The State of the State of NC
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The State of the State of NC
Presented by:
Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson
ESL/Title III Consultant
Carolina TESOL November, 2013
Presentation Overview• NC Demographics• WIDA Consortium• ACCESS for ELLs• RttT/Standard 6• CFDC/Power School • Home Base
• ESL Wiki• State Led Initiatives • RtI and ELLs• Common Core & ELL• Federal Update• Q&A
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LEP
LEP Students in NC
• 300 Languages• Top 5 Languages
– Spanish– Arabic– Vietnamese– Hmong– Chinese
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The WIDA Consortium 2013
33 States
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ACCESS for ELLs • Sixth Year in NC: Spring 2014• Testing Window
February 1 – March 14, 2014(Students entering after March 7 do not have to be tested on ACCESS)
• Exit Standards: (COC) (K &Tier B or C grades 1-12)
Comprehensive Objective CompositeA minimum score of 4.8 Composite AND 4.0 Reading AND 4.0 Writing
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
• Included in state testing program
• Eligible students are identified in the Consolidated Federal Data Collection (CFDC Reports Alt Access)
• Tiers must be set to ‘T’
ACCESS 2.0 Field Test
• North Carolina is participating in the field test for 13-14
• Districts were selected randomly
• Gives NC insight on test and a opportunity to give feedback
Race to the Top2011 - 2014
*Summer CC/ES Training
* RESA Training
* Webinars
* Teacher EffectivenessStandard 6
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Consolidated Federal Data Collection (CFDC) / Power
School• Oct 1st Headcount
• Tier Review/MetriTech File (Nov. 22, 2013)
• Feb 1st Immigrant Count
• RCR Process
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ESL Wiki
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Legislation & Policy
• LEP Coordinators
• Resources
• Summer Instituteshttp://eldnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
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ELD Standards
• Support:
– Training
– Webinars
– Data Retreats
– On-line Modules (Coming SOON!!)
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State Led Initiatives
ExC-ELLExC-ELL
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A one-day workshop?
• Can teachers learn all about vocabulary, syntax, reading and writing in one day?
• In 5 days in the summer and 3-4 during the year?
• With expert coaching once a month?• With site-based coaches once a month?• With peer-coaching once a month?• With Teachers Learning Communities
(TLCs) once a week for 30 minutes.
ELL Support Team
Cohort of professional teachers and coaches statewide supporting state led initiatives through:
– Comprehensive coaching
– Initial training
– Follow-up training
• On-site/Virtual/Hybrid
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ELL Support Team Coordinator
Joan [email protected]
704-293-6141
NCRtI and ELLs
• Pre-Conference Session
• Move to 3 Tier Model
• ELL Guidance (Coming soon)
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Common Core ELA & ELL Task Force
• To develop curriculum resources aligned to Common Core ELA and ELL Standards
• To provide appropriate professional learning opportunities for content teachers and ELL educators.
• To be created by LEA ELL Specialists/Teachers and English Language Arts/Reading Teachers
Understanding Language• Piloting the Units Statewide (ELA and Math)
• ELA (Middle Grades)
– Persuasion across Time and Space: Analyzing and Producing Complex Texts
• Math (Elementary Grades)
– A set of resources that discuss relevant language and supports the participation of ELLs in Mathematical discussions
Pilot ParticipantsEnglish Language Arts (Grade 7)
4 LEAs/Charters per each region
(Grade 7 ELA team + ESL teacher + EC teacher + administrator + academic coach/facilitator)
Math (Elementary grade level TBD)
4 LEAs/Charters per each region
(Grade level TBD + ESL teacher + EC teacher + administrator + instructional coach/facilitator)
http://eldnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Webinars
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Federal Update
• LIEP Continuum of Services
• Title III Monitoring
• Supplement not Supplant
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Questions
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Contact InformationESL/Title III Consultants
Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson [email protected]
919-807-3860
Nadja Trez [email protected]
919-807-3866
NCDPI Title III Data Analyst Michael Riles