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

2. Presentation Overview NC Demographics WIDA Consortium ACCESS for ELLs CFDC/Power School Home Base ESL Wikisite ELL Support Conference ELL Support Team Understanding Language Race to the Top Federal Update

3. NC Demographics 115 LEAs –All with at least 1 LEP 148 Charters –99 with at least 1 LEP Approximately 300 languages –Top 5: Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Hmong, Chinese WIDA National Conference 2014

4. LEP Students in NC

5. The WIDA Consortium 2014

6. ACCESS for ELLs NC Joined WIDA in 2008 Testing Window February 2 – March 13, 2015 (Students entering after March 9 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

7. Alternate ACCESS for ELLs For LEP students with significant cognitive disabilities Eligible students are identified based on NC guidelines Included in state testing program Tiers must be set to ‘T’

8. ACCESS 2.0 Field Test North Carolina is participating in the field test for 14-15 Please Participate! Contact WIDA directly. Gives NC and YOU insight on the test and an opportunity to give feedback

9. CFDC / Power School Oct 1 st Headcount Tier Review/MetriTech File (Nov. 21, 2014) January transition to PowerSchool Feb 1 st Immigrant Count RCR Process Use of third party vendors

11. http://eldnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/NC+WIDA+Modules

12. http://eldnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ Professional Development Growing Success for ELLs WIDA Modules LEP Coordinator Meeting EL Support Team NC Charter Schools ESL Wikisite

14. Our Vision To build capacity at the local school system level and sustain statewide implementation of research-based strategies to meet the needs of our English learners.

15. Welcome Dr. June Atkinson State Superintendent Dr. Tracy Weeks Chief Academic and Digital Learning Officer Dr. Robin McCoy Director, K-12 Curriculum and Instruction

17. Dr. Kenji Hakuta

18. Vendors Norma Jewelry and Accessories

20. Trainers

21. 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

22. Request for Services http://eldnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/EL+Support+Team Be sure to list your preferred dates! We try to honor trainer requests! You can request up to 5 days of service per year! Trainer fee paid by DPI!

23. Understanding Language Statewide Pilot – Up to 64 teams ESL, EC, ELA, Math, coaches, administrators Stanford University Partnership: Kenji Hakuta, Jeff Zwiers, Lydia Stack Training, Coaching, customized MOOC, materials development and MORE!

24. Understanding Language Training in Raleigh and Charlotte ELA (7 th Grade) –Persuasion across Time and Space: Analyzing and Producing Complex Texts Math (4 th Grade) –A set of resources that discuss relevant language and supports the participation of ELLs in Mathematical discussions

25. Race to the Top Summer Standards Training RESA Training WIDA Modules Standard 6 for ESL teachers

26. Federal Update LIEP Continuum of Services Based on new guidance: Required for all LEAs and Charters with LEP Students Webinar November 12 Due December 15 Title III Monitoring More focus on Performance Based ESEA Reauthorization/Waivers

27. Questions

28. WIDA National Conference 2014