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September 14, 2005 Amelia Courts, WV Dept. of Education

TITLE III UPDATE

Web-Conference

September 14, 2005


2005-2006 UPDATES

• WESTELL Data– Timelines, Notification requirements,

AMAOs, Interpreting Reports

• Title III Grant Awards– Awards, Reports, Private Schools, Supplant

• Title III Initiatives-– Data Analysis

– Secondary Committee


WESTELL

West Virginia Test of

English Language Learning


WESTELL Data - Timelines

• Data files within the next 7 days*• Reports accessible within next 2 weeks*• Timeline for Implementing ELP Assessment

– July 2005 USDE memo http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/assessment.html

– Spring 2006 deadline• Rationale for WV’s participation in 2004 and 2005

– Build capacity at district and school level for administration

– Required Field test numbers similar to census state numbers

– Gather two years of data to determine AMAOs

http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/assessment.html


WESTELL Data- Notification Requirements

• Student Identification for participation in program – not later than 30 days after the beginning of the

school year. (after the beginning of the school year, within two weeks of the child’s placement)

– The reasons for identification as LEP and for placing their child in a language instruction educational program for LEP students;

– The child’s level of English proficiency• how the level was assessed and the status of the

child’s academic achievement; • Use multiple measures including WESTEST RLA

data, informal or classroom based assessments, teacher observation, prior Woodcock Munoz


WESTELL Data- Notification Requirements

Notification of Program Failure• Districts are required to provide notice to the parents

of LEP children participating in a Title III language instruction educational program of any failure of the program to make progress on the annual measurable achievement objectives

• Described in section 3122 of Title III.

• This notice is to be provided no later than 30 days after this failure occurs.


AMAOs – The Law

• Developed by the state (NCLB, Title III, Sec. 2132)• Reflect amount of time spent in language program and:

1. Annual increases in Number or Percentage of children making progress

2. Annual increases in number or percentage of children attaining English proficiency

3. Making AYP for LEP (subgroup) of students • Accountability-

– Each year – notify LEP parents– 2nd year – Improvement plan– 4th year – Program Revision


AMAOs – The Plan

• March 2004 -West Virginia’s ELP assessment (WESTELL) will be administered

• Summer 2004- Cut scores will be established using the new assessment data. (Summer 2005)

• March 2005 - The second year of WESTELL data will be used to determine the percentage of students within each cohort who are making progress.

• Summer 2005 - Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, and Year 5 cohorts’ starting points will be established from two years of baseline data to determine the state-level projections for intermediate goals and annual measurable objectives through 2014. (Fall 2005)

• The goals and objectives will be set separately for each cohort. • This trajectory will assure that all students will reach the proficient

level of performance by 2013-2014.


WESTELL DATA- Reports

What we will receive:

1. On student-level reports (individual score reports and rosters) include:

A. scale scores and proficiency levels for all four domains (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) and

B. proficiency levels only for Comprehension and Total Composite.



2. On aggregate reports

• Report summary data for scale scores (means) and proficiency levels (number and percent attaining) for all four domains and for Comprehension and Total Composite.



• 3. On state electronic data files include:

• A. student-level scale scores and for all four domains and for Comprehension and Total Composite.

• B. proficiency levels for all four domains and for Comprehension and Total Composite.



Accessing the information

• Using the unique student identifiers in WVEIS, these data files will be “connected” to each student’s WVEIS Record

• More information about accessing these reports and student information will be forthcoming



Deriving Comprehension and Total Composite Levels and Scale Scores

• 1. Proficiency levels for Comprehension and Total Composite will be based on Articulation Committee recommendations. These recommendations assign an overall proficiency level based on the student’s proficiency level on the relevant domains. For example, a student receiving a 4 in Reading and a 3 in Listening has a Comprehension proficiency level of 4. Total Composite proficiency levels are based on levels earned on all four domains.

• • 2. Scale scores for Comprehension and Total Composite will

be based on averaging component scale scores, again following Articulation Committee recommendations.


WESTELL Data- Reports

CAUTION: States and districts will be asked to refrain from

sharing student-level Comprehension and Total Composite scale scores, since their use and interpretation is most appropriate at the aggregate level.


TITLE III GRANTS

Record Level Funding


Title III Grants

• June 30, 2005 Application Deadline

• July 2005 – Notification of Increased Funding by USDOE

• August 15 – Deadline for Revised Budget

• August 30 – Deadline for 2004-05 Report

• September 2005 – Announce Funding


Title III Grants

COUNTY AMOUNT STATUS • Berkeley 65,656.00 approved• Cabell 29,464.00 *approved• Harrison 15,776.00 approved• Hardy 10,000.00 pending• Jackson 10,000.00 approved• Jefferson 51,968.00 *pending• Kanawha 93,960.00 *approved• Mercer 10,000.00 *approved• Monongalia 108,576.00 pending • Wood 14,616.00 approved• RESA IV 10,000.00 approved• RESA VI 10,000.00 pending

TOTAL 430,016.00


Title III Grants – Private Schools

• http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/title3grants.html

• Consultation

• Eligibility

• Expenditures

• Delivery of Equitable Services

• Complaints and Bypass

• Other Requirements

http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/title3grants.html


Title III Grants – Supplement Vs. Supplant

• http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/title3grants.html

• What is Supplement?

• When does it occur?

• How can a presumption of supplanting be overcome?

• Example of overcoming supplant




TITLE III Initiatives

• WESTELL Data Analysis Trainings

• Secondary LEP Committee


Questionsand/or

CommentsThank You!

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