Bilingual Directors Meeting

1. Bilingual Directors Meeting February 7, 2012

2. Agenda Welcome and celebrations TEA/Student Assessment and Title III Updates Region XIII Updates Looking ahead

3. Who Do You Love?

4. TEA Updates Student Assessment Updates STAAR and ELLs TAKS and ELLs TELPAS Title III Updates AMAOs

5. Student Assessment Updates

8. *See page 6 of STAAR Decision-Making Guide for LPACs for information about students who qualify as unschooled asylees or refugees ELL Participation in STAAR Spanish and STAAR L 8

9. Order of Considerations

10. Linguistic Accommodations in Instruction Are required by ELPS Support learning of both subject matter and English Are to be made by all teachers of ELLs Are monitored and adjusted by teachers as students learn more English

11. Linguistic Accommodation Resources Linguistic accommodation decisions for STAAR to be made by LPACs in accordance with policies and procedures in two guides: 2011–2012 STAAR Decision-Making Guide for LPACs http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/ell/lpac/ Linguistic Accommodations for ELLs Participating in the STAAR Program http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/accommodations/ Linguistic accommodation guide above is principal source of linguistic accommodation information Handout

12. Accommodations for ELLs with Disabilities For these students, LPACs are responsible for making accommodation decisions for the STAAR program in conjunction with the student’s ARD or Section 504 committee, as applicable. Linguistic accommodation decisions Accommodation decisions related to the student’s disability These committees should become familiar with all accommodation information on the TEA Accommodation Resources webpage

13. Differing Degrees ofLinguistic Accommodation STAAR Spanish: Assessment is provided in student’s native language; other linguistic accommodations not applicable 13

14. Linguistic Accommodations STAAR *Dictionary access to be provided for all students in grade 6 and up as part of STAAR dictionary policy

15. Linguistic Accommodations STAAR L

16. Linguistic Accommodations STAAR Modified *Unique to STAAR Modified **Dictionary access to be provided for all students in grade 6 and up as part of STAAR dictionary policy 16

17. Dictionary Policy Access and bubbling TEA policy for Dictionary use, grades 6 and up ESC XIII Dictionary chart

18. Three Special Provisions When enrolled in an English I or II/ESOL I or II course, eligible ELL shall not be required to – include assessment score in cumulative score for graduation; retake assessment each time it is administered if student passes course but does not achieve minimum score; or have score count for 15% of student’s final grade Note: Students are not exempt from test while in the course Provisions do not apply to English III

19. Recap of Resources – STAAR TEA Student Assessment Division 60

20. Recap of Resources – TAKS 61 TEA Student Assessment Division

21. TELPAS Spring Dates

22. Policy ChangeSecond Semester Immigrant Non-English Readers ELLs in grades 2–12 who first enter U.S. schools in second semester are no longer permitted to receive automatic score of beginning without taking TELPAS reading test Now required to take test Will receive scores based on test performance

23. Policy ChangeNewly Enrolled ELLs “20-day rule” gone Not necessary with new shorter testing window New policy:No holistically rating ELLs from other Texas districts, states, or countries who enroll on or after first day of testing window (March 19) Unchanged:2–12 reading test still required

24. Guiding Principle Students who Move If new ELL enrolls before March 19 (start of testing window), receiving campus responsible for all assessments If new ELL enrolls on or afterMarch 19, receiving campus only responsible for grade 2–12 reading test (if not already administered) Applies whether new student is from another school district, state, or country

25. Recap of Resources – TELPAS Link to TELPAS Student Tutorials http://www.texasassessment.com/TELPAS/tutorials/ 62

26. Questions?

27. AMAOs As of Jan. 20th, all parents of ELLs were to be notified if the district did not meet AMAOs For districts not meeting AMAOs for the second consecutive year, a Title III CIP is to be produced in addition to the parent notification. Due March 2nd. Best Practice: Analyze any indicators that were other than 0 and develop an action plan to ensure that the indicator will return to 0 this year. (0-RI, N/A, N/D)

28. Region XIII Updates Peter Perez and Sheila Guzman, Elgin ISD – Coaching services Jose Llaneza- Spain Initiative Cheri Herbrich, – Online courses; Getting Ready… and ELPS webinars

29. Looking ahead • Upcoming professional development • Summer PD requests • Next meeting, April 10

30. Contact Information • Janet O’Keeffe • 512.919.5333 • janet.okeeffe@esc13.txed.net • Meredith Roddy • 512.919.5223 • meredith.roddy@esc13.txed.net • Melinda Base • melinda.base@esc13.txed.net • 512.919.5159 • Monique Ruiz • monique.ruiz@esc13.txed.net • 512.919.5480 • Trish Flores • 512.919.5116 • trish.flores@esc13.txed.net • Monica Gonzalez • 512.919.5128 • monica.gonzalez@esc13.txed.net • Nancy Sanchez • nancy.sanchez@esc13.txed.net • 512.919.5319 • Tina Fields • tina.fields@esc13.txed.net • 512.919.5162