that you can answer this question: How does this issue affect ELL students?

2.      Gather Evidence: Through your research, it is essential for you for find proof that this problem exist. You can use statistics, primary or secondary sources, and articles from newspapers, websites and investigations you can conduct.  

3.      Identify the Causes: Why the statistics shows the ELL students community are struggling under funding compare to other group at the school. 

4.      Evaluate Existing Public Policies: Find policies or organizations that already exists regarding supporting students with challenges. What do these policies say? Or Who do they benefit? Do any policies need to be changed or add.

5.      Develop A Solution: Come up with a solution that you think will solve or help a student with their issues.

6.      Select the Best Solution: Is the proposed solution is effective or feasible? Are there any obstacles that can prevent a group to receive the fund? What can you do to overcome the obstacles?

 

After You’re Done, Share Your Findings: Connect your research to the book in a RATE paragraph. Connect your research to real life in your group flyer.

 

 

RESOURCES:

·         https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/funding/funding-our-schools

 

·         https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiL86SCxe3kAhVIVd8KHVTfA4UQFjABegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fshnny.org%2Ffundingguide%2Fextremely-low-and-low-income-affordability-ella1%2F&usg=AOvVaw13Zn6-H3c-x8Qn9DrrR1iB

 

 

EVALUATION:

Multimedia Project : Paying for ELL

Teacher Name: Juan DelaCruz

CATEGORY

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Power Point

Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.

Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time.

Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time.

Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.

Content

Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.

Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.

Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.

Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.

Attractiveness

Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.

Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.

Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.

Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentation content.

Organization

Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.

Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.

Content is logically organized for the most part.

There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.

Originality

Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.

Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.

Uses other people\'s ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking.

Uses other people\'s ideas, but does not give them credit.

Date Created: Sep 25, 2019 10:13 pm (CDT)

 

 

CONCLUSION:

By the end of this assignment, you will learn about the seriousness of our ELL student’s lack of success academically.  Throughout, your investigation you will see why the funding and budget cause effect in our ELLs to meet common core and  meet high school graduation and be ready for college.

 

 

STANDARDS:

7.RP.3 Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems.