Progress Toward Proficiency Fall 2008

1. ENGLISH LEARNERS Progress Toward Proficiency Fall 2008

2. Overview • Demographic Information • CELDT: California English Language Development Test Administration • Title III State Accountability Report • ELL Progress Toward AYP in ELA & Math • Redesignation Data • Conclusions

3. Demographic Information • # of ELLs is a constantly moving target. • On 11.6.08, there were 2,340 ELLs. • This is 23% of our student population. • There were 1,233 in elementary school, • 443 in middle school, and • 649 in high school. • (See ELL Status Report for site %’s.)

4. Demographic Information (continued) • Since July 1, 2008, there have been 1,936 Annual CELDT Assessments and 516 Initial (new student) Assessments. • This totals 2,452 CELDT tests administered by ELD staff in 4 months. • 25% of each test must be given 1-on-1. • (See CELDT Administration Totals by School and by Grade for detailed information.)

5. CELDT Proficiency Levels by Grade Kindergarten - Fall 2008 Grades 1-12 - Fall 2007

6. Grade Beginners Early Int. Intermediate Early Adv. Advanced Unknown CELDT Proficiency Levels by Grade

7. Title III State Accountability Report • AMAO 1: ELLs Making Annual Progress • AMAO 2: % Attaining English Proficiency • AMAO 3: AYP for ELLs at the LEA Level

8. AMAO 1 - Percent of Students Making Annual Progress in Learning English Number of 2007 Annual CELDT Takers 1,933 Number/Percent with Required Prior Scores 1,933/100% Number in Cohort Meeting Annual Growth Target 1,487 Percent Meeting AMAO 1 in LEA 76.9% 2007-2008 Target   50.1% Met Target for AMAO 1   Yes

9. AMAO 2 - Percent of Students Attaining English Proficiency on CELDT • Number of 2007 Annual CELDT Takers in Cohort 755 • Number in Cohort Attaining English Proficient Level 447 • Percent Meeting AMAO 2 in LEA 59.2% • 2007-2008 Target   28.9% • Met Target for AMAO 2   Yes

10. AMAO 3 - Adequate Yearly Progress for English Learners at the LEA Level English-Language Arts • Met Participation Rate for English Learner Subgroup Yes • Met Percent Proficient or Above for English Learner Subgroup Yes Mathematics • Met Participation Rate for English Learner Subgroup Yes • Met Percent Proficient or Above for English Learner Subgroup Yes • Met Target for AMAO 3 Yes

11. 2008 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in ELA Toward Annual Measurable Objectives--AUSD All District 49.9% English Learners AYP Targets 2009 Target= 45%

12. 2008 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in Math Toward Annual Measurable Objectives--AUSD All District 56.8% English Learners AYP Targets 2009 Target= 45.5%

13. K-5 Redesignations 1998-2008

14. 6-12 Redesignations 1998-2008

15. Redesignations by Language Group inGrades 3-12 since R-30 Report (2.29.08) • 66 languages are spoken by ELLs in AUSD. • 10% of our ELLs in Grades 3-12 have been redesignated in the past 8 months. • This includes: • 11% of our Cantonese speakers • 10% of our Vietnamese speakers • 10% of our Tagalog speakers • 6% of our Spanish speakers

16. Conclusions • We have much to be proud of in the progress of our English Learners. • We are exceeding all current targets. • We cannot relax with AYP targets increasing so greatly each year. • AND our Spanish-speaking ELLs need heightened focus based on their redesignation data (40+% below the 3 other large language groups in redesignations this year).

17. Lest We Forget Alameda Unified School District’s Goal #1: Continue to improve student achievement while also narrowing and closing the achievement gap in English Language Arts and mathematics between our lowest performing students (African American, Latino, English learners, and Special Education students) and our highest performing students.

18. Demographic/Data Addendum