Post on 19-Jan-2016
Barbara L. MacLennanTracy DingessFrank LaFone
West Virginia University
Using GIS in School Planning:Using GIS in School Planning:
Mid-Appalachia Comparison Mid-Appalachia Comparison
Some Questions:• WV is the least diverse U.S. state?
True/False
• WV has a non-English Speaking population? True/False
• WV has an immigration history? True/False
• WV has Global Companies/Industry?True/False
GIS and School Planning
• Increased use for school planning:• Redistricting, teacher ratio, funding, • Planning community resources and services• Also used for instruction in schools
• ESRI is a large influence: GIS for School Sites• Maptician for school planning
• Used most often in large urban school districts • Indianapolis, Fairfax, NYC• 44 + percent of U.S. ESL students live in rural communities (2002) • Cost and expertise are an issue in rural areas
RURAL ESL Data Collection
• Counties give population different names:-ESL English as a Second Language-ELL English Language Learners-LEP Low English Proficiency-SOL Students of Other Language
• ESL isn’t only low-skill migrant workers• International Students aren’t all ESL students• Most data is state level data• NCELA –data becomes coarser up ladder • Most planning is done at county level
Hypothesis
States around WV have seen large k-12 ESL growth. WV has also had a growth in ESL population. Therefore ESL growth would be expected on border counties.
WV Total ESL Population
WV Percentage of ESL Students
What Next?
• Map the counties surrounding WV• Include higher education/vo-tech • Possible to predict future growth?• Why the drop off for WV? • Why the interior growth areas?
– Economic growth in industries
Questions?
Barbara MacLennan 304-685-2892
bmaclenn@mix.wvu.edu