TWI Spanish Program

Your question about how TWI students perform is a good one. The simple answer is our students have an average score at or above grade level in both languages by the end of fifth grade. Here’s the most recent comparative data:

In 5th grade, TWI students outscored their English only counterparts in Math by 13 percentile points. (average 37th percentile vs 23rd)

In 5th grade, TWI students outscored their English only counterparts in English Language Arts by 25 percentile points. (average 66th percentile vs 41st percentile)

Middle school TWI helps students solidify the knowledge and skills they gained as bilingual individuals in elementary school.  Students continue to practice and elevate their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and access grade level content.

Students test at the end of eighth grade for both high school credits and the Oregon State Seal of Biliteracy.  Based on their test results, they can earn up to six high school credits (Spanish I, II & III). They then take Spanish IV & V as part of their high school TWI block for college credits.  If students score high enough, they can use their scores as foundational test scores to receive their Oregon State Seal of Biliteracy when they graduate from high school. 

Morning

OPTION 1: Students can be picked up from the bus stop closest to their home address and ride to Jewett Elementary School, where a transfer bus picks up about 80 students and delivers them directly to Hanby Middle School

OPTION 2: Parents can drop their students off at Jewett Elementary School where they can directly board the transfer bus to Hanby

OPTION 3: Parents can drop their students off at Hanby

Afternoon

OPTION 1: Parents can pick their students up at Hanby

OPTION 2: Students can ride the bus to Jewett where their parents can pick them up (around 3:30)

OPTION 3: Students can ride the bus from Hanby directly to the bus stop nearest their home address

You can find a digital copy of the Hanby Middle School student handbook here and it is also available to families and students during the online registration process.