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DOCUMENT RESUEIL ED 051 322 UD 011 550 TITLE Spanish-Speaking Pupils in the Dade County Public Schools. 1969-70. INSTITUTION Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Fla. PUP D4TE Feb 70 NOTE 21p. AVAILABLE FRCM Administrative Research Dept., Room 201, Lindsey Hopkins Building, Dade County Public 51:hools, Fla. 33132. (Free nt charge) EDUS PRICE EDRS Price MF-50.65 HC-$3.29 DESCRIPTOaS *Annual Reports, Attendance Recerds, *Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Language Programs, Population Growth, *School Demography, *Spanish Speaking, Special PrograGs, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics AESIRACT There has been a continuous c,untywide growth in the Spanish-speaking school population, By September 1969, the total number was 46,552, i.e. 30,140 Cuban refugee pupils, and 16,412 from countries in South and Central America, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. From 10.5 percent of total school membership in 1965, the number reports -d cy the s^hools increased to 13.5 percent in 1967 and 19.1 percent in 1969. An analysis of Attendance Department records reveals that much of the increase in the Spanish-speaking segment of the school population has been the result of improved reporting by the schools from year to year and the use ot a more specific defiiiti..i ot "Spanizh-speaking" pupils in the 1964 survey. Nevertheless, there has been considerable growa. Special instrEctional programs have grown in response to their unique ed.lcational needs. Almost 20 percent ate participating in classes in English as a second language; dimosL one-third nre partiuipating in a projram designed to maintain or develop the language skills in their native 'Language. This year some 90 schools arc offering one or noZh of these programs. (Author/./M) RESEARCE REPORT, VOLUME XVII, NUMB:'.R 11, 1969-70 DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Dr. Edward L. Whigham, Superintendent of Schools DEPARTMENIOF HEALTH. EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCAlION THE DEA ENENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCER ESE _ELF AS RECEt 'EO F ROY T-E PEREONOA 0,CANE4IEUN OR,S,NAT.NG POINTS CI VIEW. OR DE,DUNS STATER 0,1 NOT NECES SARIL AEPPECENT 0E111111CP F CE f to, CATNON POSITION OR PE'PE1 SPANISH-SPEAKING PUPILS IN THE DADE COUNTY PU3LIC SCHOOLS 1969 - 70 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE RESEARCH 1410 Northeast Second Avenue Miami, Florida 33132 (:) February 1970 UT UT 04r..4 6==k CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 TABLES Table 1. Number of Pupils From Families Whose Native Language is Spanish by Grades Tabla 2. Number and Percent of Pupils in Each Scn)ol from Families Whose Native Language is Spanish S Table 3. Num1.1 of Pupils in English as a Second Language Classes by Grades 14 Table 4. Number of Pupils in Spanish-S Classes by Grades 15 Table 5. Membership in Special Language Programs for Pupils Whose Native Language is Spanish by Schools 16 Table 6. Number of Teachers and Aides in Special Language Programs for Pupils Whose Native Language is Spanish 19 Spanish-speaking Pupils in the Dade County Public Schools From tne 1965-66 school year through 1968-69 surveys were made annually by the Office of Bilingual Education to obtain the statistical information needed to plan effective language programs for those pupils whose parents are Spanish- speaking or whose native language is Spanish,Traditionally the pupils them- selves have been callad "Spanish - speaking" although many are native Americans and therefore American citizens; many have never used the Spanish language, However, because of custom and for simplicIti in referring to them, the term "Spanish-speaking pupils" is used in this i-eport also. In order to eliminate duplication of effort and to coordinate this survey with the annual "Fall Elementary and Secondary School Survey" required by the C.S. Office for Civil Rights, responsibility fro the survey of Spanish-speaking pupils was assumed by the Administrative Research Department in September 1969. The data for September 1969 found in Table 2 of this report are the same as the data shown under "Spanish language origin" in Tables 1,2 and 3, Administrative Re- search Report No. 3, 1969-10, "Desegregation, Septemuer 1969" which were taken. from the "Fail Elementary Ind Secondary School Survey" mentioned above. Addi- tional data for all three reports were obtained at the some time. Compilation of the data and comparison with data from previous surveys indicates a contintas countywide growth in the Spanish-speaking school population. By September 1969 the total number was 46,552, Of this number, 30,140 were Cuban refugee pupils; the other 16,412 came from countries in South and Central America, Mexico and Puerto Rico, From 10.5 percent of total school membership in 1965, the number reported by the schools increased 13.5 percent in 1967 and 19.1 percent in 1969. (See Table 1.) 