When we have ELLs in class, we need a way to make sure they can understand what their teachers and classmates are saying. I found this document issued by the Bellingham School Board of Directors in 1994 that describes what its goals are with ELL instruction in the Bellingham School District.
Watch this video to see a short introduction to the basis behind ELL instruction.
Below, you can see the demographic data from OSPI Washington State Report Card over the last ten years. The increasing diversity of Bellingham schools is reflected in the number of minority students and Transitional Bilingual students (English Language Learners).
In the years since the 2002-03 school year, you can see the slow shift in demographics. In 2002, White students made up 73.4% of the population and Hispanic/Latino of any race (the largest percentage out of the minorities) made up 12.4%. But last year, White students made up 53.8%, and Hispanic/Latino students made up 23.3%. You can check out all the details in the table below.
School Year
|
Student Count
|
Free or Reduced-Price Meals
|
Transitional Bilingual
|
American Indian/Alaskan Native
|
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
Black
|
Hispanic/Latino (of any race/s)
|
White
|
2012-13
|
652
|
61.3%
|
10%
|
1.8%
|
11.2%
|
1.8%
|
23.3%
|
53.8%
|
2011-12
|
659
|
63.9%
|
10.9%
|
3%
|
10.9%
|
4.4%
|
24.7%
|
56.9%
|
2010-11
|
810
|
56.4%
|
8.2%
|
1.8%
|
11.2%
|
1.8%
|
23.3%
|
53.8%
|
2009-10
|
607
|
59.8%
|
11.4%
|
3%
|
10.5%
|
3.8%
|
23.4%
|
59.3%
|
2008-09
|
575
|
53.4%
|
8.9%
|
3.3%
|
8.9%
|
3%
|
22.3%
|
60.2%
|
2007-08
|
557
|
53.3%
|
8.3%
|
3.1%
|
9.3%
|
2.9%
|
20.6%
|
62.1%
|
2006-07
|
537
|
55.2%
|
8.1%
|
3.5%
|
8.8%
|
3.9%
|
18.4%
|
62.8%
|
2005-06
|
561
|
54.6%
|
7.2%
|
3.9%
|
10%
|
3.7%
|
16.2%
|
64.5%
|
2004-05
|
591
|
52.2%
|
8.9%
|
4.1%
|
10%
|
3.2%
|
14.9%
|
67.2%
|
2003-04
|
522
|
50.8%
|
6.6%
|
3.8%
|
10.2%
|
2.5%
|
12.8%
|
70.7%
|
2002-03
|
507
|
45.3%
|
0
|
3.6%
|
8.9%
|
1.8%
|
12.4%
|
73.4%
|
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