This comprehensive and data-based process amplifies your school’s commitment to excellence and inclusion for multilingual learners through a collaborative partnership with the MLRC. A robust analysis of data provides your school with a clear roadmap for sustained improvement.
Outcomes
The MLRC Program Review provides formative feedback, including relevant and actionable data and recommendations, to improve programs serving multilingual learners.
The review is designed to:
- Complement strategic planning and accreditation processes for continuous improvement
- Establish the basis for recognizing patterns and trends across international schools over time
The MLRC Team’s Commitment to Success:
- Rigorous Data Analysis
- In-Depth, On-site Engagement
- Tailored Actionable Report
Your School’s Collaborative Role:
- Timely Data Provision
- Community Engagement
- Logistics and Scheduling
- Active Participation
Framework
The MLRC Program Review framework describes research-based components in serving multilingual students within the context of international schools.
Our framework is:
- Developed by the MLRC, a team of global scholars, and international experts
- Grounded in current research and existing evaluation frameworks
The MLRC Program Review framework has been designed to reflect the nested nature of schools as complex ecosystems. It is organized across four levels: student, classroom, program and school.
The identified sub-themes and corresponding indicators within each level are supported by key research from the field of multilingual education, adapted to the international school context. Over 60 specific descriptors indicate exemplary practice, while allowing for flexibility across program models, student demographics and school size.
Four concentric circles, beginning with the outermost circle: 1. School Level 1.1 Role of Multilingualism 1.2 Leadership Roles & Responsibilities 1.3 Staffing Capacity; 2. Program Level 2.1 Identification & Placement 2.2 Assessment 2.3 Language Programming 2.4 Inclusion; 3. Classroom Level 3.1 Curriculum 3.2 Collaboration 3.3 Instruction 3.4 Assessment; 4. Student Level 4.1 Language Development 4.2 Academic Development 4.3 Socio-Emotional
MLRC Program Review Phases
The MLRC Program Review framework describes research-based components in serving multilingual students within the context of international schools.
Our framework is:
- Developed by the MLRC, a team of global scholars, and international experts
- Grounded in current research and existing evaluation frameworks
The MLRC Program Review framework has been designed to reflect the nested nature of schools as complex ecosystems. It is organized across four levels: student, classroom, program and school.
The identified sub-themes and corresponding indicators within each level are supported by key research from the field of multilingual education, adapted to the international school context. Over 60 specific descriptors indicate exemplary practice, while allowing for flexibility across program models, student demographics and school size.
4-6 Months Prior to
Site Visit
- MLRC and school establish
partnership to review school’s service of multilingual learners - Expectations and commitments aligned
- MLRC shares Program Review Framework to guide process
- Date set for site visit
- Contract signed
1-2 Months Prior to
Site Visit
- Virtual meetings with MLRC and core school team to understand context and co-develop plan for data sharing and onsite logistics
- School shares requested data with MLRC and administers pre-visit surveys designed by MLRC
- MLRC analyzes shared data and surveys
- Site plan finalized based on context and data
Approximately
1 Week
- Visit typically spans 4-5 days
- MLRC conducts focus groups, meetings and
classroom observations - Final day on-site includes member checking of emerging themes with school leadership team
1 Month After
Site Visit
- MLRC conducts thorough analysis of all data collected
- MLRC completes report using the MLRC Program Review Framework
- Post-visit virtual meeting to discuss report findings and possible next steps