Chapter 2

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The Oxnard School District is committed to providing English Learners with “a challenging core curriculum and instruction that develops proficiency in English as rapidly and effectively as possible in order to assist students in becoming productive members of our society”.

Board Policy states that “the district’s program shall be based on sound instructional theory and shall be adequately supported so that English Learners can achieve results at the same academic level as their English-proficient peers in the regular course of study” (Board Policy 9025).

The district will offer the following program options to English Learners:  (1) Mainstream English, (2) Structured English Immersion, (2a) a Newcomer Program, which is a specialized type of Structured English Immersion offered to students who have less than 12 months in the U.S. (3) Transitional Bilingual Education, and (4) Dual Language Immersion.  Each of these options is designed to ensure that students acquire English language proficiency and to prevent or recoup any academic deficits that may have developed in other areas of the core curriculum.

In This Chapter

•   Program Options for English Learners (K–8)
•   Primary Language Instruction vs. Primary Language
      Support
•   English Language Development (K–8)
•   Flexibility of Programming (K–8) to Meet Student Needs
•   Access to Grade Level Core Content, K–8
•   Overcoming Academic Deficits - the EL Catch-Up Plan
•   Special Education/ GATE
•   Structured English Immersion Program
•   Mainstream English Program
•   Alternative Bilingual Program Options for Students with Approved Parental Exception Waivers
•   Options Available at the Intermediate School Level