College Community Language Instruction Educational Program Board Report 2017-18

E.L.L. Staff Mike Heights Ridge Krista View Hill Amy Creek Wendy Point Part-time Wendy Point Alexis High School Introduce self, Mike start

E.L.L. Support Staff Laura Medberry, Coordinator of Student and Social Services Matthew Alexander, Curriculum Lead for SS and Learning Supports Laura

E. L. L. Mission The mission of the ELL program is to foster an engaging, multicultural learning environment where students develop academic and social language and cultural competency. Krista

CCSD ELL program started in 2006 (12th year) Who Do We Serve? CCSD ELL program started in 2006 (12th year) Students range from “newcomer” to students who are being monitored after exiting the ELL program Monitored and exited with ELPA 21 test and IA assessments (reading and math) Krista

Program Goals CCSD Action Plan: We believe in developing community partnerships. 1. CCSD ELL Program Goal: 90% of ELL families will participate in K-12 conferences (in person, phone, or via written exchange). CCSD Action Plan: We believe all children can learn at high levels. 2. CCSD ELL Program Goal: 70% of ELs will show growth on the spring aReading (FAST) test in grades K-6 & 85% of students in K-6 will meet benchmark goals for spring FAST. 3. CCSD ELL Program Goal: 70% of ELs will show growth on the Iowa Assessment Reading Comprehension and Math Assessment in grades 2-12. 4. CCSD ELL Program 70% of ELs will show one point growth (or maintain proficiency score) in the area of “speaking” on the ELPA21 assessment. Alli

LAU PLAN/ELL STANDARDS Will continue to have a Stakeholder meeting in May to comply with state guidelines and review standardized assessments and ELPA21 data. Access to the LAU Plan is on the prairiepride.org website. We will continue to review and implement ELP standards. Alli

Growth of ELL Students in Iowa Mike

Growth of ELL Students in GWAEA Mike

ELL Population at College Comm. Interesting Facts 113% student increase the last 5 years 179 “Active” students plus 19 “Monitor” students = 198 students total 23 students have moved since August 4 students have refused services Mike...mention that we know have more than 180 students now as this data was from mid-October.

ELL Students at CC Buildings 2 8 2 34 41 26 37 28 Amy

Students Per Grade Level Amy K-19, 1st-20, 2nd-12, 3rd-23, 4th-12, 5th-20, 6th-6, 7th-12, 8th-13, 9th-12, 10th-8, 11th-13,12th-8

Countries Represented In College Community Bolivia Bosnia Burundi Cambodia China Colombia D.R. of Congo Equador El Salvador Ghana Guatemala India Ivory Coast Jordan Kenya Laos Liberia Marshall Islands Mexico Micronesia Nigeria Pakistan Puerto Rico Saudi Arabia Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo United Arab Emirates Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe 34 Countries and 28 Languages Top 3: Mexico 23% Sudan 17% DR Congo 16% Amy Interesting Facts: 4 years ago we also had 18 languages and now 28 4 years ago Mexico was ⅓ of our population and that number has continued to drop.

Country Trends... 23 43 59 29 18 7 5 16 2014-2015 2017-2018 Wendy: Trend notes: Sudan more than doubled and and Democratic Republic of Congo has tripled in four years time. For many years Mexico was typically ⅓ of our ELL population, but that is declining. 2014-2015 2017-2018

Changing Demographics 38% 62% 53% 46% Wendy: 4 years ago we had over 60% of our students born in the US and now that number has dropped about 10%. There has also been an increase in our refugee population. Talk a little bit as to why there has been an increase of refugee in our area particularly. US-81, Not US 95 13% 2016-2017, 14% 2017-2018, R status

Academic Proficiency Laura

Language Proficiency Laura

Projected Number of Students Interesting Facts 2016-17...hired an additional ½ time position 2017-2018...added an additional elementary school 2017-2018...average of 40 students per roster 2022-2023...projection of 324 students Laura... Rebecca B. Data Coach…Per Rebecca she created the projection based on the average increase of students and then projected the numbers for the next 5 years.

Comparison of Area Districts Trends… College Comm.= 69% increase C.R.= 50% increase I.C.= 49% increase Marion= 50% decrease Linn-Mar= 35% decrease Laura: 2017-2018...Emily 966, Lisa Boyer 1492, Linn-Mar 108, Marion 10-20 From last four years... College- 106, 140, 154, 179 CR-642, 772, 811, 966 IC- 1000, 1200,1476, 1492 Marion 30, 12, 22, 15 Linn-Mar 165, 110, 101, 108

District Comparison Part 2 Growth # of ELL Students # of ELL Teachers Student to Teacher Ratio College Comm. 69% Increase 179 4.5 40 to 1 Cedar Rapids 50% 966 29 33 to 1 Iowa City 49% 1492 47 32 to 1 Linn-Mar 35% Decrease 108 5 22 to 1 Marion 15 1 15 to 1 Laura: CR: 2017-18, (29 teachers, elem. 16, ms 5, hs, 7 IC: 47 total, Elementary - 31, Jr High -- 7, High School -- 9 Linn-Mar: 5 teachers Marion: 1 teacher

Questions/Comments Alli