DELAC DISTRICT ENGLISH LEARNER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MARCH 15, 2010

RECLASSIFICATION PYLUSD Reclassification Rates through

Reclassification Criteria The purpose of reclassification is to verify that English Learners have acquired English listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills at the level of a native speaker of English. The State Board of Education established the following reclassification criteria: 1.English proficiency (CELDT) 2.Academic skills in English /language arts section of the California Standards Test (CST) 3.Teacher evaluation 4.Parent consultation PYLUSD has two periods of reclassification during the school year: 1. Fall reclassification– August / September 2. Spring reclassification-February

Reclassification Criteria The principal reclassification criteria are: 1. English proficiency – based on the CELDT, a minimum score of Early Advanced (EA) overall and Intermediate or better on each of the subtests: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. 2. Academic skills – based on the California Standards Tests in English /language arts; 3rd grade : Proficient (350) level on CST 4th-9th grade : a minimum level at the mid- point of Basic (score 325 or above) 10th-12th grade: a minimum level of Basic (score 300 or above) 3. Teacher evaluation in support of reclassification – based on teacher’s knowledge of student’s English / language arts skills. 4. Parent consultation

AMAO 1 – Annual Progress in Learning English Percent of Students Meeting the Annual Growth Objective

AMAO 2 – Attain English Proficiency Percent of ELs Attaining English Proficiency on CELDT

AMAO 3 Academic Achievement English Language Arts Percent of EL Subgroup meeting AYP targets in ELA

AMAO 3 Academic Achievement Mathematics Percent of EL Subgroup meeting AYP targets in Mathematics

Consequences of not meeting AMAOs If Title III LEA does not meet any one or more of the three AMAOs in any year, it must: – Inform the parents of all ELs in the LEA that the AMAOs have not been met – If not met for 2 consecutive years, an improvement plan must be developed – If not met for 4 consecutive years, the state shall require the LEA to modify its curriculum, program, and method of instruction

WEBSITES (animated diagrams, description and audio-video of sounds) (reference materials including thesaurus, dictionary, and encyclopedia) (HM support materials for EL incl. vocabulary cards, word lists, ideas for theme walls, etc.) (flash cards, worksheets, ELD resources and links to many other resources) (songs, rhymes, flashcards, worksheets, and ELD resources) (links to many ELD websites) (clipart) (reading support including phonics and vocabulary practice) (HM Support) (grammar resources) (grammar worksheets) (grammar resources) (grammar reference) EL Program : pylusd.org

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