2 On October 1, 1965, two days before the renewal of the influx of Cuban refugees in the Miami area, there were 21,288 Spanish-speaking pupils reported in Lade County public schools. By October 1966, the Spanish-speaking membership reported had increased to 24,328; by October 1967, the number of r.1tive speakers of Spanish in the public schools had reached 29,320; by October 1968 the count was 35,990; and by September 196'; the present number, 46,552, was repotted. It would appear from these data that the growth of the Spanish-speaking segment of the school population has been accelerating.An analysis of Attendance Department records of Cuban refugee pupils revealed, however, that annual increases ha..: varied within a limited range and could not have accounted for such large increases as were reported. Since there has not been a conspicous inmigration of non-Cuban refugee Spanish-speaking pupils, it is evident that much of the incr'ase reflected by the data has been the result of improved reporting by the schools from year to year and the use of a more specific definition of "Spanish-speaking" pupils used in the 1969 survey. This flocs not mean that the large number reported for Sep- tember 1969 is inflated; rather, that not all such pupils were reported in earlier surveys. There has been coasi,Jerable growth nevertheless. There has been growth also in the two special instructional prco:rams which were developed to Izeet the unique curricular needs of the Spanish-speaking pupils. For the 20.0 percent (9,315) of the Spanish-speaking pupils who are so limited in their control of Eng_ish that they need special instruction, classes in English as a second language (English-SO are provided.Almost one-third (31.4 percent or 14,630) of the Spanish-speaking pupils in the school system are participating in the second special area, Spanish-S, a program designed to maintain or develop the language skills in their native language. This year some 90 schools are offering one or both of these programs. (See Tables 3, 4 and 5.) 4 3 In addition to the regular staff members who teach either English-SL or Spanish-S, there are special personnel allocations of teachers, aides, visiting teacher coun- selors, and psychological caseworkers who work with the Spanish-speaking pupils. The special allocation is made to enable the schools to meetthe instructional and psychological needs of these pupils withouc detracting from the programs of- fered to English-speaking pupils. Table 6 shows that, of the regular teaching staff, 214 were in the English program and 101 were in the S;anish program; it shows 45 ESL specialists and 227 Cuban aides provided by special allocation and assigned to certain schools. In addition there were 20 visiting teacher coun- selors and six psychological caseworkers who serve several schools each. The data presented in this report show that the number of schools with a signif- icant Spanish-speaking membership is growing. Consequently there has been con- siderable expansion of the special programs to meet the t,,teds of this segment of the pupil population. These programs will be established in even more schools as the. Spanish-speaking pupil population reaches the levels alr#ady attained in al- mos,: 40 percent of the schools it the public school system. TABLES LI Table 1 Number of Pupils Fr.,-; Families Whose Native Language is Spanish and Percent of Total by Grades 1965 - 1.969 Spanish-speaking pupils Grade October 1965 October 1967 September 1969 Number Percent Nuiroer Percent Number Percent Elementary Ungraded - - - 672 1.4 Kindergarten - 2,335 5.0 1 2,328 11.0 3,217 11.0 4,680 10.1 2 2,062 9.7 2,998 10.2 4,530 9.? 3 2,068 9.7 2,744 9.4 4,197 9.0 4 2,000 9.8 2,735 9.3 4,012 8.6 5 1,804 8.5 2,917 9.9 3,73() 8.0 6 1,772 8.3 2,628 9.0 3,655 7.9 iotal 1.2,124 57.1 17,239 58.8 27,820 59.8 Junior high Ungraded - - - - - - - 53 0.1 7 1,836 8.6 2,561 8.7 3,579 7.7 8 1,769 8.3 2,334 8.0 3,469 7.5 9 1,778 8.4 2,051 7.0 3,419 7.3 local 5,383 25.4 6,926 73.6 10,511 22.6 Senior high Ungraded - - - - - 27 0.1 10 1,540 7.3 2,209 ?.5 3,226 6,9 11 1,224 5.8 1,786 6.1 2,768 5.9 12 1,017 4.8 1,160 3.9 2,200 4.7 Total 3,781 17.8 5,155 17.6 8,221 17.7 Total Spanish speaking 21,228 100.0 29,320 100.0 46,552 100.0 1 countywide membership 10.5 13.5 19.1 6 J Table 2 Number and Percent of Pupils in Each school frog Families Whose Native Language is Spanish 1965 1969 School Pupil membership and October 1965 October 17 September 1969 district Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Elementary Air Base S 0 0.0 0 0.0 33 2.4 Allapattah SC 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 1,0 Arcola Lake NC 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 0.7 Auburndale SC 524 63.0 565 75.0 819 82.8 Avocado S 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.5 Banyan SW 115 12.2 130 15.6 242 29.7 Bay Harbor NE 5 1.4 7 2.1 0 0.0 Bethune SC 0 0.0 4 0.4 0 0.0 Biscayne NE 116 18.7 126 19.0 144 24.6 Biscayne Gardens NE 11 1.2 23 2.6 64 1.0 Blanton NC 42 7.1 66 10.6 162 19.9 Blue Lakes SW 27 2.3 46 3.7 75 5.3 Brightb NC 314 53.0 509 67.1 564 65.1 Broadmoor NC 95 12.0 236 25.3 450 42.3 Bryan NE 20 3.0 10 1.5 29 3.6 Buena Vista SC 465 78.0 489 84.6 589 88.3 Carol City NW 45 4.0 48 4.1 157 11.7 Citrus Grove SC 717 71.0 958 84.9 970 87.5 Coconut Grove SC 4 1.3 89 20.2 7 1.9 Colonial Drive S 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 0.9 CorLstock SC 458 53.0 670 66.5 996 80.2 Cooper :-.