TITLE III UPDATETITLE III UPDATE

Planning for Success In 2009-10Planning for Success In 2009-10

Webinar September 2009Webinar September 2009

WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONWEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

SUMMER UPDATESSUMMER UPDATES

• June 1-4 – US Dept. of Ed. Monitoring• June 17-18- Title I/RTI training• June 22-25 – Summer Institute• July 6-9 – Go Global Training• July 15th – Finance Workshop• August 3-6 – Go Global Training

OVERVIEWOVERVIEW1. 2009 WESTELL Results/AMAO Status

2. 2009-10 Title III Grants

3. USDE Monitoring Results- LEA Implications– Title III Applications– Monitored Former LEP– Private Schools

4. LEP Committee Meetings– WVEIS data– Accommodations

5. Updates

2009 WESTELL RESULTS2009 WESTELL RESULTS• 2009 WESTELL Results – delivered 1st week of July• CD delivered to County Central Office

– Guide to Understanding Scores– Demographic Report– County Summary – Individual Student Reports

• Letter from State Superintendent to Parents http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/WESTELLresultsParentLetterSLP080509.pdf

• http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/WESTELLResultsParentLetterSLPSpanish.pdf

• Reports should have been issued to students/parents• County-level analysis (sample form

http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/SampleFormforStudentsWESTELLScores.xls

WESTELL AMAO ANALYSIS WESTELL AMAO ANALYSIS • NO CHANGE IN ANALYSIS FOR 2008-09• AMAO 1 = # of students Making Progress• AMAO 2 = # of students becoming Proficient• AMAO 3 = AYP status of LEP subgroup• AMAO status determination is in progress• Counties that fail to make AMAO status will

receive written notification and follow up technical assistance

TITLE III GRANTSTITLE III GRANTS

• Applications approved:–Berkeley, Greenbrier, Hancock, Hardy,

Jefferson, Kanawha, Monongalia, Raleigh, Roane , Tyler

•  Application Submitted but pending:–Fayette, Harrison, Lincoln, Morgan, Wood

• Consortia cannot be finalized until all member counties submit

TITLE III APPLICATIONSTITLE III APPLICATIONS

• Individual County Applications Reviewed/Approved

• FINAL DATE FOR SUBMITTING – September 30, 2009

• Must hit “SUBMIT” after revisions

USED MONITORING RESULTS- LEA IMPLICATIONSUSED MONITORING RESULTS- LEA IMPLICATIONS

• Finding: The WVDE has not ensured that its LEAs meet maintenance of effort (MOE) 

• WVDE Response: • Developed source documents used for calculating

MOE:– http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/proceduresformaintenanceofeffort_000.do

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– http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/MaintofEffortcalculation.pdf – http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/moe_YR07-08.pdf

• Added a component to online Title III application– http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/DirectionsTitleIIIComponents050509_002.doc

– http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/TitleIIIEvalRubric0910_001.xls

USED MONITORING RESULTS-USED MONITORING RESULTS-

• Finding: The WVDE has not ensured that LEAs use Title III funds to supplement not supplant

• WVDE Response: The WVDE provided guidance– http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/Allocations070209.pdf – http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/WebinarNotes073009b.doc

• Revised Title III application Budget review process– All Action Steps must have Budget in (Parenthesis)– Funds may not be used to pay for: – administering Woodcock Munoz or WESTELL – Pay the salaries/travel costs of ESL teachers (except extended learning)

USED MONITORING RESULTS-USED MONITORING RESULTS-

• Recommendation: The WVDE has not ensured that subgrantees track progress of Former LEP students

• WVDE Response: • Developed guidance documents:

– http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/MonitoringFormerLEPStudents8-7-09.doc

• Revised its consolidated monitoring procedures (see standard 14.6):

• http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/LEAMonitoringInstrumentAugust2009FINAL.doc

LEP COMMITTEE MEETINGSLEP COMMITTEE MEETINGS

LEP Student Record• Under Revision through WVEIS

• Similar to Online IEP

• Web-based record

LEP COMMITTEE MEETINGSLEP COMMITTEE MEETINGSAssigning Appropriate Accommodations

ACCOMMODATIONSWVEIS Code Content Area of

Assessment

Recommended English Language Proficiency Level of LEP Student

When would this accommodation be most appropriate?

