MEMO 5961.0- Assessment of 5/6th Grade Elementary English Learners for Placement in Middle School ELD/ESL Curriculum

DIAGNOSIS AND PLACEMENT INVENTORY

2013

Objectives

Understand the procedures for the DPI Test Administration to 5th or 6th grade English Learner students

Understand the procedures for placing matriculating elementary students in the appropriate ELD middle school curriculum

Receive a brief overview the High Point curriculum

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DPI History and Purpose

2002 Secondary literacy program adopted

High Point Curriculum for all secondary ESL/ELD courses (6-12) Includes textbooks and periodic assessments

DPI is the primary measure used to determine EL’s placement in High Point other measures used- CELDT, CST-ELA

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DPI and High Point

DPI test +CST/ELA+CELDT = Placement in High Point Level

DPI test is a reflection of the type of material and assessments students will encounter in their ESL/ELD class (High Point)

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2013 Testing Window55

DPI Who takes it? Who doesn’t take it?

EL Students in ELD levels 1-5 5th grade students remaining at elementary school for 6th grade and using Treasures ELD

All 5th OR 6th grade matriculating EL students who meet the criteria.

Students with a current:• CST-ELA score of Basic, Proficient or Advanced•CELDT overall level of 3, 4, or 5ELs with mild to moderate

disabilities in a Special Day Program

ELs receiving services in the Resource Specialist Program

English learners who are currently completing their 5th year in US schools will no longer be assessed with the DPI for middle school ELD/ESL placement.

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DPI Testing Procedures

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Prior to administering the DPI

Update ELD portfolio levels Reclassify all eligible students Print the DPI list from SIS blue screen

Exit the Main Menu and type in DPI-LIST Reconcile with the Master Plan Roster or EL

Monitoring Roster to ensure that all EL students are included on the list

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Prior to administering the DPI

Identify students who do NOT need to be assessed & write “exempted” where DPI scores would normally go on the list: CELDT 3, 4, or 5 CST-ELA B, P, A Both sets of criteria have to be met to be exempted

If a student scored a 4 on CELDT and a BB on CST-ELA, s/he must take the DPI

ELs completing their 5th year in US schools

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Preparing Testing Materials

Prepare testing materials ahead of time: Student Profile and Placement Chart for each

student testing Add a place for SIS ID number and teacher name

Student test booklets (all tests are included in one booklet)

Teacher’s Edition manual Score Sheets (for Test 1, A, & B) Score Sheet Overlays (answer sheets)Group materials by testing levels

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Materials

Student’s  Edition Teacher’s  Edition

Test Administration

Administer test during ELA time; not psychomotor time Organize 5th/6th grade classes into groups of 25 students per

testing session and per test type (Test 1, Level A, etc.) Support staff must assist throughout the process

Elementary staff Coaches, EL program coordinators, Paraprofessionals, administrators and other

out-of-classroom staff, and off-track teachers

Time frames 1hour 15 minutes for Test #1 1 hour for Tests #2, #3

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Determining which test to administer

ELs at ELD 1 and 2 will first take Test 1: The Basics.

ELs at ELD levels 3, 4 and 5 will begin testing with Test 2: Level A.

A score of 79% or less on Test 1: The Basics will require an examination of scores to determine the placement point level and the assignment of a corresponding level.

A score of 80% or higher on Test 2: Level A will require that these students take Test 3: Level B.

A score of 80% or higher on Test 1: The Basics will require students to take Test 2: Level A.

A score of 79% or lower on Test 2:Level A, attained by any student at ELD 3-5, will require the student to take Test 1: The Basics. This will ensure that no potential basic reading deficit is overlooked. Scoring 80% or higher on Test 1: The Basics would then result in a level of A.

(See Attachment A – DPI Testing Flowchart.)

Scoring the DPI

Score tests using the answer sheets For faster scoring use an overlay

Record scores for each test completed on the Student Profile and Placement Chart

Students who score 80% or higher take the test for next level up

Students who score 79% or lower take the test for a lower level i.e. students who took Level A and scored 79% or lower

would then take Test 1: The Basics

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Testing Flow Chart 1515

After Test Administration

Once all testing is completed, transfer scores from the Student Profile and Placement Chart onto the DPI list or DPI Record sheet

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Recording DPI Results Record and enter results as soon as students are tested, but no

later than one week after the close of the testing window 1717

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SAMPLE

Enter Information in SIS

Go to Screen 12 Academic Programs Enter the student’s four digit SIS ID number and

hit enter, or in Web SIS, click on the yellow space Field 90: enter DPI test date Field 179: enter DPI level Enter a P for exempted students

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SAMPLE

Levels to Enter in SIS 2121

English Learners exempted from testing due to currently completing their 5th year in US schools P

Articulating with Middle Schools

The following sentence will print out a DPI Roster with the students sorted by receiving middle school.

WITH 162 = "LEP"AND WITH GRN = "5" BY 192 BY NAME NAME DIST-ID ELD-YRS CUR-ELD CELDT-LEVEL DPI-SCORES CST-LA-LVL 179 192 HEADING "DIAGNOSIS AND PLACEMENT RECORD FOR 'SCHOOL' AS OF 'DLL'" (N)

Note: replace the word “SCHOOL” with your school name

Forward a copy of the completed DPI list to the feeder middle school as soon as all information is in SIS

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After the DPI

All materials are to be kept on file in the EL Coordinator’s Office for five years Include completed score sheets, test booklets,

answer sheets, etc.

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High Point Overview

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High Point Curriculum

Learning to Read

The Basics

K-3Level A

4th grade

Level B

5th grade

Level C

6th grade

High Point is the curriculum for all secondary (6-12) ELD/ESL courses

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DRAFT

High Point: The Basics Lakeside School for Newcomers

Survival English for Newcomers 56 lessons

Beginning Reading Instruction

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High Point: The Basics

Intensive Language Development Listening Comprehension Reading Fundamentals Writing Standards-Based

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High Point: Levels A-C

Increased reading level Multiple reading selections Increased text density Vocabulary and concept lessons Writing Projects Standards-Based Listening and Speaking Opportunities Language Development

For Articulation Purposes

Two weeks after the end of the testing window, feeder elementary schools are required to provide copies of the form with results to-

Middle Schools LESC Staff

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Ordering Materials

Students test booklets are NOT consumable Contact Hampton-Brown/National Geographic

Representative to place orders for additional materials (626) 796-6766

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Test Yourself!

True or false statements: All 5th and 6th grade students take the DPI. All English Learners going into middle school must take

the DPI. Prior to administering the DPI, elementary schools

should reclassify eligible students. It is recommended that the DPI be administered during

psychomotor time. There are 7 levels of High Point and students typically

test into the Basics level.

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Review

True or false statements: All 5th and 6th grade students take the DPI. False All English Learners going into middle school must take

the DPI. False Prior to administering the DPI, elementary schools

should reclassify eligible students. True It is recommended that the DPI be administered during

psychomotor time. False There are 7 levels of High Point and students typically

test into the Basics level. False

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Questions34

For further assistance, please contact your ESC English Learner staff or

the Multilingual and Multicultural Education Department at 213-241-5582.