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The State of the State: A Report on English Language Learners in Massachusetts

The Office of English Language Acquisition & Academic Achievement presents. The State of the State: A Report on English Language Learners in Massachusetts. MATSOL CONFERENCE, May 4, 2012 Framingham, Massachusetts. ELL Enrollment Statewide is at ~ 70,000 and Has Increased 57% Since 2000.

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The State of the State: A Report on English Language Learners in Massachusetts

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  1. The Office of English Language Acquisition & Academic Achievement presents The State of the State: A Report on English Language Learners in Massachusetts MATSOL CONFERENCE, May 4, 2012 Framingham, Massachusetts

  2. ELL Enrollment Statewide is at ~ 70,000 and Has Increased 57% Since 2000 This trend indicates that by 2021, ~20% of all MA students K-12 will be ELLs Source: 2011 SIMS

  3. The Number of MA Districts Enrolling at Least One ELL Nearly Doubled between 2000 & 2012 Source: 2011 SIMS

  4. ELLs by Program Enrollment Source: 2011 SIMS

  5. MA Schools Serve ELLs with a Wide Range of English Language Proficiency - MEPA Levels 2011 Source: 2011 SIMS

  6. Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) • Exact numbers still unknown; growing population with compelling circumstances and needs • A pilot count will begin in FY2013 report as per definition compiled by SIFE working group • Data to share next time this year

  7. RETELL Rethinking Equity and Teaching for English Language Learners

  8. SEI Education • Knowledge and professional standards are in place for English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers • No standards specific to teaching Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) • Category trainings were recommended but not required • Introduced teachers to concepts of SEI and ELL education • Needed to be revamped to reflect updated research in the field • Department of Justice says state has duty to mandate preparation and training for SEI teachers Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  9. Three Touchstones for RETELL Initiative • Benefit ELLs by strengthening their instructional program • Grounded in sound research on educational practice • Feasible to implement on a large scale Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  10. SEI Endorsement – Attached to Licensure • Obtained through ESE-approved course of study or its equivalent • All core academic teachers: Early childhood, elementary, teachers of students with moderate and severe disabilities, teachers of English, reading, language arts, mathematics, science, civics and government, economics, history and geography, possibly voc tech • SEI Administrator Endorsement: Administrators who supervise and evaluate core academic teachers Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  11. English Language Learners and their Teachers • ELLs are enrolled in 324 school districts of ~400 districts (81%) • ELLs are enrolled in 1,499 schools of ~ 1,824 schools (82%) • Taught by 31,595 teachers • 26,888 teach Core Academic Subjects • Only 8% (2,045) of these teachers hold an ESL license

  12. Content Teachers Trained in Categories 1-4 • 17,882 MA teachers have taken at least one of the four current category trainings • ~ 1,000 MA teachers have taken all four category trainings • Note: these data are very approximate

  13. Survey of ELL-Dedicated Courses in Massachusetts Educator Preparation Programs • Response from 38 out of 89 programs (43% survey response rate) • Only 11 (29%) programs offer ELL-dedicated courses • 71% (27 programs) do not offer ELL-dedicated courses • Most courses are only partially ELL-dedicated • 85% reported spending less than 25% of course time on ELL-dedicated content

  14. Educator Preparation • New SEI knowledge standards will be embedded in every relevant preparation program by July 2013 • Eventually, every educator who graduates from a preparation program in Massachusetts will have earned the SEI endorsement Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  15. License Renewal Changes • By 2016, all core academic teachers in MA will hold the endorsement • 150 Professional Development Points (PDPs) needed to renew an educator license: • 15 PDPs related to ESL/SEI • 15 PDPs related to instruction of students with disabilities • 90 PDPS in content or content-based pedagogy • 30 PDPs in an elective Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  16. Implementation • Approximately 25,000 incumbent educators require endorsement • Roll out will begin with high incidence/low performance and work down to low incidence/high performance • Cost of $7 million • Summer pilot for ~150 educators • Full implementation September 2012 • Administrators course to be developed Fall 2012

  17. Additional Components of RETELL • SEI coaching – to support and strengthen instructional practice in the classroom • Proposed educator license requirements for English as a Second Language (ESL) license – presently out for public comment: http://www.doe.mass.edu/news/news.aspx?id=6816 • Socioemotional/sociocultural component • 150 hour internships for educators who add a license Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

  18. World Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) • New system of standards, curriculum and instruction for ELLs – aligned to new MA curriculum frameworks adopted by Board in 2010 – through multi-state consortium • New English language proficiency state assessment – ACCESS – aligned with these standards, beginning January 2013 • Technical assistance provided to districts Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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