North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Dr. Fran Hoch & Hope Tesh Accountability Conference 2003 Testing Students with Limited English Proficiency Update

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, IPT Responsibilities North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services/Testing Section LEA Test Coordinator responsibilities –Ordering, Receiving, and Distributing IPT Materials including bubble sheets –Training for Processing Guide –Scanning documents – Providing electronic data file to DPI with all other data at the end of the year –Communicating! (Making a Plan!)

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, IPT Responsibilities North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services/Testing Section LEA LEP Coordinator responsibilities –Record Keeping - Materials –IPT Administration –Assist ESL Teachers who may be assessors –Communication! (Making a Plan!)

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, IPT Data Collection North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services/Testing Section February 18, 2002 Data collected by student (grades K-12) One scannable document/Student Information Sheet Bubble initial entry (new student) scores Bubble annual scores Scanned by the LEA Test Coordinator

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, ®IDEA Language Proficiency Test (IPT) NEW BUBBLE SHEET ( ) North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services/Testing Section Used for ALL Students K-12 To be completed…section Initial and Annual Testing sections Grade Level (K-12) Test Date Indicate the “scores” for Reading, Writing, and Oral proficiency

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, Local LEP Portfolio? Designed for promotion Locally-developed Not always aligned with the all objectives Language proficiency based

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, Graduation Requirements Competency and Computer Skills (TNN Message 9/16/02)

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, LEP & IEP North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services/Testing Section Which is the overriding factor for State Testing? –No definitive guidelines –Best judgment –Review the different testing instruments –IEP is a legal document –IPT Testing?

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, HSP-C-005/NCAAAI LEP Students assessed ON-GRADE level ONLY “May” participate in a NCAAAI for up to 24 months Different options

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, Fall 2002 Training 10 sites (average 5 days per site) Separate sessions for LEP and EC Reading and Math Registration Issues Future?

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, Why should you use the NCAAAI? Valid results Flexibility in showing performance Show growth Instructional value Test anxiety Possible OCR Implications

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, Concerns and Quandaries NC Standard Course of Study (NC SCS) Using an “EC” assessment for “LEP” Workload/Myths Training It’s NEW

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, Use Native Language?? Evidence obtained through the use of the student’s native language MAY be used IF and ONLY IF: –The student is INSTRUCTED in their native language.

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, What happens to the NCAAAIs? Scores transferred to scannable sheets during the last month of school Data transferred to the NCDPI during the end-of-year process Student Notebooks will be stored locally for six months (unless Audited) ALL EOC NCAAAIs (pilot year) returned

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, Sample Audit April 1 release of LEA sample list/10% Return everything except answer sheets (inventories, evidence, forms, etc.) Review in August Return to LEAs in September Report percentages to the LEA Super.???

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, NCAAAI and the ABCs Grades 3-8, 10 Reading & Math Operational administration Performance CompositeEOC Pilot administration for EOC (Spring only) : Pilot

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, Update Guidelines for Testing LEP Students (moving forward) North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services/Testing Section LEP Advisory Committee —LEP LEA Coordinators, ESL Teachers, Principals with LEP experience, Assistant Superintendent, LEA Test Coordinators, CommunityAdvocates (Hispanic and Hmong Representation) —Meeting in March —Website: ht tp:// SLEP/index.htm Guidelines

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Division of Accountability Services February, More Information Testing Section Website: ESL Website: