presenting data and other information to our district stakeholders
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Presenting Data and Other Information to Our District Stakeholders. Ann Feldman MELLC Meeting February 28, 2014. Goal of This Presentation. Set the stage for 2014 to 2015 budget requests for the ELL department to the School Committee. Kindergarten program in every school. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Presenting Data and Other Information to Our District
Stakeholders
Ann FeldmanMELLC Meeting
February 28, 2014
Set the stage for 2014 to 2015 budget
requests for the ELL department to the School Committee. Kindergarten program in every school. Additional ESL teachers to meet the need of our
growing population Parent Information Center Assessment
Specialist (ESL certified) I will be incorporating a couple of skills needed
to deliver successful data presentations via PowerPoint.
Goal of This Presentation
English Learner Education in Waltham Public Schools
SY 2013 to 2014
Ann FeldmanEnglish Language Learner Program DirectorWaltham Public SchoolsJanuary 22, 2014 School Committee Meeting
Thank You for This Invitation!
Waltham
Demographics
ELLs: Massachusetts
2000-01 2003-04 2007-08 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
44,74749,297
55,730
67,567 70,207 73,217
SY2013 73,217 =
SY2000: 44, 747 ELLS 67%
FLNE LEP LI LI/ LEP
SPED ELL-SWD
FLEP SLA
Waltham
0.38 0.122 0.43 0.79 0.23 0.18 0.039 0.68
State
0.17 0.077 0.37 0.79 0.17 0.16 0.024 0.63
5%25%45%65%85%
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ELLs: Waltham Public Schools
Compared with the State / 2012 – 13 SY
Skill #1: How to Create a Graph
How to Choose Which Type of Graph to Use?. . . a Line graph.
Line graphs are used to track changes over short and long periods of time. When smaller changes exist, line graphs are better to use than bar graphs. Line graphs can also be used to compare changes over the same period of time for more than one group.
. . . a Pie Chart. Pie charts are best to use when you are trying
to compare parts of a whole. They do not show changes over time.
Which Type of Graph?
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/help/user_guide/graph/whentouse.asp
Data Entry in Excel for Graphing
Waltham State
FLNE 38% 17%
LEP 12.20% 7.70%
LI 43% 37%
LI/ LEP 79% 79%
SPED 23% 17%
ELL-SWD 18% 16%
FLEP 3.90% 2.40%
SLA 68% 63%
Waltham: % of Special Populations
2008 - 2013
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Data Entry in Excel for Graphing
FLNE LEP Low Income SPED2008-2009 36.1 10.1 33.4 21.92009- 2010 35.4 10 31.8 21.72010-2011 35.7 10.6 34.3 21.62011-2012 37.2 12.1 40 21.32012-2013 37.5 12.2 43.5 22.7
To resize chart data range, drag lower right corner of range.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/use-charts-and-graphs-in-your-
presentation-HA010108502.aspx
Increase in ELL Enrollment since
2010
Data from DART (District Analysis and Review Tool) / 2013
Creating a Screen Shot
http://www.wikihow.com/Crop-a-Screenshot-in-Word-2010
Creating a Screen Shot
http://www.wikihow.com/Crop-a-Screenshot-in-Word-2010
Creating a Screen Shot
http://www.wikihow.com/Crop-a-Screenshot-in-Word-2010
Creating a Screen Shot
http://www.wikihow.com/Crop-a-Screenshot-in-Word-2010
Note: There are 38 Different Languages
Spoken by ELLs in Waltham
Arabic Chinese Kreyol Indian Por-tuguese
Russian Spanish Other
2012-13 9 8 61 23 15 10 460 49
2013-14 14 13 61 25 37 8 537 57
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Burmese, Farsi, German, Hebrew, African Languages (14), Icelandic, Mongolian, Hungarian, Armenian (3), Greek, Vietnamese, etc.
Top 5 Spanish Speaking Populations
ELL Population at Each School –752 Students (1.15.14)
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100
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200 2011-122012-132013 - 14
Total K vs. Kindergartner ELLs
9272 70
89 86 91
17 5 1336 35
64
Total K K - ELLs
For Kindergarten, there was an increase in ELLs of approximately 10% from 2011- 12 to 2012 -13 and an increase in Kindergarten ELL identification of approximately 40% from 2012-13 to 2013-14.
Compliance
For a comprehensive guidance overview about English learner education, please see “Transitional Guidance on Identification,
Assessment, Placement, and Reclassification of English Language Learners.”
