1. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction California English Language Development Test and Title III Accountability Update Lily Roberts, Administrator CELDT and Title III Consultants Aileen Allison-Zarea Stephanie Woo Sacramento – March 18, 2011

2. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 2 Presentation Overview Updated CELDT Resources Modifications and Alternate Assessments CELDT Regulations Title III Accountability 2009 – 10 Results Title III Accountability 2010 – 11 Targets Title III Accountability 2010 – 11 Reports Key Dates and Additional Resources Contact Information

3. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 3 Updated CELDT Resources Understanding and Using 2010–11 Individual Results –New section on initial identification –Revised parent/guardian letters –Updated reclassification guidelines CELDT 101 –Updated PowerPoint covering CELDT basics Test Results Interpretation Guides (TRIGs) –Tagalog, Hmong, and Korean

4. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 4 Updated CELDT Resources (cont.) Released Test Questions Posted in February 2011 –Kindergarten and grade one (K–1) Reading and Writing items –Additional items for grades two through twelve –Sample student responses for all constructed-response items –Overall Test Performance Descriptors for K–1 Available on the CDE CELDT Resources Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/resources.asp

5. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 5 Modifications and Alternate Assessments Must be specified on the individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan Fundamentally alter what the test measures Student receives the Lowest Obtainable Scale Score (LOSS) –On each affected domain –On Overall Score if all domains are affected See Planning for Students with Disabilities on the CDE Resources Web page

6. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 6 CELDT Regulations Future Updates and Revisions: CELDT coordinator testing protocols and security procedures Clarification for purposes of CELDT testing –American Sign Language not considered a “language other than English”

7. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 7 Title III Accountability 2009–10 Results Percent Meeting Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs): AMAO 1 – 78% of LEAs/consortia AMAO 2 – 63% of LEAs/consortia AMAO 3 – 22% of LEAs/consortia Met all AMAOs – 15% of LEAs/consortia LEAs and consortia N=649 (March 8, 2011)

8. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 8 Title III Accountability 2009–10 Results (Cont.) AMAO Year Status: Year 1 LEAs/Consortia – 164 Year 2 LEAs/Consortia – 81 Year 3 LEAs/Consortia – 118 Year 4 LEAs/Consortia – 57 Year 4+ LEAs (continuing) – 133 Number meeting all AMAOs – 96 LEAs and consortia N=649 Source: CDE Title III Accountability Data Files Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/t3/t3datafiles.asp (March 8, 2011 update)

9. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 9 Title III Accountability 2010–11 AMAO Targets AMAO 1: 54.6% AMAO 2: –Less than 5 years: 18.7% –5 years or more: 43.2%

10. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 10 Key Dates and Additional Resources CELDT: District Coordinator Designation –New deadline March 25, 2011 –Passwords change July 1, 2011 Release of 2010–11 annual assessment (AA) results –Posted on DataQuest in May 2011 Explaining and Using 2010–11 Summary Results –Posted in May 2011

11. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 11 Key Dates and Additional Resources (cont.) CELDT Live! Upcoming Presentations –March 29, 2011: Introduction to the 2011–12 Edition –April 26, 2011: 2011–12 Test Administration Scoring Training of Trainers (STOT) –2011–12 Edition workshops will begin in April 2011 –Members hosting a local/regional workshop will be given an additional seat at STOT Additional information about CELDT key dates and resources are available on the Educational Data Systems CELDT Web site at http://www.celdt.org/ (Outside Source)

12. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 12 Key Dates and Additional Resources (cont.) Title III Accountability: 2010–11 Title III Accountability Reports of AMAOs 1 and 2 2010–11 Title III Accountability Information Guide –Schedule to be posted in June/July 2011 2010–11 Title III Accountability Reports of AMAOs 1, 2 and 3 –Schedule to be posted in September 2011 Proposed Title III Accountability 101 Available on the CDE Title III Accountability Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/t3

13. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT and Title III Accountability 13 Contact Information CELDT Contractor, Educational Data Systems Phone: 866–850–1039 E-mail: support@celdt.org Web site: http://www.celdt.org CDE CELDT and Title III Accountability Office Phone: 916–319–0784 CELDT E-mail: celdt@cde.ca.gov CELDT Web page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/ AMAO e-mail: amao@cde.ca.gov Title III Accountability Web page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/t3/