English Language Acquisition Consortium

(ELAC) Meeting

Multilingual Programs Curriculum & Instruction

DepartmentJanuary 11, 2013

FacilitatorsLorena Tariba

Yee Wan, Ed.D.Coordinators, Multilingual Programs

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Today’s Topics• District Networking Discussion

• Santa Clara COE Educational Services Branch Initiatives

• Language Policy and Leadership Update

• The New English Language Development Standards Awareness Series – Design, Key Shifts and Elements

• Federal Program Monitoring Preparation: English Learner Program

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Meeting Materials Online Posting

Visit http://www.sccoe.org/depts/ell/elac.asp

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District Networking Table Discussion

Elementary DistrictsA. What are your district’s placement criteria for SEI and

mainstream classes? B. What are your district’s procedures in monitoring ELs

and RFEPs?Secondary and Unified School Districts

A. What are your district’s placement criteria for ELD, SDAIE and mainstream classes?

B. What are your district’s procedures in monitoring ELs and RFEPs?

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District Networking Table Share Out

1. Summarize 2-3 key points from your group’s discussion.

2. Please observe a 3 minute time limit for your group’s report.

3. Please add topics of interest or resources needed or offered to the Meeting Feedback Form.

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Santa Clara COE Educational Services Branch Initiatives

• CCSS Focus– CCSS systems development across district

departments– Curriculum Leadership Council

• Leadership Development– English learner program support (Title III technical

assistance and district leadership support for EL programs

– Parent engagement leadership training to assistant superintendents, principals and administrators

Title of Presentation

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Santa Clara COE Educational Services Branch Initiatives

• Eliminating the Achievement Gap (SJ2020)– A Look at Learning– Principal Network Series (Common Core;

School Improvement; Changing School Culture)

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Language Policy and Leadership Office Update

13th Annual Accountability Leadership Institute for English Learners and Immigrant StudentsSession Handoutshttp://www.sccoe.org/depts/ell/accountability/ali_13thannual.asp

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2012-13 Title I and/or Title III Status via ESEA Letter Notification

A December 18, 2012, notice letter was sent to all LEAs notifying them of their Title I and/or Title III improvement status

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ti/leapireq.asp

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2012-13 Title III Year 2 & 4 LEAs

• Year 2 LEAs: 5• Year 4 LEAs: 6 • Monitoring: 4/15, 7/15, 10/15, 2013 1/15, 4/15, 7/15, 2014• Monitoring of the Year 2 and 4 2011-12

Cohort: 11 1/15, 4/14, 7/15, 2013

Submit the Improvement Plan Information Form to County Lead by December 3, 2012

Submit the ELSSA, Needs Assessment, draft Title III Plan to county lead by Jan. 15, 2013

Feedback will be provided by Feb. 1 and county lead signs off by February 15, 2013

Complete Board approval by Feb. 25, 2013 CAIS Upload to CDE by March 1, 2013

Timeline for Title III Plan

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Title III Accountability Title III Year 2 and Year 4 Plans

due on March 1, 2013Upload the these files in CAIS by March 1, 2013

1. Title III Plan2. English Learner Subgroup Self-Assessment (ELSSA)3. Needs Assessment Template4. Title III Year 2 and Year 4 Improvement Plan Information5. Title III Year 2 and Year 4 Improvement Plan Assurance6. Title III Year 2 and Year 4 Implementation Plan Evaluation

Checklist

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Title III Accountability Title III Year 2 and Year 4 CAIS Training

at the Santa Clara County Office of Education

January 22, 2013 from 8 a.m. – 12 noonJanuary 23, 2013 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

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What Do Complex Texts Meanfor English Learners &

Language Minority Students?

California 2012 Accountability Leadership Institute

Lily Wong FillmoreUniversity of California at Berkeley

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¡POR FIN!A fighting chance to learnwhat must be learned at

school!

Lily Wong Fillmore

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I will argue–• The language ELs and LMs need for dealing with the Common Core is an outcome of––not a prerequisite for––school learning.• ELs become long-term English learners because they have not had access to the language they need for full literacy.• A major obstacle to learning is the use of “leveled” materials––the widely used simplified texts that ELs and struggling learners are thought to need because they lack the language and/or literacy skills for grade level appropriate materials.

Lily Wong Fillmore

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What’s wrong with that?• The super-simplified texts ELs and many LM students get are

thin in content (little can be learned by having read them), provide no incentive to read more, and worst of all, provide no clue as to the English that figures in academic discourse.

• Fact is, the only way anyone can learn the language that figures in advanced literacy is through literacy, and only by noticing, grappling with, and thinking about the way forms and structures relate to meaning in the materials one reads.

• That’s possible if and only if the language one encounters really is representative of academic discourse.

Lily Wong Fillmore

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California English Language Development Test (CELDT)

Update

There will be no changes to the testing window in the 2013-14

school year.

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California English Language Development Test (CELDT)

STOT Training Date: May 7, 2013SCCOE Training Dates:

May 29 and Sept. 3, 2013http://santaclara.k12oms.org/1054-67164

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ELD Standards

1. What are your questions?

2. What are the key messages of the professional development plan?

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Federal Program Monitoring Preparation

English Leaner Program

Expenditure Guidelines

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Parental Waivers for English Learners

• Parental Waivers for English Learners Letter Dated August 24, 2012

http://www.sccoe.org/depts/ell/bcn/Sep2012/September%2021%20Presentations/4b%20Parental%20Waivers.pdf

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Parental Waivers for English Learners

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ResourcesCCSS Resources for Working with ELs

• Top Ten Resources on the CCSS for ELLshttp://blog.colorincolorado.org/2013/01/01/top-ten-resources-on-the-ccss-for-ells/

• Unpacking the ELA and Literacy Common Core State Standards for Teachers of English Learnershttp://www.sccoe.org/depts/ell/bcn/Nov2012/Nov%2015%20Presentations/6_Starlight_Unpacking%20ELA_Literacy%20CCSS_Dec.%202012.pdf

• Learning From Research: Common Core State Standards and Support for ELs – Understanding Language website http://ell.stanford.edu/papers

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Save the Dates!

• 11th Annual Academic Success Institute Saturday, March 9, 2013 Santa Clara County Office of Education http://santaclara.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?id=64624

• A Look at Learning Showcase, April 23, 2013

http://santaclara.k12oms.org/1054-66272

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Future ELAC Meeting Dates

March 29, 2013May 24, 2013Time: 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.Location: Santa Clara County

Office of Education