TITLE III CONFERENCE OCTOBER 20, 2011 ACCESS for ELLs ® 101 Jacqueline A. Iribarren, Ph.D. Title III, ESL & Bilingual Education Consultant

Today’s Agenda What is the ACCESS for ELLs ® ? What is not the ACCESS for ELLs ® ? Identification steps Initial Screening ACCESS for ELLs ® Dates Question and Answer

Summative versus Formative ACCESS for ELLs ® Summative Accountability Title III funding

Initial Identification The recommended procedure to identify LEP/ELL students for language instruction educational programs is as follows:  Complete Home Language Survey (HLS)  Review Student’s Academic History  Conduct Screener Evaluation  PK population

Pre-K Population: Special Considerations Initial ELP identification Informal versus formal assessment measures ISES recording (English Language Proficiency Code)

WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test™ PURPOSE: The W-APT™ is Wisconsin’s initial English language “screener”. ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES The W-APT™ is aligned with the ELP standards and ACCESS for ELLs ® assessment The screener is part of the student enrollment process Available as downloadable PDF files from the WIDA website at no cost

Optional Screener  WIDA MODEL™  For purchase  Kindergarten and Grades 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 Aligned to the WIDA Standards and linked to the ACCESS for ELLs® assessment Result is a composite score of 1-6 This screener is optional for districts

Data Flow Process for English Language Learners (ELLs) ACCESS for ELLs ® Test Window December- February District Review/Revision Period for Student ACCESS Reports March & May ACCESS Data Cleansing and Composite Score Upload into ISES June ISES Count Date & Year End Submission Period for Districts to verify ELP code uploads, plus Entry and Exit July to Mid-October Preliminary AMAO calculation from ISES Year End & ACCESS for ELLs data for Title III accountability October WSLS and ISES data sent to MetriTech for Pre-Id labels December

Test Administration Training ACCESS for ELLs ® :  Online training is available on the WIDA website at  All DAC’s received usernames/passwords  Training Toolkit & Kindergarten ACCESS DVDs available

Sample Items Students can practice using the released sample items (Grades 1-12) found at: ACCESS/sample_items.aspx

Test Security It is critical to maintain test security prior to and during testing: Remind personnel involved with the testing to keep all test materials secure and confidential Test administrators are responsible to ensure that no materials are duplicated Make sure that no specific test information is shared with students prior to or after testing

Important Dates ACCESS for ELLs® Information

Ordering Test Books: Window for Ordering Test books: October 3-21  To place your booklet order : 1. Online at: 2. Click on CLIENT AREA. 3. Select WIDA ACCESS for ELLs® from the list displayed. 4. Enter your District's User Name and Password. 5. For questions call MetriTech at (800) and ask for WIDA Technical Support. 6. Districts Receive Test Materials: November 23

ACCESS for ELLs Test Window December 1- February 10 - ACCESS test window is open December 9 – Private School Student data files are due at MetriTech See:

ACCESS for ELLs Test Window January 6 – MetriTech ships Pre-ID barcode labels to districts January 27 – Last day to order additional test materials February 16 – Districts pack and ship testing materials to MetriTech February 20 – All testing material needs to arrive at MetriTech March 21 – 30 – District online demographic data correction April 23 – May 17 – District data correction window

ACCESS for ELLs® Update In addition to the annual refreshment of test items, enhancements were made to the test for the following areas: Speaking Writing

Pre-ID Labels  Name: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME  District: SAMPLE DISTRICT  Gender - Grade: M - 0  School: SAMPLE SCHOOL  Birth Date: 01/01/2005  Student ID's - State:  District:

Testing Accommodations List of allowable ACCESS testing accommodations on the WIDA website: mmodations.aspx mmodations.aspx These guidelines are for ELL students with disabilities (use only accommodations in student’s IEP). When accommodations are used, mark on back cover of the ACCESS test book.

ACCESS Test Booklet

Online Demographic Data Correction

ACCESS Questions? FAQ:

For More Information Jacqueline Iribarren, Ph.D. Title III Consultant Phil Olsen Assistant Director, OEA Audrey Lesondak OEA Consultant