West Omaha Culture Walk

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Who is here and why? Survey of current perceptions

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West Omaha DiversityWest Omaha Diversity

History of “White Flight” from urban Omaha to suburban areas

Growing population of diverse white collar professionals coming from UNMC, UNO and Fortune 500 companies

Most accurate data comes from the schools but data is lumped together under five boxes White, not Hispanic Black, not Hispanic Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander American Indian/Native Alaskan

National Trend DataNational Trend Data

Local Trend DataLocal Trend Data

Assessments of Nebraska State Assessments of Nebraska State

Standards for Asian/Pacific Standards for Asian/Pacific

IslandersIslanders

Reading Writing

Statistics taken from reportcard. nde.state.ne.us

Assessments of Nebraska State Assessments of Nebraska State

Standards for Asian/Pacific Standards for Asian/Pacific

IslandersIslanders

Science Math

Why Should We Care?Why Should We Care?

Years English Language Learners

2004-2005 0.84%

2005-2006 0.56%

2006-2007 2.11%

2007-2008 2.16%

2008-2009 2.36%

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2004-2005 9.90%

2005-2006 8.50%

2006-2007 9.66%

2007-2008 10.92%

2008-2009 13.00%

Beadle Middle Beadle Middle SchoolSchool

Beadle Middle School

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2002-2003 483 1 3 14 2

2006-2007 642 8 24 22 0

2007-2008 718 11 28 30 2

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2003-2004 2.54%

2004-2005 3.19%

2005-2006 2.43%

2006-2007 2.87%

2007-2008 3.8%

Reagan ElementaryReagan ElementaryReagan Elementary School

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2007-2008 416 10 20 25 0

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2007-2008 5.94%

Andersen Middle Andersen Middle SchoolSchool

Harry Andersen Middle School

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2002-2003 725 20 28 21 4

2006-2007 681 41 35 11 0

2007-2008 687 39 38 13 1

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2003-2004 14.21%

2004-2005 20.97%

2005-2006 17.21%

2006-2007 19.14%

2007-2008 18.77%

Holling Heights Holling Heights ElementaryElementary

Holling Heights Elementary

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2002-2003 295 17 13 5 0

2006-2007 335 56 48 19 4

2007-2008 354 48 49 19 2

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2003-2004 19.76%

2004-2005 20.67%

2005-2006 25.06%

2006-2007 25.54%

2007-2008 25.64%

Kiewit Middle SchoolKiewit Middle School Kiewit Middle School

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2002-2003 984 11 12 21 1

2006-2007 857 15 13 35 2

2007-2008 830 16 19 44 2

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2003-2004 3.02%

2004-2005 4.83%

2005-2006 3.57%

2006-2007 5.75%

2007-2008 6.04%

Ezra and Aldrich Ezra and Aldrich ElementaryElementary

Ezra Millard Elementary

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2002-2003 355 2 12 12 0

2006-2007 358 13 11 26 1

2007-2008 343 15 9 27 1

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2003-2004 6.49%

2004-2005 11.51%

2005-2006 9.39%

2006-2007 10.76%

2007-2008 10.63%

Aldrich Elementary Year 1997-1998 2002-2003 2006-2007 2007-2008Asian/Pacific Islander

