Creating a Sense of Belonging for Newcomers Enrollment through Graduation
International Admissions & Enrollment, School Support & Well-Being, Montgomery County Public Schools
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Circles/Circulos: Feeling is healing
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Welcome to IAE
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Margarita Bohórquez, Director
Residency Specialist
Norka
Padilla
Coordinator
Oscar
Alvarenga
Newcomer
Coordinator
Norca
Yarborough Lead ETC
Sonia
Matus Admin l
Elizabeth Campos
Admin ll
Susan
Gordon
Instructional
Specialist
Map from simplemaps.com
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IAE’s Antiracist & Trauma Responsive Approach
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Together we…
are a community of culturally affirming professionals who, in collaboration with schools and community partners, help build and strengthen positive relationships with children and their families, especially those who may be facing language, cultural or economic barriers. We proudly welcome thousands of new international students and their families into our diverse community throughout the year, connecting them to their school communities so they can fulfill their social and academic aspirations with pride and joy.
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International Admissions & Enrollment (IAE)
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EML Therapeutic Counseling
Support with Schools & Community Engagement
Enrollment
Welcome Center
Parent Vue
Enrollment
Food & Clothing Distribution
Community Partners
CASA, CareForKids, ETCs
International,
Residency,
Exchange Student,
Children experiencing unstable housing
English Testing
Enrollment, Credit Evaluations, Programing, PD, Youth Summit, Bienvenidos Initiative, CC, CFV
Welcome Center, Mental Health Intakes, Orientations, Sense of Belonging, Crisis consultation, SOS, Trauma responsive, PD, Circles
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Well-Being & Family Engagement
Academic Excellence
Professional & Operational Excellence
Welcome Center, ETCs, Bienvenidos, McKinney Vento, Enrollment
Honoring Assets, Aligned Credit Evaluations, Graduation Planning, Grade Placement, ETCs-Safe Learning Environments
Admin PLCs, School Support, Professional Learning, Synergy Upgrades, IAE Tours and Experience, Principal RoundTable
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Well-Being &
Family Engagement
Ensuring our future global leaders, our children, are rising
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Montgomery County is home to 4 of the most diverse small cities in the USA.
Many Cultures, Languages, and Voices: One Community.
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Many Cultures, Languages, and Voices: One Community.
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All of Us: It Takes A Village
Public Schools
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MCPS Newcomer Coordinator
Oscar Alvarenga
Bienvenidos
Initiative
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Montgomery County accepts migrant students with open arms
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Welcome Center
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EML Therapeutic
Counselors- ETCs
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Trauma Responsive Services
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ETCs & ELD Teams
(Content specialists, RTs, SLIFE Coaches, Instructional Specialist)
Fostering Safe Environments
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Trauma Responsive Services
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Academic Excellence
Ensuring our future global leaders, our children, are rising
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Honoring Assets & Affirming Identities
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Aligned Credit Evaluations
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Integrated mathematics is the international norm,
with most children achieving Algebra 1 in 8th grade.
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Transferring Credits from Transcripts
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TPT Support
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FY’25: HS Grade Level Cohort
Placement Per Transcript
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High School Enrollment
(eligible through their 21st year, including summer school)
Credit Evaluations inform grade level and impact graduation
Pathways for all students
-Connections to Montgomery College
-Connections to Career Training
-Connections to Community Organizations
-Redesign of Credit Evaluations, supporting schools with correct grade level placement based on credits
NEEDED: Adult Education Opportunities
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Professional & Operational Excellence
Ensuring our future global leaders, our children, are rising
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Professional Excellence
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Supporting Newcomers’ Transition into School Communities
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Operational Excellence
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88% of newcomers are EMLs
About 50% of newcomers are Latino
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Highest Enrolling Schools over the last 4 years (range 100-400)
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Making a Difference
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Resources
Click on the links to the right
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Welcoming and integrating international students into their school community is a collaborative process involving many stakeholders. This course provides information and resources so that children and their caregivers benefit from a culturally affirming experience as they create their new home here in Montgomery County.
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Q & A
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Thank you!
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