1. NAEP 2013 Inclusion Guidelines for Idaho’s English Language Leaners (ELL) Angela Hemingway Idaho State Department of Education NAEP State Coordinator ahemingway@sde.idaho.gov 208-332-6824

2. Coordinate NAEP Inclusion It is extremely important to coordinate the inclusion of students with disabilities (SD) and English Language Learners (ELL) on NAEP More emphasis is being placed on the differences in inclusion rates across the states and districts SD and ELL worksheets must be accurately completed by the schools

3. Items Needed to Complete the ELL Worksheets 1) ELL Worksheets – Found in the pre-assessment packet 2) Instructions for Completing the ELL Worksheets -Found in pre-assessment packet and emailed to School Coordinator 3) Idaho’s NAEP ELL Inclusion Guidelines – Found in pre-assessment packet and emailed to School Coordinator 4) NAEP ELL Decision Tree – Found in the pre-assessment packet and in this PowerPoint

4. ITEM 1: NAEP ELL Worksheet

5. ITEM 2: Instructions for Completing ELL Worksheets (4 pages)

6. ITEM 3: Idaho’s ELL Inclusion Guidelines for Math & Reading In Idaho, all ELL participate in NAEP except those enrolled in U.S. schools less than one year… and who also score less than “Initially Proficient” on the English Proficiency test. Students may participate with or without allowable accommodations. NAEP assessments do not impose consequences for students or schools. All student responses provide meaningful information.

7. NAEP 2013 ELL Decision Tree

8. ELL Decision Tree 8

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11. ELL Decision Tree 11

12. Students eligible for exclusion The only students eligible to be excluded are those who have been enrolled in U.S. schools for less than one year and cannot take NAEP with or without accommodations allowed by NAEP. 12 Less than 1 full academic year before the NAEP assessment Can the student take NAEP without accommodations or with accommodations allowed by NAEP? No Student may be excluded (Column J = Code 3)

13. ITEM 1: NAEP ELL Worksheet, in depth

14. Columns A - D Items that are pre- printed: Student Name NAEP subject Session #/Line # NAEP Student Booklet ID # 14

15. Column E Current ELL Classification Yes, ELL (#1) No, formerly ELL (not used in Idaho for NAEP this year) No, not ELL (#3) 15

16. Column F - G 16 Top of the ELL Decision Tree How long has the student been enrolled in U.S. schools?

17. Column H School records student accommodations received when tested in the NAEP subject. Refers to Idaho’s ELL Inclusion Guidelines 17

18. Column I Are all listed accommodations allowed in the NAEP subject? Refers to Idaho’s ELL Inclusion Guidelines 18

19. Column J How should this student be tested on NAEP? Refers to ELL Decision Tree 19 1 full academic year or more before the NAEP assessment Student takes NAEP without accommodations or with accommodations allowed by NAEP (Column J = Code 1 or 2)

20. Column J How should this student be tested on NAEP? Refers to ELL Decision Tree 20 Less than 1 full academic year before the NAEP assessment Can the student take NAEP without accommodations or with accommodations allowed by NAEP? YesNo Student takes NAEP without accommodations or with accommodations allowed by NAEP (Column J = Code 1 or 2) Student may be excluded (Column J = Code 3)

21. Back of the ELL Worksheet Research Questions 21

22. Your MyNAEP/MySchool Website has additional information

23. My School – Include Students Link

24. The School Coordinator must have these worksheets returned by the date of the pre-assessment visit. During the pre-assessment visit, the NAEP assessment coordinator must have the completed worksheets in order to determine accommodations and logistics associate with the assessment. When are ELL Worksheets DUE?

25. Questions? Please do not hesitate to contact me. I serve as Idaho’s NAEP State Coordinator and I am here to serve you! Angela Hemingway ahemingway@sde.idaho.gov 208-332-6824 Thank you for all you do to support NAEP in Idaho!