1. ESL Operations & Framework District Learning Day White Station High 9:15-11:30 & 12:45-3:00 August 5 th Middle School/ High School August 6 th Elementary & K-8

2. Do Now Picture one of your ESL students. Think of two ways you would like to assist him/her. Be ready to share with an elbow partner.

3. Norms Be present and engaged. Be respectful of differences in perspective while challenging each other productively and respectively. Monitor “air time.” Make the most of the time we have. Stay focused on students.

4. Objectives Know: Compliance requirements for the English as a Second Language program Understand the importance of & time requirements for: W-APT Accurate school composite LSP Do: Work with mainstream teachers to provide information regarding ELLs,T1s, & T2s

5. WIDA Consortium: www.wida.us Download library W-APT-online Speaking Quiz WIDA ACCESS Bulletins Performance Definitions Can Do Name Charts Essential Actions handbook 2012 Amplified Standards 2007 Resource Guide

6. Know your students & compliance requirements. “How do you identify and schedule your ELLs within your building?”

7. Which ELLs, T1s, & T2s are we expecting to see in your school? (returning students) Sent to your schools Add students Subtract Adjust as needed- change of school, withdrew, etc. Anyone retained? Cyndi Purnell is sending this & a yellow sheet w/instructions on how to update

8. …changes to the composite W-APT is now added to far right columns Be sure to convert score for grades 2-12 KK & 1 st semester 1 st grade will have raw scores – If score is less than 26 = ELL Mark on composite w/”X” – If 27 & above= NELB Do not mark anything – just show child was tested **Be CERTAIN to provide Maria C.Purnell with results for ALL domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

9. New students (new to SCS) Primary Home Language Survey DIFFERENT PROCEDURE: Schools will need to RUN a REPORT/ Print these out. PLEASE ask about this upon your return to school…

10. W-APT stands for the WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test. It is an English language proficiency "screener" test given to incoming students who may be designated as English language learners. It assists educators with programmatic placement decisions such as identification and placement of ELLs. The W-APT is one component of WIDA's comprehensive assessment system

11. Score Calculator Sample

12. W-APT training & materials Hands-on training with W-APT materials will be offered to new teachers. Material ORDERS may be placed via the weebly site/ WIDA page: www.shelbycountyesl.weebly.com www.shelbycountyesl.weebly.com – (password: SCS-ESL)

13. Convert the scores: Let’s do a sample score report together: – Ivan is in 4 th grade. – On his W-APT, he received the following scores Speaking- 3 correct Writing- score of 1 Listening- 7 correct Reading- 3 correct. https://www.wida.us/assessment/w- apt/ScoreCalculator.aspx https://www.wida.us/assessment/w- apt/ScoreCalculator.aspx

14. Ivan’s scores

15. Reflection: MODELING Where can you find the score calculator web address? On which document are these scores reported? To whom are these scores submitted? Which domain scores are reported?

16. Parent Notification Parent Notification Letter- – Initial – Continuing – Exit/ Pre-exit status Parent Response Letter – Agree/disagree Request to Withdraw

17. Supporting Documents & Monitoring Which documents does ESL use to assist mainstream teachers with knowing how to scaffold lessons?

18. LSP

19. WIDA Can Do Name Charts

20. Application In your small group sessions, you will participate in charting a sample class in order to draw conclusions about instruction.

21. Additional ESL information What other type support is offered to ESL students and teachers?

22. Closing Supply Money Supplemental Materials Before/After School Programs Field Trips Service Delivery

23. Revisit Objectives Know: Compliance requirements for the English as a Second Language program Understand the importance of & time requirements for: W-APT Accurate school composite LSP Do: Work with mainstream teachers to provide information regarding ELLs,T1s, & T2s

24. Next steps and activities for follow up ESL teacher training- ongoing, monthly PLCs ESL & mainstream teacher co-planning New ESL teacher training: W-APT & LSP Encourage mainstream teachers to learn about the MPIs/ language objectives – SHARE the links to the NC & NJ “Transformed MPIs and “Model Curriculum”

25. Reflection: One minute paper on post-it Jot down your “Take-Aways” Consider what you need to know and be able to do to successfully implement what you have learned in this session. – What is still unclear? – What professional development or additional resources do you need?

26. District Contacts Andrew Duck, ESL Advisor duckAW@scsk12.org Debra Frantz, ESL Instructional Advisor, frantzDL@scsk12.org frantzDL@scsk12.org James Lancaster, ESL Instructional Advisor, lancasterJK@scsk12.org lancasterJK@scsk12.org