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The article describes how Dearborn Public Schools, in collaboration with the Dearborn Federation of Teachers, supports refugee and immigrant learners from Yemen and beyond. 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Right, teacher Welaya AlHaiki with Yussef Kady at Salina Elementary School.  \nPHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR AND COLORÍN COLORADO  \nBy Lydia Breiseth  \nOn the wall outside her first-grade classroom, teacher  \nWelaya AlHaiki has posted a letter to her students. It  \nreads:  \nDear Students,  \nYou are important.  \nYou are listened to.  \nYou are cared for.  \nYou are respected.  \nYou can be or do  \nAnything  \nYou put your mind to.  \nIsupport you.  \nYou are in a safe place!  \nLove,  \nMs. AlHaiki  \nLydia Breiseth is the director of Colorín Colorado, where she manages [content on ColorinColorado.org](content on ColorinColorado.org), multimedia production, outreach, and partnerships, including collaboration with its major partner, the American Federation of Teachers.  \nMany elementary school  \nteachers post welcoming or reassuring messages outside their classroom doors. But for some of AlHaiki’s students, this message holds particular meaning.  \nAs refugees from Yemen, a country torn apart by an ongoing civil war, many of these children have felt unsafe. In their homeland in recent years, many students were exposed to violence from the war as well as other hardships. At times, their schooling was interrupted.  \nNow the students are in a public school that many of them will soon consider a second home, where they will learn under the care and instruction of AlHaiki and her colleagues.  \nTheir school, Salina Elementary, is in Dearborn, Michigan. In some ways, it’s fitting they are learning what it means to become American in an industrial city in the middle of America, the home of the Ford Motor Company. Long a haven for immigrants, Dearborn has welcomed its latest newcomers with overwhelming support. The success of this effort comes in part from a strong labor-management collaboration between Dearborn Public Schools and the local union, the Dearborn Federation of Teachers (DFT), which has enabled educators to meet students’ needs so that they can feel safe enough to learn.  \n4 AMERICAN EDUCATOR | SPRING 2020  \nLast year, [the team atColorinColorado.org](the team atColorinColorado.org), the nation’s leading website for educators and families of English language learners (ELLs), explored this collaboration in Dearborn. Through a partnership with the American Federation of Teachers and the DFT, we produced You Are Welcome Here, a 20-minute film about the Dearborn Public Schools’ comprehensive efforts on behalf of this resilient student population. Throughout the course of our school visits, numerous interviews, and two intensive days of filming, we began to develop a deeper understanding of what’s working in Dearborn and what other school districts can learn from its example.  \nThe Salina Community  \nSalina Elementary School is located in the Southend neighborhood of Dearborn, which borders Detroit. More than 95 percent of the students are ELLs, with the vast majority coming from Yemen. Many of the students at Salina have older siblings who attend Salina Intermediate, the middle school across the street. At both schools, around 90 percent of the students receive free or reduced-price meals, an indicator of poverty.  \nIn spite of the challenges facing many families, the hard work of both schools is paying off. Salina Elementary was recently nominated by the state’s Department of Education for a national award for Title I schools, recognizing its success with ELLs. And  \nin 2018, Salina Intermediate, which had been struggling just a few years before, was nominated as a finalist for the same award.  \nThe schools’ Southend neighborhood developed in the first half of the 20th century around a Ford automobile plant that would later become the company’s largest industrial complex worldwide. At one time, it employed more than 100,000 workers. Many were immigrants from Europe","cbCaionEwD3YFv5M","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaionEwD3YFv5M","pdf",310301,"English","# Supporting Immigrant Students in Dearborn, Michigan\n## The Welcome Message and Student Meaning\n## Dearborn’s School and Union Collaboration\n## Salina Elementary Context and Student Needs\n## Community Roots and Ongoing Support","[{\"question\":\"What does teacher Welaya AlHaiki write to her students, and why is it important?\",\"answer\":\"She posts a letter assuring students they are important, listened to, cared for, respected, and that they are safe while they can be or do anything they set their mind to. For some refugee students, the reassurance carries special meaning because they have experienced fear and disruption.\"},{\"question\":\"How do Dearborn Public Schools and the local teachers’ union support ELL students?\",\"answer\":\"They work through a strong labor-management collaboration that helps educators meet students’ needs so students can feel safe enough to learn. The article notes that this partnership was explored in a film produced with the American Federation of Teachers and the DFT.\"},{\"question\":\"What challenges are described for students at Salina Elementary, and how is the school responding?\",\"answer\":\"Many students have faced violence, hardship, and long separations from family members, and over 95% of students are ELLs with most coming from Yemen. The schools’ efforts are linked to recognition for Title I success with ELLs.\"}]","Supporting Immigrant Students in Dearborn, Michigan - More Than a Warm Welcome | PDF",15]