Whittier ELL Statistics 2009-10

1. Whittier ELL Statistics 2009-10 • Total 6th grade: 19 students • Total 7th grade: 17 • Total 8th grade: 14 • GRAND TOTAL 50 students Receiving Direct Services: • 6th grade: 11 students • 7th grade: 5 students • 8th grade: 8 students • Monitored: 11 students

2. Good Morning! Judy Reynolds, ELL Teacher judithr@norman.k12.ok.us Alcott Middle School/Whittier Middle School WMS ELL Coordinator: Gwenn Hare

3. Judy’s Daily Schedule 1st hr. Newcomer class 2nd hr. 8th grade 3rd and 4th hr. Plan and testing 5th hr. lunch 6th hr. 7th grade 7th hr. 6th grade 8th hr. 6th grade

4. ELL Services • Classroom instruction • Provide materials and dictionaries for students and teachers • Provide audio equipment and software • Assist with the modification of the curriculum • Provide liaisons and interpreters for parent meetings • Assist students with state mandated assessments • Assist with grading

5. ELL Grading

6. Enrollment • Students will complete a Home Language Survey • Students will be assessed to determine if grades will be awarded

7. ELL Assessment • Access Test—given each spring group and individual test administration Tests English in the content areas Scores range from 1-6 Oklahoma English proficiency level is 4.8 • W-apt Placement test—individually administered within 10 days of enrollment if we do not have Access data • In 2009, the district decided that all ELL students who scored limited knowledge or unsatisfactory on the CRTs will also be enrolled in an ELL class

8. Options Following Assessment • Enrollment in ELL class • Modifications to class work • Additional Assessments • Assigning of an Intervention Team • Monitored by the ELL teacher

9. Alternative Grading System • A student may be placed on the alternative grading system if his/her English proficiency diminishes the student’s ability to earn traditional grades.

10. Alternative Grading System Alternative Grading is based on: • ELL assessment results a score of less than 4 on the Access test or W-apt placement test • Recommendation of the Intervention Team

11. Intervention Team -Secondary • ELL Coordinator • ELL Teacher • Administrator/Designee • Content Teacher/s • Parent/s and Student

12. Alternative Grading System • S – student is progressing • N/A –Limited English prevents academic communication in class • U- Student is not attempting to complete work

13. Alternative Grading System • Alternative grades will apply to daily, nine week, and semester grading • When assigning a U, a teacher will be asked to meet with the intervention team

14. Alternative Grading System • Parents of high school students will receive information concerning the impact of nontraditional grades on college entry.

15. Receiving Traditional Grades Traditional Grades will be awarded: • At level four and above on the ACCESS test or • As determined by the intervention team Students will receive monitoring for two years following classification as English Proficient (ACCESS level 4.8)

16. ELL Procedures at Whittier 2009 • At the beginning of the year or quarter, teachers will receive information about their ELL students including test scores, CRT information, and whether alternative grades are an option. • Several weeks before the end of each quarter, teachers with ELL students will get an email from the ELL teacher asking how they want to grade their students that quarter • The ELL teacher will record each teacher’s decision and keep the record in the students’ files • *The ELL teacher will compile a list of teachers’ decisions to distribute to teams of teachers at each grade level as a reminder • Teachers will assign alternative grades to their ELL students • The ELL teacher will review ELL students’ grades for accuracy • Grades will be changed if there are discrepancies

17. Web Resources: • Access test interpretive guide http://www.wida.us/assessment/ACCESS/ScoreReports/ACCESS_Interpretive_Guide09.pdf  especially p. 21-22