language policy and leadership update bcn september 26, 2008

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONJack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Language Policy and Leadership Update

BCN September 26, 2008


Title III Year 2 Update

JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Title III Accountability System Requirements

LEAs and Consortia Must Meet All 3 Annual Measureable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs)

AMAO 1 – (CELDT)Achieve Annual Progress in Learning English

AMAO 2 – (CELDT)Attain English Proficiency on CELDT

AMAO 3 – (CST, CAPA, CAHSEE)Meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)for the EL Subgroup at the LEA level


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Consequences of Not Meeting AMAOs for 2 Consecutive

YearsNotify parents that LEA or

consortium failed to meet AMAOs

Notification must be provided within

30 days of public data release


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Consequences of Not Meeting AMAOs for 2 Consecutive

Years Develop an Improvement Plan

Addendum including strategies and actions that will ensure AMAOs are metspecifically address factors that

prevented LEA or Consortium from meeting AMAOs

Identify actions for meeting specific AMAOs (ELD, ELA, Math), including professional development and parent involvement activities


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Title III Year 2

LEAs That Failed to Meet AMAOs for 2 Consecutive Years

59 School Districts and County Offices of Education

17 Consortia7 Charter Schools83 Total


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Year 2 Technical Assistance

Seminars

November 12-13 SacramentoRadisson Hotel

November 18-19 RiversideHistoric Mission inn


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For more information:

Title III Accountability Technical Assistance Website

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/t3/acct.asp

Paul A. Garcia

[email protected]


Title III Year 4 Update


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2008-09 Year 4 LEAs

58 LEAs identified as having failing to meet one or more AMAOs for four consecutive years

List found at (Subgrantee Report) www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/t3/t3reports.asp

AYP update in October


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Year 4 COE Leads Attend monthly meetings with CDE and CA

CC in Sacramento– ELSSA revision– Title I alignment– Technology update– Forum content and facilitation

Conduct Pre-Forums with LEAs Participate in Webinars: ELSSA, Budgets,

Online Tracker Continue monitoring implementation of

Cohort 1 plans


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Title III Year 4 Forum

Forums designed for LEA participants required by the SBE to modify curriculum, program and method of instruction for ELs

Teams attend two days: systemic change within the LEA to address needs of ELs through development of the Action Plan


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Title III Year 4 Forum

COE Leads conduct Pre-Forum to address specific needs in the development of the required Action Plan

Concurrent session with Title ISubmit online Action Plan January

8; or if aligned with PI Year 3, March 9, 2009


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Forum Dates & Locations

Year 4 Forums Dates Locations

October 14-15 Radisson Hotel

Sacramento

October 29-30 Four Points Sheraton Hotel

LAX

Identified LEAs required to attend Forums


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THANK YOU

Robert Linquanti, WestEd

Zoe Ann Brown, WestEd

Beth Simpson, WestEd

Paula Jacobs, CDE

Paul Garcia, CDE

COE Leads


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Contact

Title III Year 4 Forums &

Year 4 COE Leads

Marcela Rodriguez, Consultant

[email protected]


Community Based English Tutoring Program

(CBET)State Board of Education

Revised RegulationsMay 7, 2008


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Automated Records Checks

• Language that required background checks of CBET enrollees was omitted.


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CBET Data Collection Requirements

Improvement in English literacy of adult CBET tutors

Attendance of pupils participating in the tutoring program

Achievement progress measured by CST for students

English language acquisition progress measured by CELDT for students


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CBET Data Collection Requirements, Continued

• A participating school district shall report the data maintained to the State Board of Education upon

request.


