ACCESS for ELLs ® 101 Annual Bilingual/ESL Meeting October 8, 2009

Today’s Agenda Steps to Identify Students as ELL Initial ELL Screening:  W-APT™  Model™ ACCESS for ELLs®  Data Flow  Important Dates  Test Administration  Data Comparison Assessment of ELLs Accommodations Question & Answer

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

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

Kindergarten Assessments Kindergarten W-APT™ Administered to Pre-K, K & first semester 1 st grade students Adaptive, individually-administered test with a combined speaking/listening component Result is a score rating of low to high WIDA MODEL™ Aligned to the Pre-K – K Standards and linked to the K ACCESS for ELLs® assessment

Kindergarten Assessments WIDA MODEL™ (cont.) Manipulative Kit Result in a composite score of 1-6 Cost to districts: –$130 for one kit with 25 student response books –$180 for 2 kits with 50 student response books 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 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 (ELP 1 & 6) July to Mid-October Preliminary AMAO calculation from ISES Year End & ACCESS for ELLs ® data for Title III accountability November WSLS and ISES data sent to MetriTech for Pre-Id labels December

OpportunityDateElectronic Data Hand-code Wisconsin Student Locator System (WSLS) Update Regularly Individual Student Enrollment System (ISES). Update before October Year End deadline. July-October Text Coded Pre-Id Labels. Information on the label should be accurate and current. If the student identifier information is correct but other errors are found on the label, you should still use the label and make corrections in WSLS and ISES. December- February Student Information Page on the front and back cover of the ACCESS for ELLs® Test Books. The covers should only be completed if there is not a Pre-Id label available. Be certain to bubble the Wisconsin Student Number (WSN) accurately. December- February District Review and Revision Period after reports are delivered. Districts have approximately 4 weeks to notify MetriTech of errors that may affect reporting. May Opportunities to Verify the Accuracy of ELL Student Demographic Data

ACCESS for ELLs® Information Important Dates Window for Ordering Test books: October 1-22  To place your booklet order : 1. Access 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.

ACCESS for ELLs® Information Important Dates(cont.) Districts Receive Test Materials: November 25 ACCESS for ELLs Test Window: Dec. 1-Feb. 12 – ACCESS test window is open Dec. 8 – Private school student data files are due at MetriTech

ACCESS for ELLs® Information Important Dates (cont.) ACCESS for ELLs Test Window: January 8 – MetriTech ships Pre-ID barcode labels to districts January 29 – Last day to order additional test materials February 12 – ACCESS testing window closes November 25

ACCESS for ELLs® Information Important Dates (cont.) ACCESS for ELLs Test Window: February – Districts pack and ship testing materials to MetriTech February 23 – All materials need to arrive at MetriTech November 25

Test Administration Training ACCESS: –Online training is available on the WIDA website at  All DAC’s received usernames/passwords –Kindergarten ACCESS DVD-distributed to districts in October 2008

Kindergarten ACCESS K ACCESS for ELLs® Will arrive with ACCESS materials Aligned to the Pre-K – K standards Manipulative Kit Results in a composite score of 1-6 No additional cost to districts Training will also be available on the following site: Test administrators can watch the DVD and take a 10 point training questionnaire on the WIDA site

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

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

Testing Accommodations List of allowable testing accommodations available at For students with disabilities (use only accommodations in student’s IEP), ELL students, and all students as appropriate. When accommodations are used, mark on back cover of the ACCESS for ELLs test book for each content area tested.

ACCESS for ELLs® Update  Beginning with the school year, the DPI will pay the cost of ACCESS for ELLs® test materials and scoring for districts.  The costs to administer the annual ACCESS for ELLs® and any ELP screeners must be paid for using local district funds.

Two-Year Comparison of ELP Codes

Historical Comparison of ELP Codes (1-5) & 6

Assessment of ELLs  All English language learners will be participating in the WKCE  Exception: ELLs who have an IEP that states that their instruction should be based on the Extended Grade Band Standards – These students take the WAA-SwD  The Decision Flowchart outlining participation and AYP information for ELP Levels 1 and 2 is available on the following site:

Largest Four Language Groups

ELL Accommodations The translation accommodation is comprised of: –Translation Written Script-  All test items and directions in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Writing  Directions only for Reading and Language Arts

Distribution of Accommodation Your district assessment coordinator (DAC) will be sent a copy (multiple copies will be sent to the largest districts) of the translation accommodation in the format of a CD. Districts will be responsible for duplicating and distributing necessary materials to each school. –For example, DACs may choose to burn CDs, produce hard copies, etc in order to distribute materials to schools. Test Security protocol should be observed by all who work with the materials.

ELL Accommodations Districts who serve students who speak languages other than Spanish or Hmong may use qualified translators to provide translation support to students. Information about additional allowable accommodations for ELLs can be located on the DPI website: and in the DAC guide and the TAM

Questions?

For More Information Please contact the Office of Educational Accountability: Renae Fjeld Accardo Kristen Kehoe