1. Who are our English Language Learners in Maryland? Title III/ELL Spring Briefing Wednesday, May 12, 2010 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Baltimore Museum of Art 10 Art Museum Drive Baltimore, MD 21218

2. MD ELL Student Population – Trend Data SYSY 04-05 SY 05-06 SY 06-07SY 07-08SY 08-09SY 09-10 Total Student Population 865,561860,021851,640845,700843,864845,838 Number and Percent of ELLs 29,5023.4%31,9053.7%35,6664.2%40,3824.8%41,5344.9%44,0625.20%

3. MD ELL Population-Trend Data

4. Geographic Distribution of ELLs Region SY 08-09 # of ELLs SY 08-09 % of ELLs SY 09-10 # of ELLs SY 09-10 % of ELLs Western Maryland1,6353.9%1,7214.0% National Capital28,77869.3%30,21269.2% Southern Maryland4601.1%4851.1% Lower Shore6591.6%6611.5% Upper Shore6191.5%6471.5% Baltimore Metropolitan9,38322.6%10,33622.7% Total41,534100%44,062100%

5. Geographic Distribution of ELLs for SY 2008-09 and 2009-10

6. ELLs by Grade Level K123456789101112Total SY 08-09 8,0196,7375,0894,4733,1852,3511,8841,6301,5522,3381,9751,46287341, 568 SY 09-10 8,2457,9426,1974,6593,8262,4061,7201,4751,2442,0591,8881,45794444,062 SY08-0909-10 K-529,854 33,275 6-85,066 4,439 9-126,648 6,348

7. ELLs by Grade Band

8. Total ELL Immigrant Count

9. Top Five Countries of Origin CountryUSAEl SalvadorMexicoGuatemalaHonduras SY 07-0816, 7144, 5932, 171802796 SY 08-0920,7714, 6932, 074899817 SY 09-1025,208 4,2801,895839754

10. Top Five Countries of Origin

11. Top 5 Primary Languages of ELLs LanguageSpanishFrench Chinese KoreanVietnameseOther SY 07-0826,2391,6551,5881,2871,1188,495 SY 08-0925,7341,4921,4411,0171, 05610,828 SY 09-10 28,6101,4801,2201,0111,11910,261

12. Top 5 Primary Languages of ELLs

13. LAS Links English Proficiency Level for ELLs, K12 Proficiency Level Descriptors Low Beginning (1) High Beginning (2) Low Intermediate (3) High Intermediate (4) Advanced (5) SY 07-0834695584973488738173 SY 08-09347967921143492348632

14. Reclassified English Language Learners (RLEP) Students who have exited the ELL program and are monitored for academic progress for two years

15. ESOL Teachers SY 07-08 SY 08-09 Number of all certified/licensed teachers currently working in Title III language instruction educational programs. 8971, 129 Estimate number of additional certified/licensed teachers that will be needed for Title III language instruction educational programs in the next 5 years. 266400

16. Contacts Title III/ELL Specialists: Gloria Maria Grimsley 410-767-3575 ggrimsley@msde.state.md.us Cathy Nelson 401-767-0714 cnelson@msde.state.md.us