Braden Paule

EDAD 733
May 2, 2012
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Give students opportunities to listen, act and
think

Reach out to family and community

Recognize and articulate value of learning at
home and in the community

Incorporate artifacts and examples from home
and community
Established 1954

375 7
th
St., South of Market, SF

479 Students in K-5 from
mostly immigrant and
working class families

Citywide school with
Newcomer Pathway for
Filipino immigrants


Who was Bessie Carmichael?
Principal of Franklin School
Fought for a school in SoMa

Bessie Carmichael ES built in
portable bungalows in 1954

Permanent building built in
2004

Who else will take an interest in them? In any other school they will be just those
kids from South of Market. But they are my children. Bessie Carmichael


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Bessie Carmichael Student Population Growth 1999-2011
Data Source: California Department of Education http://cde.ca.gov

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Bessie Carmichael Student Population: SES, EL Status and Disability
2005-2011
Schoolwide Socioeconomically Disadvantaged English Learners Students with Disabilities
Data Source: California Department of Education http://cde.ca.gov

Filipino
51%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Asian
10%
Black or African
American
8%
White
5%
American Indian or Alaska
Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific
Islander
0%
Bessie Carmichael Elementary School Population by Ethnicity 2011
Data Source: California Department of Education http://cde.ca.gov

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Bessie Carmichael Student Population Growth by Ethnicity 1999-2012
Filipino Hispanic or Latino Asian
Black or African American White American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Data Source: California Department of Education http://cde.ca.gov

58%
51%
44%
50%
56%
60%
63%
64%
60% 60%
57%
54%
51%
23%
25%
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Bessie Carmichael Variation in Percentage of Students by Ethnicity
1999-2011
Filipino Hispanic or Latino Asian
Black or African American White American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Data Source: California Department of Education http://cde.ca.gov

684
730
777
747
751
749 749
715
690
731
780
754 754 754
777
782
775
760
772
764
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Bessie Carmichael Overall API Compared to Target and Similar Schools
2005-2011
Bessie Carmichael Target API Similar Schools Median API
Data Source: California Department of Education http://cde.ca.gov

844
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804
737
734
638
634
531
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650
700
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800
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900
White Filipino Asian English Learners Socioeconomically
Disadvantaged
Hispanic or Latino Black or African
American
Students with
Disabilities
API Score Variation by Subgroup at Bessie Carmichael 2011
school average: 749
Data Source: California Department of Education http://cde.ca.gov

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872
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682
615
577
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804
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737
734
638
634
531
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600
650
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White Asian Filipino English Learners Socioeconomically
Disadvantaged
Hispanic or Latino African American Students with
Disabilities
API Score Variation by Ethnicity at Bessie Carmichael and Districtwide
2011
SFUSD Bessie Carmichael
SFUSD average API: 796
Bessie Carmichael average API: 749
Data Source: California Department of Education http://cde.ca.gov
Goal: to become a learning community that
reflects the student community in concert with
the geographic community

Building a learning community for teachers and staff

Shift from a bilingual bicultural model to a
multilingual multicultural model

Outreach to the geographic community



Elements linked to success at Bessie
Carmichael: Filipino Biliteracy Pathway
Continuing support for home language
Reinforcing home culture and values at school

Elements linked to limited success at Bessie
Carmichael: Spanish Early Exit Bilingual
Program
Using home language to transition to English
Lack of cultural element


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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
API Scores for Filipino Students at Bessie Carmichael and Districtwide
2005-2011
Filipino Students at Bessie Carmichael All Students at Bessie Carmichael Filipino Students Districtwide All Students Districtwide
Data Source: California Department of Education http://cde.ca.gov

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API Scores for Hispanic/Latino Students at Bessie and Districtwide
2005-2011
Hispanic or Latino Students at Bessie Carmichael All Students at Bessie Carmichael
Hispanic or Latino Students Districtwide All Students Districtwide
Data Source: California Department of Education http://cde.ca.gov

Filipino
51%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Asian
10%
Black or African
American
8%
White
5%
American Indian or Alaska
Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific
Islander
0%
Bessie Carmichael Elementary School Population by Ethnicity 2011
1. Strategic and purposeful use of culturally
relevant literature
2. Systemic and consistent use of contrastive
analysis
3. Building on cultural styles and behaviors
4. Increasing vocabulary through prior
knowledge and schema
5. Creating a conducive learning environment
for Standard English Learners
Source: Sharroky Hollie Acknowledging the Language of African American Students: Instruction That Works
Building relationships and working together to
define education
Walking door-to-door
Gathering oral histories
Three-way conferences
Connecting learning in the community
Using knowledge to act within authentic situations
Synthesis across content areas
Values in the workplace
Esteem for community, esteem for self


Mentor program

Grade level teams

Teacher-initiated projects

Finding time and money
Measuring results and making improvements
API scores
Observing classes and community outreach projects
Teachers and administrators
Use focused questionnaire and open ended narrative
Feedback process
Grade level teams present observations and plans to
principal monthly
Work together to identify success and potential
improvements