Massachusetts Program Requirements (NCLB, Federal Law, etc.)
Proper identification of ELLs (PIC) including language proficiency screening and support from qualified personnel at point of registration.
Two instructional components for English Language Learners: ESL and Sheltered Immersion.
All texts, materials and instruction should be in English, with L1 clarification, unless programs are waived by parents/guardians.
Instruction based on newly adopted standards document: WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment)
Massachusetts Program Requirements (continued)
An ESL program that instructs children at their identified proficiency level and only exits them when they are ready based on criteria developed by individual districts.
Parent notification in students’ L1.
Equal access to both academic and non-academic programs.
Annual assessment of all English
learners (WIDA ACCESS for ELLs) as well as MCAS tests.
Translations/interpretations in students L1: report cards, conferences, events, etc. to ensure families’ civil rights.
Massachusetts Program Requirements (continued)
ESL and Sheltered Content Instruction
English Learners’ Rights
Provide for English language
development
Provide for meaningful participation of ELL
students in the district's educational
program
1. based on a sound L2 theory2. adequately supported 3. periodically evaluated and revised, if necessary
1981: Castañeda vs. Pickard
DESE Guidance: Amount of Instruction Based on English Language Proficiency
Level
Our
Accomplishments
Students Making Progress District-Wide
Students have made progress vis-à-vis language acquisition and academic achievement.
Students are receiving more direct ESL services than in 2012 to 2013, but our numbers have increased exponentially since last year and there is a greater need for more staff.
More ELLs are integrated into general education classrooms with pull-out ESL support.
All ELLs
ELLs on Grade Level (DIBELS)
5 15 25 35 45 55 65
All ELLs ELLs on Grade Level (DIBELS)
Number of Students
64 49
Number of Students
Whittemore KindergartnersDIBELS subtest First Sound Fluency (FSF)
76% of ELLs in Kindergarten at Whittemore have tested at grade level (1.15.14)
Whittemore K – ELLs:
At or Above Benchmark for DIBELS Subtest First Sound Fluency (FSF) by Spring 2013 English Proficiency Level on
WIDA MODEL
WIDA 1 WIDA 2 WIDA 3 WIDA 4
% of stu-dents At or Above
0.78 0.88 0.66 0.86
5%35%65%
% of Students At or Above DIBELS Benchmark
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ELL-SWD Focus Group
English learners with disabilities focus group meets monthly to address identification, programing and assessment.
Coach: Kennedy MS
Genevra Valvo, our new instructional coach, has provided much-needed support for teachers and students at Kennedy. She is doing instructional modeling, working with individual students, curriculum development, and conducting workshops for staff and administration.
130 teachers and 30 administrators will
have taken the required SEI endorsement courses by the end of our second cohort year.
SEI Teacher and Administrator Courses
Bilingual Parent Advisory Council
For the past 1 ½ years, parents, staff and administrators have been meeting monthly to support our diverse families.
Last year, we discussed MCAS administration, offered hands on assistance with technology and Edline, and spoke about parent teacher conferences.
This year we will have math and literacy workshops, presentations celebrating specific cultures of our families and our Second Annual talent show at the end of the school year.
See schedule for this year’s BPAC Meetings
Our
Challenges
It is difficult to gauge exactly what our ELL
instructional needs will be because our culturally and linguistically diverse students enter the district throughout the school year. We also cannot anticipate what these students’ instructional needs are (their levels of English language proficiency.)
Students Coming In Each Month During School Year
Our numbers have increased by 20+% this year (compared to last) which was totally unanticipated
as well.
New and Re-Registration: Grades 1 – 12 By Month (2013 –
14)
Approximately 35% of new enrollees in grades K – 12 in the district (2013 to 2014) have been identified as English learners. (i.e. approximately 1 out of 3 students enrolling as new students in Waltham Public Schools are English learners.)
WIDA ACCESS results are not reported until
late in May. Last year, our students did better than expected and many of them were transitioned into mainstream classes; they still were required to have direct ESL instruction as per guidelines.
Challenges: Reporting of ACCESS Results
Some schools have more newcomers than
others and have much larger numbers of ELLs than others. The models have to match the need of each individual student at each school.
Consistency of Models
Our Hope
Moving Forward
The purpose of our program is to accelerate
English language literacy so that our second language learners will be successful in all of their academic endeavors, while at the same time valuing the social and cultural knowledge that these children bring to school.
We appreciate your support in order to make this a reality!
The Goal of Our ELL Program
Questions? Comments?
