English Learner Update

Cambrian School District

February 9, 2012

OverviewEnglish Learner Demographics

CELDT Test

CELDT Data

Reclassification Process

Moving Forward

2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012

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English Learners in Cambrian

English Learners in Cambrian

14% of total population• 454 students/27 languages

• Bagby—15%• Fammatre—15%• Farnham—22%• Sartorette—19%• Price—5%

CELDT Required for EL students in the fall

Areas assessed• Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing

Performance Levels• Level 1—Beginning• Level 2—Early Intermediate• Level 3—Intermediate• Level 4—Early Advanced• Level 5—Advanced

Goal• Advance minimum of one CELDT level per year

CELDTPercent Advancing at Least One Level

Percent of EL Students in each Level

Percent of English Learners By CELDT Level 4th-8th grade

Reclassification

R-FEP--Reclassified as Fluent English Proficiency• Criteria

• CELDT—Overall Level 4 (Early Advanced) or above • Each category at least Level 3 (Intermediate)

• STAR test• Proficient or above on English Language Arts

(ELA)• Teacher recommendation• Parent approval and signature required

R-FEP students monitored for two years

Reclassified Students

ELD Services DistrictwideElementary• Pull out with some push in for grades K-5

• 30-120 minutes/week• Some support of EL students during ExCel

Middle School• 6th grade – four period core class: ELD, ELA,

SS, science and EL math • 7th grade – ELD, ELA, SS in two period core• 8th grade – ELD, ELA with ELD teacher, SS in

mainstream

Moving Forward

New this year• Committees

• English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) at each site

• District English Language Advisory Committee (DELAC)

• District EL Committee

• Data Analysis• Deeper CELDT trend data• Targeted intervention and tracking of EL students

Moving Forward

• Professional Development• GLAD training• A Look At Learning (ALL)• EL/ELD training for principals

• ELD Curriculum• Pilot at Price and Farnham• El Committee reviewing options• Implement and monitor selected ELD curriculum

• Pilot iPod touch with EL students

Moving Forward

Next Steps

• Continue with focus elements this year

• Refine monitoring procedure of R-FEP students

• Implement and monitor EL Services Plan