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Bilingual Directors Meeting

February 7, 2012


Agenda

• Welcome and celebrations• TEA/Student Assessment and Title III

Updates• Region XIII Updates• Looking ahead


Who Do You Love?


TEA Updates

09/03/2010

Student Assessment Updates• STAAR and ELLs• TAKS and ELLs• TELPAS

Title III Updates• AMAOs


Student Assessment Updates


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


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


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

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/ell/lpac/

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/


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

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/


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*


Clarification in English of meaning of words in writing prompt words in short-answer reading

questions (English I–III)

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STAAR L

Math, Science, Social Studies

Clarification in English of word meaning Reading aloud of text Bilingual dictionary Extra time (same day)



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*


Clarification in English of word meaning

Oral translation*

Reading aloud of eligible text

Dictionaries of various types (grades 3–5)**


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Dictionary Policy

• Access and bubbling• TEA policy for Dictionary use, grades 6

and up• ESC XIII Dictionary chart


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


Recap of Resources – STAAR

60TEA Student Assessment Division


Recap of Resources – TAKS

61TEA Student Assessment Division

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TELPAS Spring Dates


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


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


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


Recap of Resources – TELPAS

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Link to TELPAS Student Tutorials http://www.texasassessment.com/TELPAS/tutorials/

http://www.texasassessment.com/TELPAS/tutorials/

http://www.texasassessment.com/TELPAS/tutorials/


Questions?


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)


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


Looking ahead

• Upcoming professional development

• Summer PD requests

• Next meeting, April 10


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

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