2000 Census (Census Bureau Press Release June 4, 2000)

Increase in Foreign Born Population and Linguistic Diversity

Foreign Born Population:
●  31.1 million  
●  11.1% of total population      
●  57% increase over 1990

Continuing increase in proportion of foreign born residents from Latin America and Asia %-age of
Foreign Born Residents

Increase in U.S. Residents speaking a language other than English at home:
● People 5 years and over speaking other language at home
46.9 million or 17.9%

● People reporting speaking English less than “very well”
8.1% (2000); 6.1% (1990)

Residents reporting other languages spoken at home

Linguistic diversity unevenly spread throughout U.S. States with over 95% only English spoken at home:
            ● Alabama
            ● Mississippi
            ● Arkansas                  
            ● Tennessee
            ● Kentucky                  
            ● West Virginia

Linguistic diversity unevenly spread throughout U.S. States with over 25% languages other than English spoken at home
● Arizona
● California
● Hawaii
● New Mexico
● New Jersey
● New York
● Texas

English Language Learner School Enrollments

ELL School Enrollments in U.S. Schools:
1990     1993      1998      2001      2003
2.2        2.6          3.5       4.6          5.5  (millions)

States with Largest ELL Enrollments:

ELL School Enrollments in New Jersey

  1990     1993      1998      2000      2003      2004
41,000   47,000   49,861   52,890   62,940   61,287

New Jersey Bilingual Education Act of 1975 Once a district has:

10 students with limited English proficiency = ESL
20 students with limited English proficiency and speak the same common language = BE

New Jersey Profile of English Language Learners 2004-2005

 Number of language minority students                        274,027
Number of ELLs                                                            61,287
Number of languages represented by students                    155
Number of districts serving ELLs                                       482

Number of districts providing BE                                    77
Districts with only full time BE programs                        23
Districts with only alternative (part time) BE                   38
Districts with full time and alternative BE                        16
Number of districts providing ESL only
(including high intensity ESL)     programs                      232

New Jersey Profile of English Language Learners 2004-2005

Total number of students who declined services           1,253
Number who declined all bilingual/ESL services              608
Number who declined bilingual but opted ESL                 390
Number who declined ESL-only programs                      255

2006-2007 Languages with Highest LEP Enrollment in New Jersey

NJ Districts with largest ELL Enrollments 2003-2004

Elizabeth                       4,306
Newark                        3,887
Paterson                       3,530
Union City                    3,210
Passaic                         2,937
Jersey City                    2,361
Perth Amboy                1,602
Camden                        1,087
New Brunswick            1,212

No Child Left Behind Title III

            Sample NJDOE Goals
● By 2013-14, 100% of ELLs will achieve one level increase in English language skills.
● By 2013-14, 100% of ELLs will achieve language proficiency and exit the program in
5 full years, or meet NJ graduation requirements.

NJDOE report on English proficiency levels of ELLs AY 2002-2003

Grade               # in Program                   #/% to  Exit
K-4                  30,898                           11,142   36%
5-12                  26,347                           6,240    24%

Characteristics of Bilingual and ESL Teacher Shortage
● Results of nation wide survey (American Association for Employment in Education  (AAEE, 2001) of US colleges and universities (IHE) with teacher preparation programs:
● IHE in every region reported shortages in both bilingual education (BE) and ESL
● Most extreme shortage in urban areas where 40-50% of ELLs reside
● 21%  of all urban students are ELL

Results of Urban Teacher Collaborative Survey (2000)
Large urban districts reported immediate shortage of
● 72.5%  BE teachers
● 67.5%  ESL teachers
● greatest demand at elementary level; shortage across all grade levels

Teacher Qualifications

Nationwide:      
● approximately 2.5% of teachers with ELLs have BE or ESL degree
California:
● Only one-third has a credential of any kind
Texas:             
● 40% of elementary and 35%  of secondary bilingual/ESL teachers
are less than fully certified

Professional Development

Nationwide:
● 41% of teachers have ELLs in their classrooms.
Of these:          
● 27% felt very well prepared to teach ELLs
● 60% felt only somewhat or moderately well prepared
● 12% felt not prepared at all
● 12.5% participated in professional development related  to ELLs in past 3 years

Nationwide: 
● Teachers are least likely to participate in professional development related to
the needs of ELLs.