CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction California Department of Education Update English Language Learner Acquisition and Development Pilot Program (AB 2117) and English Learner Professional Development (SB 472 ) June 5, 2008

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction AB 2117 ELL Best Practices Pilot Project The CDE shall establish and administer a three-year competitive grant pilot project of 25,000 or more English language learners to be conducted during the to school years.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction The Project’s Goal The Goal is to Identify existing best practices regarding topics, including but not limited to, curriculum, Instruction and staff development for Teaching English language learners and to promote academic English acquisition and development.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction The Project’s Intent The intent of the pilot project is not to compare the effectiveness of instructional methods for English language learners (EL), but rather to identify practices that demonstrate success for ELs in achieving English proficiency, regardless of instructional setting.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Project Funding Funding shall be used to Support or expand successful existing programs serving the academic needs of ELs to learn standards-aligned academic content Support ELs in acquiring proficiency in the English language.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Available funding Selected LEAs will receive a grant of $200 per EL pupil, per year beginning in and ending June 30, These LEAs will be required to match this grant with an additional $200 per EL pupil, per year for the same period.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Assurances Selected LEAs receiving a grant shall agree to: The evaluation process, Data collection, Reporting requirements, Maintain auditable fiscal records

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Selected LEAs The CDE established criteria, with advice of an advisory committee and in consultation with the Office of the Secretary of Education, for evaluation of applicant LEAs to receive grants, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Selected LEAs (continued) A diverse mix of schools, including those offering: Structured English immersion Bilingual instruction Dual language immersion Mainstream instruction Enrollment of pupils of low SES and of varying levels of academic proficiency and performance as measured by the API

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Replicable Results The Legislature’s intent is that the completed evaluation highlights successful programs of EL instruction that can be reasonably replicated and used as models for other schools.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Final LEA Grantees Additional information on the project and a list of final LEA grantees is posted on the CDE Web site at asp asp

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 English Learner Professional Development The SSPI shall provide funding to LEAs, with the approval of the SBE, to provide professional development to teachers of English learners.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 ELPD Content The PD must be: “Sufficient in scope, depth, and duration to fully equip teachers with comprehensive instructional strategies using state board adopted instructional materials, including the universal access components of the SBE adopted programs.”

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 ELPD Content The PD must also include: “ELD components of the SBE adopted programs, provide strategies to differentiate instruction as needed in the basic programs, including English language proficiency levels as measured by the CELDT.”

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 ELPD Content In addition, the PD must include: “Strategies to use supplementary materials with the SBE adopted programs to meet the needs of English learners.”

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 ELPD Content In addition, the PD shall be capable of: “delivering a thorough knowledge of the core academic content standards using the ELD standards to deliver instruction.”

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 ELPD Content The PD shall also include instruction on: Vocabulary development Writing development Core academic standards and ELD standards Analyzing achievement of ELs to improve pupil performance through the use of multiple ELD Early intervention techniques Instructional strategies to teach essential content

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 ELPD Eligibility Teachers must have completed the initial training, either AB 466 or SB 472, prior to attending the ELPD. Even if a teacher has completed the full 160 hours of AB 466 or SB 472, they are still eligible to attend the ELPD.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 Funding Initial Training $1250 Practicum (Must be completed within 2 years after 40 hours of initial training is completed.) $1250 ELPD $ AB (Must complete training no later than January 1, 2009.) 40

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 ELPD Funding FY = $18.75 m FY = $25 m (as of May 14 revise)

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 ELPD Timeline Oct SB 472 became Education Code Jan 2007 – SBE approved emergency regs Feb-Mar 2007 – ELPD Advisory Committee met Feb-Nov 2007 – Regulatory process continued Nov 2007 – SBE approved regulations Nov 19, 2007 – Office of Administrative Law approved regs Dec 6-7, ELPD provider informational meeting

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 ELPD Timeline Jan SBE appointed ELPD reviewers Feb Training providers began submitting curriculum Feb First ELPD reviews Feb ELPD reviewers recommend 3 training curricula Mar SBE approves 3 training providers

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 ELPD Timeline Mar – Apr Additional submissions, resubmissions, and reviews Apr ELPD reviewers recommend 6 training curricula for May SBE mtg May ELPD reviewers recommend 4 training curricula for special June SBE mtg

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction SB 472 ELPD Curricula and Providers As of June, 2008 there will be a total of: ELPD curricula = 13 ELPD providers = 28

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Contact Information Ellen Jensen, Administrator, Professional Development Unit (916) Roxane Fidler, Consultant, Professional Development Unit (916)