The State of the State of NC Presented by: Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson ESL/Title III Consultant

Carolina TESOL November, 2013 Presentation Overview NC Demographics WIDA Consortium ACCESS for ELLs RttT/Standard 6 CFDC/Power School Home Base ESL Wiki State Led Initiatives RtI and ELLs Common Core & ELL Federal Update Q&A

Carolina TESOL November, 2013 LEP Students in NC

300 Languages Top 5 Languages –Spanish –Arabic –Vietnamese –Hmong –Chinese Carolina TESOL November, 2013

The WIDA Consortium 2013

Carolina TESOL November, 2013 ACCESS for ELLs Sixth Year in NC: Spring 2014 Testing Window February 1 – March 14, 2014 (Students entering after March 7 do not have to be tested on ACCESS) Exit Standards: (COC) (K &Tier B or C grades 1-12) Comprehensive Objective Composite A minimum score of 4.8 Composite AND 4.0 Reading AND 4.0 Writing

Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Included in state testing program Eligible students are identified in the Consolidated Federal Data Collection (CFDC  Reports  Alt Access) Tiers must be set to ‘T’

ACCESS 2.0 Field Test North Carolina is participating in the field test for Districts were selected randomly Gives NC insight on test and a opportunity to give feedback

Race to the Top *Summer CC/ES Training * RESA Training * Webinars * Teacher Effectiveness Standard 6

Carolina TESOL November, 2013 Consolidated Federal Data Collection (CFDC) / Power School Oct 1 st Headcount Tier Review/MetriTech File (Nov. 22, 2013) Feb 1 st Immigrant Count RCR Process

Carolina TESOL November, 2013 ESL Wiki Curriculum and Instruction Legislation & Policy LEP Coordinators Resources Summer Institutes

Carolina TESOL November, 2013 ELD Standards Support: –Training –Webinars –Data Retreats –On-line Modules (Coming SOON!!)

Carolina TESOL November, 2013 State Led Initiatives

ELL Support Team Cohort of professional teachers and coaches statewide supporting state led initiatives through: –Comprehensive coaching –Initial training –Follow-up training On-site/Virtual/Hybrid Carolina TESOL November, 2013 ELL Support Team Coordinator Joan Lachance

NCRtI and ELLs Pre-Conference Session Move to 3 Tier Model ELL Guidance (Coming soon) Carolina TESOL November, 2013

Common Core ELA & ELL Task Force To develop curriculum resources aligned to Common Core ELA and ELL Standards To provide appropriate professional learning opportunities for content teachers and ELL educators. To be created by LEA ELL Specialists/Teachers and English Language Arts/Reading Teachers

Understanding Language Piloting the Units Statewide (ELA and Math) ELA (Middle Grades) –Persuasion across Time and Space: Analyzing and Producing Complex Texts Math (Elementary Grades) –A set of resources that discuss relevant language and supports the participation of ELLs in Mathematical discussions

Pilot Participants English Language Arts (Grade 7) 4 LEAs/Charters per each region (Grade 7 ELA team + ESL teacher + EC teacher + administrator + academic coach/facilitator) Math (Elementary grade level TBD) 4 LEAs/Charters per each region (Grade level TBD + ESL teacher + EC teacher + administrator + instructional coach/facilitator)

Carolina TESOL November, 2013 Federal Update LIEP Continuum of Services Title III Monitoring Supplement not Supplant

Carolina TESOL November, 2013 Questions

Carolina TESOL November, 2013 Contact Information ESL/Title III Consultants Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson Nadja Trez NCDPI Title III Data Analyst Michael Riles