Direct Linguistic Support - Oral

Read aloud test verbatim

P02 All WV-MAP assessments except reading/language arts and writing

Levels 1-3

Most appropriate for students whose listening skills in English are higher than reading skills, test items can be read aloud verbatim.

LEP COMMITTEE MEETINGSLEP COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Guidance for Assigning Accommodations• STEP ONE- Consider the LEP student’s level of language

proficiency in English and the native language.• STEP TWO consider other student background characteristics:

– (a) time in the U.S., (b) student’s affective needs, (c) student’s academic capacity, (d) age/ maturity, (e) socio-cultural background and (f) transitory or migrant status.

– The committee must articulate the reasons for differentiating accommodations for this student• What does this individual student need to show us what he/she

really knows? If provided, will the accommodation change what the test is trying to measure? If appropriate, has the student had prior experience using this accommodation?

LEP COMMITTEELEP COMMITTEE

• STEP THREE - Document the accommodations selected in the student’s LEP Assessment Participation Form.

• http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/LEPAssessmentParticipationForm090409.doc

• MONITOR Implementation of Accommodations Two weeks prior to WESTEST 2, the County Test Coordinator will request the Title III Director to run the report labeled Print LEP Student Testing Options.  This report lists eligible LEP students with their accommodations, as entered into the WVEIS testing record.  The Title III Director will work with appropriate school staff to verify these are the correct accommodations as per the student’s LEP Plan. 

UPDATES UPDATES • Consolidated Monitoring

• Private Schools

• RTI/ELL Initiative

CONSOLIDATED MONITORING UPDATESCONSOLIDATED MONITORING UPDATES• Monitoring Document has been revised

http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/LEAMonitoringInstrumentAugust2009FINAL.doc

• School visits– Program Evaluation/Improvement– Regularly scheduled ESL classes– Include a variety of schools (Title I, non-Title I,

elementary, middle HS, low-incidence, high-incidence)

– As many of the ESL teachers as possible

MONITORING SCHEDULE September 2009

September 14-18 Pocahontas County monitoring

September 21-25 Nicholas County monitoring

September 28-30 Monroe County monitoring

October 2009

October 13-16 Tucker County monitoring

October 19-23 Randolph County monitoring

October 26-30 Jackson County monitoring

November 2009

November 2-6 Berkeley County monitoring

November 5-6 Preston County-follow-up monitoring

November 16-20 Harrison County monitoring

December 2009

November 30-Dec. 4 Cabell County monitoring

December 14-18 Kanawha County monitoring

January 2010

January 4-8 Mason County monitoring

January 11-15 Taylor County monitoring

January 25-29 Lewis County monitoring

PRIVATE SCHOOLSPRIVATE SCHOOLS

• Private School students need to be a part of county LEP student count (WVEIS)

• Resource documents for identifying private school students :– http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/

IDENTIFYINGLEPSTUDENTSinPrivateSchoolsONWVEISforWeb092208.doc

– http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/TitleIIIPrivateSchoolParticipation.pptx

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI)RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI)

• WVDE issued Guidance Document (August 2008)• http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/

RTIMemoReELLs081308.pdf • Curriculum for ELLs should be Tier 1 core

curriculum• ESL Services should be considered “Tier 2”

intervention

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI)RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI)

• Title I Summer Training Identified Other Issues– What are the challenges within the current

progress monitoring/reporting system for ELL students? What are some potential unintended consequences and how can those be prevented?

– How can the RTI Professional Learning Community (Title I, Special Ed, Interventionists, ESL) better collaborate to address the needs of ELLs?

– What are the cautions about moving ESL students from Tier 2 to Tier 3?

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI)RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI)

• WVDE joint committee(Fall 2009)• Committee Application• September 30th – Deadline for applications• October 22nd – 30 minute Webinar (details

forthcoming)• November 17th – Face-to-face meeting in

Charleston, WV (details forthcoming)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORTTHANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Questions/Comments?Questions/Comments?

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