First Tennessee Federal Program Directors’ Meeting Jan. 10, 2014 WEBB As an agency, we have always had a duty to the children of our state: to support their schools and their teachers in helping students – all students – achieve and prepare for their futures Now, however, we have a special responsibility and privilege to Tennessee’s children, and working with our districts through the state we now have the resources to turn that responsibility into results First to the Top is about making achievement – college and career readiness – a reality for students all across our state

Issues for ESL Program designs Self Assessments Standards Are the right students being identified 4/26/2019

Push in and Pull out models Who is eligible What needs to happen How this connects to accountability Models that combine elements of both 4/26/2019

Castañeda vs. Pickard Supreme Court Ruling Soundness of Educational Approach Research based Proper Implementation Staffing Exit Criteria Special education programs – not placed inappropriately Gifted and other specialized programs –included where appropriate. Program Evaluation 4/26/2019

Used by 34 states and 2 territories Has research to back standards TN has adopted World Class Instructional Design Assessment (WIDA) Standards Used by 34 states and 2 territories Has research to back standards 2012 Amplified standards correspond to Common Core State Standards(CCSS) Can be viewed at www.wida.us 4/26/2019

Assessments for 2015 PARCC ELPA – not yet decided Will align to WIDA standards Will assess all 4 domains: reading, writing, speaking and listening + comprehension 4/26/2019

New academic growth for ELs Closing the achievement gap Teaching to academic standards Scaffolding for success Focus on discourse, not vocabulary Focus on concepts, not discrete points of language 4/26/2019

Have a right to an English education Waived service ELs Have a right to an English education Cannot be successful in our schools without English proficiency Must be taught in all four domains Comprehensibility and communication are necessary for success 4/26/2019

Not a simple issue for SPED/ELs Identification of ELs Not a simple issue for ELs who are American citizens and may fall between two languages Not a simple issue for SPED/ELs Must serve all who can benefit from ESL services 4/26/2019

What Successful ESL education is . . . Focused on discourse and communication Continual growth in English language acquisition Continual growth in accessing academics Intervention as needed 4/26/2019

Questions??? Jan.Lanier@tn.gov (615) 532-6314 4/26/2019