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CBET Applicants2008-09

622 applicantsA total representation of 1,476,678

English learners in K-12. Funding is approximately $33 per

EL student


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For more information:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/cb

Paul A. Garcia

[email protected]


Accountability Leadership Institute for English Learners,

Immigrant, and Migrant Students


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Accountability Leadership Institute for English Learners,

Immigrant, and Migrant Students

Date: February 9 -10, 2009 (February 8 – early registration)

Location: Hyatt Regency at the San Francisco Airport, Burlingame

Registration brochures will be available online soon. Check our Web site in a few weeks for more information: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/t3/


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Institute Planning CommitteeCalifornia Department of Education Administrators & Consultants:

-Language Policy and Leadership Office, Nancy Zarenda, lead

-Migrant Education, Marcos Sánchez, co-lead

-English Learner Accountability Unit

Statewide Partners:

-Lynne Aoki, National Association for Multicultural Educators

-Maria Deharo, Migrant Ed, Region 7

-Debra Dougherty, San Diego USD

-Robert Linquanti, WestEd

-Claudia Lockwood, San Joaquin COE

-Sheli Silva, Migrant Ed, Region 8

-Shelly Speigel-Coleman, Californians Together

-Yee Wan, Santa Clara COE

-Mary Woodruff, Migrant Ed, Region 22


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Theme: Integrating Improvement Efforts, Building

Synergies Areas of Focus:

INFORMING POLICY AND LEGISLATION

PROMISING PRACTICES, CONNECTIONS, & OPPORTUNITIES

ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION & ACCOUNTABILITY

CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION


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Keynote Speakers

State Senator Leland Yee, District 8

Dr. Sharroky Hollie, Executive Director, Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning

Simon Silva, Artist

Chuck Weis, Superintendent, Santa Clara County School District


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Save-the-Date Flyer

Please refer to the save-the-date flyer for hotel booking information


Refugee Student Assistance Program

Update


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The United State Office of Refugee Resettlement awarded the California Department of Social Services $1.7 million in continuation funding for the Refugee School Impact Grant for the period of August 15, 2008 through August 14, 2009. This is the fourth year of a possible five year project period. Award letters will be mailed in late October.

The Grant, administered in collaboration with the California Department of Education assists school that have significant number of refugee children.


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The CDE makes Grant funds available to ten Local Educational Agencies to provide support services to refugee children and their families: Clovis USD; East Side USD; Folsom-Cordova USD; Glendale USD; Twin Rivers USD; Los Angeles USD; Norwalk-La Mirada USD; Oakland USD; Sacramento City USD; San Juan USD

The LEAs were originally chosen through a competitive process and receive continuation funding each year that CDSS receives Grant funds.


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Two-Way Bilingual Immersion

Directory UpdateA program that has not submitted

information should contact

Lilia G. Sánchez

[email protected]

(916) 319-0265


English Language Acquisition Update


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English Language Acquisition Program

The English Language Acquisition Program (ELAP), was established through AB 1116 in July 1999

Enacted to improve the English proficiency of ELs in grades 4-8, and to prepare them to meet the state’s academic content and performance standards

The allocation is $100 per pupil in grades 4-8 to provide supplemental services for these students. See the ELAP Web site for details at www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/ii.


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English Language Acquisition Program

Awards for FY 2008-09 Award notices for 2008-09 will be mailed in

late October, 2008. The State Budget appropriated $63,263,000 for ELAP.

Assistance FAQs are posted on the ELAP Web site at

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/ii/elapfaq.asp. For assistance, contact Pamela Lucas at

(916) 319-0610 or by e-mail at [email protected].


Bilingual Teacher Training Program


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Bilingual Teacher Training Program

Purpose: to provide training for teachers seeking CCTC authorization to provide ELD, SDAIE and primary language instruction to English learners

Crosscultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD)

Certificate of Completion of Staff Development (CCSD)

Bilingual CLAD Language Training


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BTTP Participant Data2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

CLAD 706 1237 1924

CCSD 6460 8678 5428

Language 352 281 379

BCLAD 83 128 21

Totals 9096 12,927 11,619


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BTTP Funding

2006-07 - - - - - - - $2,066,000

2007-08 - - - - - - - $2,149,000

2008-09 - - - - - - - $TBD


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Communication California Teachers of English

Learners

Goal: Provide a clear message regarding need for EL teacher authorization

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

California Department of Education 14 Statewide BTTP Regions aligned

with Superintendent’s regions


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Regional BTTP Centers


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CTC/CDE CommunicationCTC - http://www.cte.ca.gov

– Web site link - ‘Teaching English Learners’, and various authorizations

– CTC Credentials Assignment Workshops

Email at [email protected]

CDE – http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el– Teacher Authorization FAQs, CDE

Website– BTTP Information– Contact information for 14 BTTP sites

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