School District
WIDA is the assessment for English Language Learners
This issue is in the mission statement calling students learning English in our classrooms to become social justice warriors against America.
Equity of Opportunity and Access WIDA’s philosophy is rooted in equity and a commitment to supporting high-quality education for multilingual learners. This support for educational excellence is evident in WIDA’s vision, mission, and values—innovation, service, the Can Do Philosophy, collaboration, and social justice. As a WIDA value, social justice includes creating positive change, challenging discriminatory actions (i.e., in terms of language, culture, and race), and promoting equity to improve the education of multilingual children, youth, and families.
Example from Key uses of Academic Language:
Subtle but part of the standards used in the classroom:
Paraphrasing, summarizing, compare, connect ideas using supporting ideas, persuading, responding to evidence, recognize demonstrate awareness of personal bias
Lesson Example:
Reverend Martin Luther King, “...as the architects of our Republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note. This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check. A check which has come back marked insufficient funds.”
Today's standards for English language learners are a Legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King. It's a gift from the great civil rights leader to the nation's newcomers and children of immigrants. Today there are over ten million children in school who grow up in homes speaking languages other than English. These students have equal rights and opportunities of education, the same as for native speakers of English. In other words, they have the freedom to learn and the freedom to talk.
References
Grant, C. A. (2012). Cultivating flourishing lives: A robust social justice vision of education. American Education Research Journal, 49(5), 910–934.
García, O. (2009). Education, multilingualism, and translanguaging in the 21st century. In A. Mohanty, M. Panda, R. Phillipson, & T. Skutnabb-Kangas (Eds.), Multilingual education for social justice: Globalising the local (pp. 128–145). Orient Blackswan.
WIDA English Language Development Standards
K-12 Sex Education
Ex. This lesson sets the foundation for understanding a basic physiological process and underpins future lessons about pregnancy prevention.
States share lesson plans so you can search for example: K-5 Inclusive Lessons
Examples of pride flags-the“progress” rainbow flag, pan-African flag, American Indian Movement flag, etc. Discuss that the rainbow flag represents pride of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer)people. Hold one up or show a picture of one for students to see. The Pan-African Flag Is another example of cultural pride. Show a picture and explain its importance as a symbol of Black liberation from white supremacy (Red represents the blood that unites all people of African descent, black represents Black people, and green represents the natural wealth of Africa). (You might want to print other examples that reflect the students in your class).Ask if students can think of other symbols that people use to show their pride in their heritage or culture or some other trait about them? Examples are parades, books or movies and religious symbols.
https://ccsd.net/parents/resources/pdf/sex-ed/SexEdOpGuide-May-2016.pdf
https://ccsd.net/district/info/pdf/Schools-in-Transition.pdf
NV Sex Education Curriculum & Development
NRS 651.070 All persons entitled to equal enjoyment of places of public accommodation. All persons are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sex, or gender identity or expression.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 689; A 1969, 587; 1991, 1028; 2009, 717; 2011, 876)
Cultural and Diversity Statement: The 2020 NVACS for Health are a broad reflection of the main concepts that should be taught in the area of health promotion and disease prevention. It is imperative that teachers deliver the information in a manner that is inclusive and responsive to the diversity of all youth. Inclusive instruction should be reflected in the implementation of these standards. The learning needs of every student are supported in an environment where all students are valued, respected, and see themselves in the standards while experiencing academic success without regard to the differences in age, gender, socio-economic status, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, native language, national origin, or citizenship status, as stated in the Nevada Department of Education’s definition of equity.
Biology is not longer science:
Nevada Lewd School Libraries
Pornographic content
https://takebacktheclassroom.com/collections/nevada
Tactics: Nevada
***Pervasive vulgar
1-bring pdf printouts to read out of when at school board meetings: Bring name of school
2-attach pdf when filling out to contest a book
3-public records request-invoices for books purchased by the school district
***see where books are being purchased from-many times textbook companies-follow the money
4-Don't start with queer or black history, but start with graphic heterosexual white graphic novels
Ex. Identical by Hopkins: descriptive sexual trauma-goal to desensitize to trauma-twins where one is being molested by the father-the other twin in jealous and wants to be molested to feel
***Make a postcard with a QR code to take back the classroom
5- 497 graphic books in schools in Washoe County and moving into Clark County
6-36 books are now on the Take Back the Classroom site
School board
-school content is a 1st amendment right so are exempt from the vulgar law as is the board, library, and school housing these books
-counter with the NRS code for Clark County-very specific on vulgar exemptions
-let them cut you off and escort you out so you have grounds to challenge and file a complaint against your 1st amendment rights-use their own tactics against them
-news coverage when tactic is something they cans use-give them a reason to cover the story
American Library Association
-can out parent or group that challenges to counter with fear
-once a request is made it becomes public record
NRS 201.237 Exemptions. The provisions of NRS 201.235 to 201.254, inclusive, do not apply to those universities, schools, museums or libraries which are operated by or are under the direct control of the State, or any political subdivision of the State, or to persons while acting as employees of such organizations.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 363)
NRS 201.235 Definitions. In NRS 201.235 to 201.254, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Community” means the area from which a jury is or would be selected for the court in which the action is tried.
2. “Item” includes any book, leaflet, pamphlet, magazine, booklet, picture, drawing, photograph, film, negative, slide, motion picture, figure, object, article, novelty device, recording, transcription, phonograph record or tape recording, videotape or videodisc, with or without music, or other similar items.
3. “Material” means anything tangible which is capable of being used or adapted to arouse interest, whether through the medium of reading, observation, sound or in any other manner.
4. “Obscene” means any item, material or performance which:
(a) An average person applying contemporary community standards would find, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest;
(b) Taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value; and
(c) Does one of the following:
(1) Depicts or describes in a patently offensive way ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated.
(2) Depicts or describes in a patently offensive way masturbation, excretory functions, sadism or masochism.
(3) Lewdly exhibits the genitals.
Ê Appeal shall be judged with reference to ordinary adults, unless it appears, from the character of the material or the circumstances of its dissemination, to be designed for children or a clearly defined deviant group.
5. “Performance” means any play, motion picture, dance or other exhibition performed before an audience.
[1911 C&P § 196; A 1955, 907]—(NRS A 1963, 1171; 1965, 584; 1971, 205, 493; 1979, 364)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 201.250)