English Learner Update Cambrian School District February 9, 2012

Overview English Learner Demographics CELDT Test CELDT Data Reclassification Process Moving Forward

English Learners in Cambrian

14% of total population 454 students/27 languages Bagby—15% Fammatre—15% Farnham—22% Sartorette—19% Price—5%

CELDT Required for EL students in the fall Areas assessed Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing Performance Levels Level 1—Beginning Level 2—Early Intermediate Level 3—Intermediate Level 4—Early Advanced Level 5—Advanced Goal Advance minimum of one CELDT level per year

CELDT Percent Advancing at Least One Level

Percent of EL Students in each Level

Percent of English Learners By CELDT Level 4 th -8 th grade

Reclassification R-FEP-- Reclassified as Fluent English Proficiency Criteria CELDT—Overall Level 4 (Early Advanced) or above Each category at least Level 3 (Intermediate) STAR test Proficient or above on English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher recommendation Parent approval and signature required R-FEP students monitored for two years

Reclassified Students

ELD Services Districtwide Elementary Pull out with some push in for grades K minutes/week Some support of EL students during ExCel Middle School 6 th grade – four period core class: ELD, ELA, SS, science and EL math 7 th grade – ELD, ELA, SS in two period core 8 th grade – ELD, ELA with ELD teacher, SS in mainstream

Moving Forward New this year Committees English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) at each site District English Language Advisory Committee (DELAC) District EL Committee Data Analysis Deeper CELDT trend data Targeted intervention and tracking of EL students

Moving Forward Professional Development GLAD training A Look At Learning (ALL) EL/ELD training for principals ELD Curriculum Pilot at Price and Farnham El Committee reviewing options Implement and monitor selected ELD curriculum Pilot iPod touch with EL students

Moving Forward Next Steps Continue with focus elements this year Refine monitoring procedure of R-FEP students Implement and monitor EL Services Plan