1. Student Achievement and School Support Division
Title III Year 4
Improvement Plan
March 16, 2011
Student Achievement and School Support Division

2. Master Plan for English Learners
LEA Plan
LEA Plan Addendum
SPSA Plans
Title III Year IV Plan
APS, ISS, ELSSA, DAS etc.
Allocation Plans
Title I or II Action Plans
MDUSD Goals & Objectives
Master Plan for English Learners
School Safety Plan

3. Title III Accountability
Year 1: An LEA that fails to meet one or more AMAOs is identified for improvement status under Title III.
Year 2: An LEA that fails to meet one or more AMAOs for two years advances to Title III Year 2 Status. LEA must write an Improvement Plan.
Year 4: An LEA that fails to meet one or more AMAOS for four consecutive years advances to Title III Year 4 status. LEA must write plan and report progress to a county monitor.

4. Review of AMAOs AMAO I AMAO 2
ELs at Beginning, Early Intermediate, and Intermediate must gain one proficiency level.
ELs at Early Advanced and Advanced must reach the English proficient level (bring all skills up to intermediate level).
ELs at English Proficient level are expected to maintain that level.
Determined by CELDT
AMAO 2
Early Advanced or Advanced Overall
Skill area scores (L, S, R, W) at the Intermediate level or above
Starting 2009/2010, AMAO 2 will be disaggregated by those students who have been in our program less or more than
5 years.
Determined by CELDT

5. Review of AMAOs (continued)
EL subgroup must meet AYP targets in English language arts and mathematics.
Students must meet participation rate targets
Students must meet percent proficient or above targets
EL subgroup for AYP includes R-FEP students until they score Proficient or above 3 times on the CST in English language arts.
Determined by CST, CAPA, CMA, and CAHSEE

6. Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs)
AMAO 1: Annual Progress in Learning English (measured by CELDT)
MDUSD (09/10) 54.8
AMAO 2: Attain English Proficiency over time (measured by CELDT)
Two targets: 17.4% (< 5 yrs)/ 41.3% (5 yrs +)
MDUSD (09/10) % %
Two targets: 18.7% (< 5 yrs)/ 43.2% (5 yrs +)
AMAO 3: Meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the EL Subgroup (measured by CST, CAPA, CAHSEE)
E/LA 45% Mathematics 45.5%
E/LA 56% Mathematics 56.4%
MDUSD (09/10) E/LA 30.2% Mathematics 38.7%
E/LA 67% Mathematics 67.3%

7. Three Action Plans
1) Implement and monitor consistent ELD instruction and monitor the placement of students across the district.
2) Effective and consistent application and monitoring of SDAIE strategies for English learners in English language arts.
3) Effective and consistent application and monitoring of SDAIE strategies for English learners in mathematics.

8. Action Plan 1: Consistent ELD Instruction
English learners will be appropriately placed in ELD classes/ sections.
ELD materials will be consistently implemented district wide.
Edge and Inside materials used in secondary schools
Decisions will need to be made about materials to be used in elementary ELD classes
ELD instruction will explicitly teach vocabulary, syntax, grammar, functions and conventions in English using SBE adopted curriculum.
LEA and site administration at elementary, middle and high school levels will verify that ELD appropriate instruction is provided to all EL daily until they are no longer classified as English learners.
Audit of services for English learners and re-writing of a new Master Plan for English Learners.

9. Action Plan 2: Consistent use of SDAIE strategies in English language arts
Effective research based instructional strategies will be used to support the instruction for English Learners in ELA
Teaching academic vocabulary
Checking for understanding
Increased opportunities for oral language practice
Develop a support/professional development plan for the implementation of these strategies into daily classroom practice. This PD Plan will be developed at the next Elementary, Middle, and High School Principals Meetings.
Monitor the use of these strategies

10. Action Plan 3: Consistent use of SDAIE strategies in mathematics
Effective research based instructional strategies will be used to support the instruction for English learners in Mathematics
Teaching academic vocabulary
Checking for understanding
Increased opportunities for oral language practice
Develop a support/professional development plan for the implementation of these strategies into daily classroom practice. This PD Plan will be developed at the next Elementary, Middle, and High School Principals Meetings.
Monitor the use of these strategies

11. Progress Monitoring Dates COUNTY OFFICE LEAD- ELVIA TEIXEIRA
March 2011
June 2011
September 2011
December 2011
March 2012
June 2012
T3/Y2

12. Please bring your ideas to your next principals’ meeting.
Next Steps . . .
What support and/or professional development will your teachers need in order to effectively implement these three strategies?
What support and/or professional development will you need in order to monitor the effectiveness of these strategies?
Please bring your ideas to your next principals’ meeting.
T3/Y2

13. Questions?? Susan Petersen, Director, Elementary
Denise Rugani, Director, Secondary
Jennifer Sachs, Assistant Director
Carmen Garces, Administrator, School Support