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

2. Carolina TESOL November, 2013 Presentation Overview NC Demographics WIDA Consortium ACCESS for ELLs RttT/Standard 6 CFDC/Power School Home Base ESL Wiki State Led Initiatives RtI and ELLs Common Core & ELL Federal Update Q&A

3. Carolina TESOL November, 2013 LEP Students in NC

4. 300 Languages Top 5 Languages –Spanish –Arabic –Vietnamese –Hmong –Chinese Carolina TESOL November, 2013

5. The WIDA Consortium 2013

6. Carolina TESOL November, 2013 ACCESS for ELLs Sixth Year in NC: Spring 2014 Testing Window February 1 – March 14, 2014 (Students entering after March 7 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 Included in state testing program Eligible students are identified in the Consolidated Federal Data Collection (CFDC  Reports  Alt Access) Tiers must be set to ‘T’

8. ACCESS 2.0 Field Test North Carolina is participating in the field test for 13-14 Districts were selected randomly Gives NC insight on test and a opportunity to give feedback

9. Race to the Top 2011 - 2014 *Summer CC/ES Training * RESA Training * Webinars * Teacher Effectiveness Standard 6

10. Carolina TESOL November, 2013 Consolidated Federal Data Collection (CFDC) / Power School Oct 1 st Headcount Tier Review/MetriTech File (Nov. 22, 2013) Feb 1 st Immigrant Count RCR Process

12. Carolina TESOL November, 2013 ESL Wiki Curriculum and Instruction Legislation & Policy LEP Coordinators Resources Summer Institutes http://eldnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

13. Carolina TESOL November, 2013 ELD Standards Support: –Training –Webinars –Data Retreats –On-line Modules (Coming SOON!!)

14. Carolina TESOL November, 2013 State Led Initiatives

15. 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 Carolina TESOL November, 2013 ELL Support Team Coordinator Joan Lachance joanlachance@carolina.rr.com 704-293-6141

16. NCRtI and ELLs Pre-Conference Session Move to 3 Tier Model ELL Guidance (Coming soon) Carolina TESOL November, 2013

17. Common Core ELA & ELL Task Force To develop curriculum resources aligned to Common Core ELA and ELL Standards To provide appropriate professional learning opportunities for content teachers and ELL educators. To be created by LEA ELL Specialists/Teachers and English Language Arts/Reading Teachers

18. Understanding Language Piloting the Units Statewide (ELA and Math) ELA (Middle Grades) –Persuasion across Time and Space: Analyzing and Producing Complex Texts Math (Elementary Grades) –A set of resources that discuss relevant language and supports the participation of ELLs in Mathematical discussions

19. Pilot Participants English Language Arts (Grade 7) 4 LEAs/Charters per each region (Grade 7 ELA team + ESL teacher + EC teacher + administrator + academic coach/facilitator) Math (Elementary grade level TBD) 4 LEAs/Charters per each region (Grade level TBD + ESL teacher + EC teacher + administrator + instructional coach/facilitator) http://eldnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Webinars

20. Carolina TESOL November, 2013 Federal Update LIEP Continuum of Services Title III Monitoring Supplement not Supplant

21. Carolina TESOL November, 2013 Questions

22. Carolina TESOL November, 2013 Contact Information ESL/Title III Consultants Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson ivanna.thrower@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3860 Nadja Trez nadja.trez@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3866 NCDPI Title III Data Analyst Michael Riles michael.riles@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3953