Annual Measurable Achievement Objective s (AMAOs): Update Jacqueline A. Iribarren, DPI September 27, 2007

Chronology of Wisconsin Events: September 2003 No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) Title III Regulations DPI & WIDA partner states create ELP Standards (grade clusters: K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12; language domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing) ESEA Consolidated Application

2003: Interim AMAO Targets –Stakeholders including DPI & WIDA ESL/Bilingual education professionals –Cut scores set on the four ELP instruments (using performance standards as guides) –Local data on past performance from LEAs –Research review on attaining full proficiency (5-7 year timeframe by Thomas & Collier, 2000 & 2002)

2003 Interim AMAO Targets: –90% of LEP Level 1 students will progress by one language level in one year. –90% of LEP Levels 2-4 will progress by at least ½ language level in one year. –90% of LEP Level 5 students will become fully proficient in one year.

Assessment Instruments: Identified four state-approved English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessments in 2003 LAS IPT Woodcock-Munoz MAC-II

School-Year ACCESS for ELLs ® is adopted as the statewide ELP assessment Individual Student Enrollment System (ISES) Implemented Stakeholder meeting to discuss AMAO targets in April 2006 (initial dialogues to revise targets)

Spring 2007 ELL Advisory Task Force and AMAO Focus Group meetings Reviewed student ELP growth using two years ACCESS for ELLs ® Recommend revisions for AMAO targets and cohort descriptions

July 2007 AMAO determinations for , , and Submit reading and mathematics achievement results for former LEP (newly Level 6) students. Inform LEAs and Consortia of AMAO status. Require LEAs to inform parents if they have not met AMAO targets.

June-August 2007 Office of Educational Accountability and Content & Learning Team collaboration Analysis of and matched ACCESS for ELLs ® and WKCE results WDPI submitted new AMAO Targets and cohort description

August 2007 Revised AMAO targets and cohort description: AMAO 1 Progress in English language acquisition: 50% for ELP Levels 1-4 Six Cohorts (K-2, 3-8 & 9-12; ELP 1-2 and 3-4)

Expected Growth AMAO 1: Expected Growth Cohort Grade Range ELP ELP Grades K Grades Grades Initial English Language Proficiency (ELP) Level

AMAO #2 AMAO 2: Exiting or reaching English language proficiency: 20% for ELP Level 5

September 2007 Notification to LEAs and Consortia that have not met AMAO Targets in , , , Calls and letters Determinations based on revised AMAOs

October 2007 Letter to districts: Per our latest guidance from OELA; districts are to only notify parents if AMAOs were missed during the last two years of ACCESS testing: and

What about sanctions... Present time, only to notify parents when districts/consortia have missed the targets as required per Title III

In the meantime… Continue stakeholder input until OELA produces guidance on AMAOs Cross-agency efforts within DPI Internal Advisory Committees Accountability for English Language Learners collaboration between OEA and Title III CALT

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