1. Luz Garcia-Martin, Senior Coordinator Bilingual/ESL/LOTE Naomi Escobedo Bilingual Compliance Facilitator Janie Oosterveen Bilingual Compliance Facilitator (Part-time) 1 March 28, 2013 3:45-5:15 pm Johnson Center

2. AGENDA  Welcome  ESL Implementation  High Five Activity  Timeline for Annual Review of LEP Students  Completion of WMLS: Comparison of CALP Level and RPI  Monitoring of Exited Students and LEP students Failing or At Risk of Failing  WMLS Review  Linguistic Accommodations  Technology Inventory  Coming Soon  Bilingual PK/K Summer Program  Stipend  Spelling Bee 2

3. ESL Implementation 3  Dividing ESL time  Following Curriculum Guide  Other content areas taught during ESL block  ESL Notebook/Journals  The Writing Project – evidence of final writing product as per Curriculum Guide  Strategic use of Bilingual funds to support core instruction

4. SAISD Billingual/ESL Program You will see two envelopes at each table. You will be Partner A if you have the envelope in front of you. If you do not have an envelope you will be Partner B. When the music starts move about the room to find a partner (A/B) - high five your partner. Begin by Partner A selecting a question from the envelope and reading it to Partner B. Partner B answers. Next, switch roles and keep repeating the process until told to stop. High five your partner and return to your seat. High Five Activity

5. SAISD Billingual/ESL Program How can more rigor be infused into this activity? _____________________________________ 

6. Timeline for 2013 Annual Spring Testing, Review, and Documentation Grades 3-12 GradesWMLS TestingDeadline LPAC Spring Review Deadline *Submit LPAC Minutes to Bil/ESL Office State Testing Window TAKS ELA Exit & Retest January 7 - Feb 8February 15February 22 *Enter changes to WST 1175 March 4 - 7 STAAR Testers Grades 4 th, 5 th,7 th,8 th and EOC February 1 - March 1March 8March 22 *Enter changes to WST 1175 Beginning on April 1 3 rd and 6 th March 4 - 28April 5April 12 *Enter changes to WST 1175 April 23 – 25 Grades PK - 2 GradesWMLS TestingDeadline LPAC Spring Review Deadline Submit LPAC Minutes to Bil/ESL Office And *Enter changes to WST 1175 2ndMarch 1- 22April 1*April 9 1stMarch 25 - April 10April 17*April 24 KinderApril 11 - 25May 3*May 10 Pre-KinderApril 29 - May 10May 17*May 24

7. Reminder Completion of WMLS: Comparison of CALP Level and RPI submitted to Bilingual Dept.  4 th – 5 th – completed and submitted by end of February  3 rd – completed and submitted by end of March  2 nd – 1 st - completed and submitted by end of April  K – PK – completed and submitted to Bilingual Dept. no later than May 24.

8. REMINDER Send the updated copy to the Bilingual Dept. as completed.

9.  Interventions must be identified and implemented (per content area) at the end of the 3 rd grading period. The LPAC coordinator provides the Crystal Report for monitoring 1 st and 2 nd year exited students and LEP students failing or at risk of failing.  Interventions must be documented on the Instructional Intervention form.  Linguistic accommodations must be taking place during classroom instruction on a regular basis if the accommodation will be used on STAAR or STAAR L. 9 3 rd Grading Period Monitoring of Bilingual Students

10. 10 Just for Review WMLS

11. Things to remember about administering the WMLS…  The administrator of the test must be trained.  Establish Basal and Ceiling before scoring test.  Directions must be in English / no translations.  Students must not be taught the test items at anytime.  The test is confidential and must be secured at all times.  The administrator of the test may not reply with a yes or no or any other gesture to indicate to the student that his/her response is correct or incorrect or give the student a second chance to respond correctly.

12. 12 Basal Ceiling Suggested Starting Points ▪ Test until the 6 lowest-numbered items administered are correct, or until you have administered Item 1. ▪ Test until the 6 highest-numbered items administered are incorrect, or until you have administered the page/end of test. Subject’s Estimated Ability Begin With Preschool Kinder to Grade 2 Grades 3 to 4 Grades 5 to 6 Grade 7 to Average Adult College and Above Average Adult Sample Item A Item 7Item 24Item 30Item 36Item 42 Page 5Page 13Page 19Page 21Page 23Page 25

13. 13 SAMPLE 1

14. 14 SAMPLE 2

15. 15 Know the STAAR Linguistic Accommodations

16. Linguistic Accommodations 16 1.Which students are eligible for linguistic accommodations on the State assessment? 2.Which STAAR tests have linguistic accommodations? 3.STAAR L is only available in what subjects? 4.What linguistic accommodations are allowed on STAAR Spanish and why?

17. Linguistic Accommodations 17 5.What are the linguistic accommodations that are allowed on the STAAR L that are not allowed on STAAR? 6.What do the following linguistic acronyms mean? CE, RA, XT, and BD 7.What is the eligibility criteria for STAAR L? 8.Which assessments allow for oral translations?

18. Linguistic Accommodations 18 9.What is the process for determining the linguistic accommodations? 10.What is the criteria necessary to be categorized as an Unschooled Asylee/Refugee? 11.Are any students exempt from STAAR testing? 12.Dictionary access is to be provided for all students starting at what grade?

19. Technology Inventory Complete the enclosed form and submit with the Minutes. 19

20. Coming Soon 20

21. Bilingual PK/K Summer Program Employment Applications Student Enrollment Applications All employee applications will be submitted to Ms. Dana Reyes, Director of Charters, Magnets, and Summer School. Do not send applications to Bilingual Dept. Check with your campus principal on or about April 15 (tentative.) Make sure that all deadlines are met. 21

22. Don’t forget… Stipend Deadline In order to receive the remaining stipend in May, 4.5 hours must be completed along with the appropriate documentation for any session not conducted by the Bilingual/ESL Department and sent to the Bilingual/ESL office not later than April 12, 2013. 22 Spelling Bee May 18, 2012 @ Hawthorne Academy Participant must be at site by 8:30 am