1. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Update on the California English Language Development Test and Title III Accountability Bilingual Coordinators Network September 16-17, 2010

2. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2 CELDT Overview K–1 Reading and Writing Background Updated 2009–10 K–1 Reading and Writing Scores Changes to the 2010–11 Edition Contact Information Questions and Answers

3. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 3 K–1 Reading and Writing Background Testing of K–1 students in reading and writing required by Elementary and Secondary Education Act Prior to 2009–10, K–1 students tested in listening and speaking only In 2009–10, testing in reading and writing became operational –Overall score still calculated as the average of listening and speaking

4. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 K–1 Reading and Writing Background (cont.) January 2010: reading and writing performance levels cut scores identified May 2010: SBE approved reading and writing performance level cut scores July 2010: SBE approved new weights for calculating K–1 Overall score and a new definition of the English proficient level on the CELDT (i.e., CELDT criterion) for K–1

5. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 5 K–1 Reading and Writing Background (cont.) Overall score calculation for K–1 changed to the following weights: –45 percent for listening –45 percent for speaking –5 percent for reading –5 percent for writing

6. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 6 K–1 Reading and Writing Background (cont.) New definition of the English proficient level on the CELDT (i.e., CELDT criterion) for K–1 is: –Overall score at Early Advanced performance level or above, and listening and speaking domains at Intermediate or above –No minimum score required for reading and writing

7. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 7 Updated 2009–10 K–1 Student Score File K–1 tests scored from July 1, 2009, through June 9, 2010 –Updated K–1 Student Score File located on CELDT Web site (www.celdt.org), Secure Portal K–1 tests scored after June 9, 2010 –Data posted to the regular monthly Student Score Files New scale score and performance levels for reading and writing. Overall still the average of listening and speaking.

8. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 8 Changes to the 2010–11 Edition K–1 Examiner’s Manual Local Scoring Tool Performance Level Report Test Results Interpretation Guides Student Score File

9. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 9 Changes to K–1 2010–11 Examiner’s Manual Addendum posted on July 19, 2010 –Updated Student Score Sheet –New raw to scale score conversion tables for reading and writing –New Test Performance Descriptors for reading and writing –http://www.celdt.org/resources/archives –Cover labels for newly ordered Examiner’s Manuals

10. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 10 Changes to K–1 2010–11 Local Scoring Tool Uses new Students Score Sheet provided in K–1 Examiner Manual’s addendum Provides scale scores and performance levels for all domains and the overall score Applies new weights to the overall score

11. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 11 2010–11 K–1 Student Performance Level Report Reading and writing scale scores Reading and writing performance levels New weights for overall score New reading, writing and overall Test Performance Descriptors

12. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 12 Test Results Interpretation Guides Separated into two documents: K–1 and grades two through 12 (2–12) Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese Posted at http:/www.celdt.org/resources/im/ Revised to better supplement the Student Performance Level Report

13. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 13 2010–11 K–1 Student Score Files Scale scores for all domains New weights applied to overall score Previous scale scores included as provided in Pre-ID or bubbled on answer documents (Box 15) Layout available at www.celdt.org –Appendix D contains new scale score ranges

14. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 14 Impact on K–1 Pre-ID Previous scale scores –Enter previous scale scores for all domains from Updated K–1 Student Score File or leave it blank –Blanks generate warning flags but labels will be printed If no Pre-ID is used: –Bubble previous scale scores (Box 15) –Enter missing scores in Data Review Module

15. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 15 Other Resources Released Test Questions –Updated version scheduled to be posted during fall 2010 –Will include K–1 items and additional items for grades 2–12 Understanding and Using 2010–11 Individual Results –Scheduled to be posted October 2010

16. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 16 Title III Accountability Overview Changes to 2009–10 Title III Accountability Calculations Changes to Title III Accountability – annual measurable achievement objective (AMAO) 1 Changes to Title III Accountability – AMAO 2 Title III Accountability Results 2009–10 Title III Accountability Report Information Guide

17. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 17 Changes to 2009–10 Title III Accountability Calculations Reading and writing scores of K–1 CELDT are incorporated into the AMAOs 1 and 2 calculations Changes were made to AMAO 2 to comply with the Notice of Final Interpretations released by the U.S. Department of Education

18. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 18 Changes to Title III Accountability – AMAO 1 Allow prior year CELDT score to be from a year other than the immediately preceding year (2006-07, 2007-08, or 2008-09) No change to targets for AMAO 1

19. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 19 Changes to Title III Accountability – AMAO 2 Include all English Learners (ELs) –Annual and initial testers classified as ELs Two cohorts are established: –ELs receiving EL services for less than 5 years –ELs receiving EL services for 5 years or more LEAs/consortia must meet targets for both cohorts to meet AMAO 2

20. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 20 Title III Accountability Results - Percent Meeting AMAOs 1 and 2 AMAO 1 –78% met target AMAO 2 –63% met both targets of AMAO 2 74% met less than 5 years target 75% met 5 years or more target Source: September 13, 2010

21. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 21 Title III Accountability Results – Percent Meeting AMAO 3 AMAO 3 –19% met all targets – 7% in “pending” status (LEA/consortia in “pending status” met all requirements for the safe harbor alternative method of meeting the percent proficient criteria for the EL subgroup, with the exception of the graduation rate requirement)

22. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 22 AMAO 3 “Pending” Determination 2008-09 graduation rates were not available prior to 2010 AYP release in September LEAs/consortia that received a “Pending” status for met all AMAOs maintained 2008-09 status Academic Yearly Progress determinations will be updated in November once graduation data are available. Title III data will be updated and LEAs/consortia Title III status will change

23. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 23 Title III Accountability – 2009-10 AMAO Year Status Year Status Number of LEAs/Consortia Number of LEAs/Consortia in Pending status Year 08010 Year 1161 7 Year 2796 Year 31142 Year 4561 Year 4+1312 Total62128 Number of LEAs/consortia receiving Title III funds: 649 Number meeting all three AMAOs – 80 Source: September 13, 2010

24. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 24 2009–10 Title III Accountability Report Information Guide Posted in August/September 2010: –2009–10 Title III Accountability Reports of AMAOs 1, 2, and 3 –2009–10 Title III Accountability Information Guide Available on the CDE Title III Accountability Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/t3

25. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 25 For More Information CELDT Contractor, Educational Data Systems –Telephone: 866-850-1039 –E-mail: support@celdt.org –Web: http://www.celdt.org CDE CELDT & Title III Accountability –Telephone: 916-319-0784 –CELDT e-mail: celdt@cde.ca.gov –CELDT Web site: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/ –AMAO email: amao@cde.ca.gov –AMAO Web site: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/t3/