End-of-the Year ELL Parent Meeting Friday, June 5, 2015

Current Numbers in the District 123 ELL students (as of 6/2) IP - 70 WM – 13 (K-3) LR – 7 (K-3) IMS - 22 MIHS – languages spoken by ELLs (top 4 – Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Japanese) 61 former ELLs being monitored 88 new students given the placement test since August (73 qualified)

Language Proficiency Levels Level 1: Beginning/ Advanced Beginning Level 2: Intermediate Level 3: Advanced Level 4: Transitional – exit level

WELPA Results Exit the ELL Program No longer receive ELD support in Be monitored for 2 yrs. Overall Level of 4 Will continue receiving ELD support in Will take ELPA21 annual test in 2016 Overall Level of 1, 2, or 3

WELPA Annual Test Results 45% exit rate for K-12 students IP 42% (67 tested) WM 42% (12 tested) LR 63% (8 tested) IMS 52% (21 tested) MIHS 40% (10 tested)

Island Park WELPA Results

West Mercer WELPA Results

Lakeridge WELPA Results

ELL Program in All Elementary Schools This Fall Will be hiring a new ELL teacher to work with students at West Mercer and Lakeridge Continuing ELL students will remain at the school they are attending now (transfer request depends on enrollment numbers and won’t be decided until late Aug) Newly tested students will be placed at their new boundary school (to avoid another move the following year)

Changes Opening of the new school All students (continuing and new) will attend their neighborhood school (according to new boundaries) Shorter bus rides

Required State Testing ELPA 21 (English Language Proficiency Assessment) Grades K-12 SBAC (Smarter Balanced) Grades 3-8 and 11 Science MSP (Measurement of Progress) Grades 5 and 8

English Language Proficiency Standards (ELP) – 11 states

ELPA21 Assessment - based on new ELP Standards - will replace WELPA Annual Test (WELPA Placement Test for one more year) - computer-based and interactive

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) 45 states

SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) – 22 states

Online ELA* and Math Assessments Two parts: - Computer Adaptive Assessment (CAT) - Performance Task (PT) * Students who have attended U.S. schools for less that 12 months are exempted from ELA tests

SBAC Supports for ELLs Text-to-speech (ELA and math items, does not include reading passages) Translated test directions* (only math items) Translated glossary* (only math items) Bilingual dictionary (for ELA performance task) Small group administration Frequent breaks Language support: Mandarin, Korean, Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Somali, Tagalog,, Ukranian, Punjabi, Ilokano

5 th grade MSP Science Supports for ELLs Language Support: Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, Somali (translated test items on a audio CD) Small group administration Frequent breaks

Thanks to Our Volunteers Rachel Yu Nancy Coupes

New Elementary Volunteer Training Watch the Training VideoTraining Video (15 minutes) Training Questionnaire Background Check Form

Summer Activities Day Camps (MI Parks & Recreation, Boys & Girls Club, SJCC, etc) Reading (Raz-Kids, PebbleGo, MI library summer program) Tutoring ( Keyboarding (typing) Travel ELL website (with games and activities) ELL website

Kindergarten Science/Social Studies Preview Kindergarten Curriculum Science: Wood Weather Embryology Social Studies: Our World, Now and Long Ago

1 st Grade Science/Social Studies Preview 1 st grade Curriculum Science: Balls and Ramps Magnets Butterflies Social Studies: Families in the Neighborhood

2 nd grade Science/Social Studies Preview 2 nd grade Curriculum Science: Moon Balancing and Weighing Organisms Social Studies: People We Know

3 rd grade Science/Social Studies Preview 3 rd grade Curriculum Science: Rocks and Minerals Chemical Tests Puget Sound Marine Life Social Studies: Early Northwest People

4 th Grade Science/Social Studies Preview 4 th grade Curriculum Science: Electricity Food Chemistry Sound Experimenting with Plants Social Studies: Washington History

5 th grade Science/Social Studies Preview 5 th grade Curriculum Science: Salmon in the Sound Water Cycle Solar Systems Flight and Rocketry Human Body Social Studies: U.S. history (and government)

For Your Information Trimester Progress Reports – viewable on Skyward on June 19 at 5:30 Class Assignments – available for viewing on Skyward a few days before first day of school (Tuesday, Sept.8) Bridge 2015 Campaign (goal to raise $1.2 million) - $757,000 (as of 5/22) - Make a donation of any amount

Volunteer Needs ELL parent outreach Language support for students and parents Clerical help