9 9 46 48

Central Middle Central Middle SchoolSchool

Millard Central Middle School

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2002-2003 789 19 16 18 4

2006-2007 651 44 51 15 4

2007-2008 616 41 61 17 5

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2003-2004 13.06%

2004-2005 15.12%

2005-2006 18.72%

2006-2007 21.83%

2007-2008 20.83%

Sandoz ElementarySandoz ElementarySandoz Elementary

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2002-2003 314 3 15 4 2

2006-2007 321 11 47 11 1

2007-2008 278 8 55 23 1

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2003-2004 15.50%

2004-2005 19.71%

2005-2006 18.31%

2006-2007 21.23%

2007-2008 26.03%

North Middle SchoolNorth Middle SchoolMillard North Middle School

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2002-2003 556 13 15 25 1

2006-2007 555 27 23 33 3

2007-2008 575 41 34 52 6

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2003-2004 12.50%

2004-2005 15.60%

2005-2006 11.31%

2006-2007 10.45%

2007-2008 14.41%

Montclair Montclair Elementary Elementary

Montclair Elementary School

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2002-2003 527 13 22 39 2

2006-2007 492 33 46 74 3

2007-2008 504 29 47 85 5

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2003-2004 9.93%

2004-2005 11.31%

2005-2006 11.82%

2006-2007 10.96%

2007-2008 10.90%

Russell Middle Russell Middle SchoolSchool

Russell Middle School

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2002-2003 727 9 7 19 2

2006-2007 755 14 25 37 3

2007-2008 764 18 24 42 3

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2003-2004 3.13%

2004-2005 4.21%

2005-2006 3.27%

2006-2007 5.52%

2007-2008 5.28%

Willowdale Willowdale ElementaryElementary

Willowdale Elementary

Years White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islanders

American Indian/Alaskan Native

2002-2003 385 6 3 10 0

2006-2007 342 8 29 43 0

2007-2008 346 10 24 41 0

Years Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Priced Meals

2003-2004 3.27%

2004-2005 3.77%

2005-2006 3.58%

2006-2007 5.54%

2007-2008 7.60%

Why Should We Care?Why Should We Care? Languages spoken other than English:

42 Number of LEP 2008-2009: 379

Languages spoken by students identified as limited English proficient in 2008-2009 Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Chavacano, Chinese,

Chuukese, Dutch, Ewe, Farsi, Filipino, French, Ganda, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Hmong, Ibu, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Khmer, Kiswahili, Korean, Malayalam, Marshallese, Mina, Nepali, Nuer, Pohnpeian, Polish, Portuguese, Pushto, Russian, Shona, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese

Why Should We Care?Why Should We Care?Languages spoken by percentage: Spanish 57% 52% Vietnamese 6% 6% Chinese 4% 5% Russian 4% 3% Arabic 3% 4% French 3% 2% Nilo-Saharan (Nuer) 3% less than 1% Persian 3% Farsi 2% Telugu 4% Hmong 2% Korean 2% Tamil 2% Other 15% - Numbers less than 1% not listed

2007-2008 in black, 2008-2009 in red

Culture in the Culture in the ClassroomClassroom

Culture is “the lens through which we look at the world…it influences how we process learning, solve problems, and teach.” Typically, it also “becomes the norm by which we measure all others’ behavior” (Edwards, Ellis, Ko, Saifer, and Stucznski 2004, 6).

Example: think of someone who has a different cultural perspective on an issue

Culturally Responsive Culturally Responsive TeachingTeaching

academic success Help students choose academic excellence Set high standards and provide support

community involvement Include families and community to connect

learning to a bigger picture Use resources of families and community to

structure learning opportunities

critical thinking skills Consider how information is always changing Support students as active citizens

(Ladson-Billings, 1995)

Cultural CompetenceCultural CompetencePlease the handout closest to your

cultural group

Skim the handouts for other cultural groups to look for similarities and differences

How might these differences appear in the classroom setting?

Small Group Small Group DiscussionsDiscussions

Considering this information, what wasNewKnownSurprising

Directions for Next Two Directions for Next Two MeetingsMeetings

Community Panel –October 23rd 3:00-5:00 Hindu Temple 132nd and Center “Funds of Knowledge” in the community Please come prepared with questions

Teacher Panel- 13th 4:00-5:30, Montclair Elementary 140th and Center “Culturally Responsive Teachers” Please come prepared with questions

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ReferencesReferencesEdwards, K., Ellis, D., Ko, L., Saifer, S., and Stucznski, A.

(2004). Classroom to community and back: Using culturally responsive standards-based (CRSB) teaching to strengthen family and community partnerships and increase student achievement. Unpublished manuscript, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, OR.

Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). Toward a theory of culturally relevant pedagogy. American Educational Research Journal, 32, pp 465-491.

Nebraska Department of Education. Data Center Reports: Membership Information. Retrieved September 8th, 2009, from: http://ess.nde.state.ne.us/DataCenter/DataInformation/DataDownloads.htm#StatsFacts

U.S. Census Bureau. Asian Indian Population. Retrieved March 10th, 2009, from www.census.gov.