PK - 12 Schools
Languages:
- Spanish
Elementary | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | District school
District school
Collinswood Language Academy
Charlotte, North Carolina 28210
Biliterate and Multicultural Students Institute Background
Collinswood Language Academy is a full magnet two-way dual language immersion program in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Students apply to the program in kindergarten through the School Choice Lottery, and all available School Choice seats will be allocated across three socioeconomic status (SES) categories (high, medium, and low) to achieve the greatest socioeconomic diversity possible. Each student will have priority for one of these categories based on home address and data families will be asked to provide during the lottery application. An additional filter is used for this two-way program to ensure that there is a balance of Spanish-speaking students and non-Spanish speaking students admitted through the lottery process. Students who wish to enter in grades 1-8 may apply through the late-entry process for any open seats, and must demonstrate some Spanish proficiency to meet entrance requirements.
- Access
- Accountability
- Keys to Access & Accountability
Improve Access for all learners in more languages
Actively Recruit HULs
Yes
Strategies to Recruit HULs
Local recruitment campaigns targeting specific communities or learners
Strategies to Retain HULs
- Specially designed courses
Obstacles HULs Face
- Limited number of seats
- Lottery
- Schedule
- Program or school requirements
Ethnic/Racial Profile of Students
Yes
Ethnic/Racial Profile of Students
Yes
Increase Accountability by effectively meeting all learner needs
Does your program publish description of its language program’s goals and requirements?
Yes
Does your program make public its efforts to increase HUL enrollments?
Yes
Does your program make public its definition of student success?
Yes
Does your program incorporate online learning in order to increase access and/or improve learning?
- No
Levels of Language
- 7
Years of Language Program Offer
- 9
Assess Language Outcomes
- STAMP tests (AVANT)
- Textbook provided assessments
- Content-based state tests
- Teacher created tests
Federal Sources of Support
- Title III
Receive Federal Funding
- No
Emphasize in Language Program
- Cultural Literacy
- Global citizenship, cosmopolitanism
- Human diversity, including linguistic diversity
- Social-Emotional Learning
- Usage/immersion learning (teaching content through the target language)
Workforce Preparation Activity
No
Certain aspects of programming help ensure both Access and Accountability and merit more specific inquiry, including Teaching, Immersion Learning, and Partnerships.
Reaching to Recruit Teachers
- Historically underserved learner (HUL) communities
Mirror Population of Staff
Yes
LEA or SEA offer
- Professional learning specifically targeting language teachers
Immersion Experience
No
Immersion Experience HULs
Yes
Institution Information
Urbanicity
Urban
Levels
Elementary
Groups Over 10%
African Americans
Obstacles HULs Face
Limited number of seats
Lottery
Schedule
Program or school requirements
Authorized IB World School
No
Title I School
No
Second Language Requirement
Yes