Bilingual Directors Meeting
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Bilingual Directors Meeting
February 7, 2012
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Agenda
• Welcome and celebrations• TEA/Student Assessment and Title III
Updates• Region XIII Updates• Looking ahead
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Who Do You Love?
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TEA Updates
09/03/2010
Student Assessment Updates• STAAR and ELLs• TAKS and ELLs• TELPAS
Title III Updates• AMAOs
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Student Assessment Updates
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ELL Participation in STAAR Spanish and STAAR L
STAAR SpanishAvailable for ELLs in grades 3–5 for whom Spanish version of STAAR is most appropriate measure of academic progress
STAAR LAvailable for ELLs who—
are not most appropriately assessed with STAAR Spanish (or for whom a Spanish version test does not exist), AND
have not yet attained advanced high TELPAS reading rating in grade 2 or above, AND
have been enrolled in U.S. schools for 3 school years or less starting with first grade (5 school years or less if a qualifying unschooled asylee or refugee*)
*See page 6 of STAAR Decision-Making Guide for LPACs for information about students who qualify as unschooled asylees or refugees
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Order of Considerations
STAAR • Default test
STAAR Spanish
• If student would be best assessed in Spanish
STAAR L• If neither STAAR
nor STAAR Spanish is appropriate
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Linguistic Accommodations in Instruction
• Are required by ELPS• Support learning of both subject matter and
English• Are to be made by all teachers of ELLs• Are monitored and adjusted by teachers as
students learn more English
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Linguistic Accommodation Resources
• Linguistic accommodation decisions for STAAR to be made by LPACs in accordance with policies and procedures in two guides:
– 2011–2012 STAAR Decision-Making Guide for LPACs http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/ell/lpac/
– Linguistic Accommodations for ELLs Participating in the STAAR Program http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/
• Linguistic accommodation guide above is principal source of linguistic accommodation information
HANDOUT
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Accommodations for ELLs with Disabilities
• For these students, LPACs are responsible for making accommodation decisions for the STAAR program in conjunction with the student’s ARD or Section 504 committee, as applicable.– Linguistic accommodation decisions– Accommodation decisions related to the student’s
disability
• These committees should become familiar with all accommodation information on the TEA Accommodation Resources webpage
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Differing Degrees ofLinguistic Accommodation
STAAR Spanish: Assessment is provided in student’s native language; other linguistic accommodations not applicable
STAAR (General) Limited degree of linguistic accommodation
STAAR L
Moderate to substantial degree of linguistic accommodation
STAAR Modified
Degree varies in accordance with second language acquisition needs of ELLs who qualify for this test
STAAR Alternate
No specified linguistic accommodations; observational, classroom-based assessment design allows other languages and communication methods to be used as needed
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Linguistic Accommodations
STAAR
*Dictionary access to be provided for all students in grade 6 and up as part of STAAR dictionary policy
Math, Science, Social Studies Reading, Writing
Bilingual dictionary
Extra time (same day)
Grades 3–5: Dictionaries of various types*
Extra time (same day)
Clarification in English of meaning of words in writing prompt words in short-answer reading
questions (English I–III)
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Linguistic Accommodations
STAAR L
Math, Science, Social Studies
Clarification in English of word meaning Reading aloud of text Bilingual dictionary Extra time (same day)
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Linguistic Accommodations
STAAR Modified
*Unique to STAAR Modified**Dictionary access to be provided for all students in grade 6 and up as
part of STAAR dictionary policy
Math, Science, Social Studies Reading, Writing
Clarification in English of word meaning
Oral translation*
Reading aloud of text
Bilingual dictionary
Bilingual glossary*
Extra time (same day)
Clarification in English of word meaning
Oral translation*
Reading aloud of eligible text
Dictionaries of various types (grades 3–5)**
Extra time (same day)
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Dictionary Policy
• Access and bubbling• TEA policy for Dictionary use, grades 6
and up• ESC XIII Dictionary chart
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Three Special Provisions
When enrolled in an English I or II/ESOL I or II course, eligible ELL shall not be required to – include assessment score in cumulative score for graduation; retake assessment each time it is administered if student
passes course but does not achieve minimum score; or have score count for 15% of student’s final grade
Note:
– Students are not exempt from test while in the course
– Provisions do not apply to English III
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Recap of Resources – STAAR
60TEA Student Assessment Division
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Recap of Resources – TAKS
61TEA Student Assessment Division
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TELPAS Spring Dates
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Policy ChangeSecond Semester Immigrant
Non-English Readers
ELLs in grades 2–12 who first enter U.S. schools in second semester are no longer permitted to receive automatic score of beginning without taking TELPAS reading test Now required to take test Will receive scores based on test performance
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Policy ChangeNewly Enrolled ELLs
• “20-day rule” gone • Not necessary with new shorter testing
window • New policy: No holistically rating ELLs
from other Texas districts, states, or countries who enroll on or after first day of testing window (March 19)
• Unchanged: 2–12 reading test still required
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Guiding Principle Students who Move
• If new ELL enrolls before March 19 (start of testing window), receiving campus responsible for all assessments
• If new ELL enrolls on or after March 19, receiving campus only responsible for grade 2–12 reading test (if not already administered)
• Applies whether new student is from another school district, state, or country
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Recap of Resources – TELPAS
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Link to TELPAS Student Tutorials http://www.texasassessment.com/TELPAS/tutorials/
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Questions?
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AMAOs
• As of Jan. 20th, all parents of ELLs were to be notified if the district did not meet AMAOs
• For districts not meeting AMAOs for the second consecutive year, a Title III CIP is to be produced in addition to the parent notification. Due March 2nd.
• Best Practice: Analyze any indicators that were other than 0 and develop an action plan to ensure that the indicator will return to 0 this year. (0-RI, N/A, N/D)
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Region XIII Updates
• Peter Perez and Sheila Guzman, Elgin ISD – Coaching services
• Jose Llaneza - Spain Initiative• Cheri Herbrich, – Online courses; Getting
Ready… and ELPS webinars
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Looking ahead
• Upcoming professional development
• Summer PD requests
• Next meeting, April 10
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Contact Information
• Janet O’Keeffe– 512.919.5333– [email protected]
• Meredith Roddy– 512.919.5223– [email protected]
• Melinda Base– [email protected]– 512.919.5159
• Monique Ruiz– [email protected]– 512.919.5480
• Trish Flores– 512.919.5116– [email protected]
• Monica Gonzalez– 512.919.5128– [email protected]
• Nancy Sanchez– [email protected]– 512.919.5319
• Tina Fields– [email protected]– 512.919.5162