Agenda Review Public Comments Election of Chair NDE ELL Program Professionals: Jane Splean – Program Supervisor Kulwadee Axtell Jonathan Gibson Blakely Hume

SB 504 Requirements :  Make recommendations concerning criteria for all districts to develop their policy to serve ELs;  Submit policy criteria recommendations to State Board on or before January 1, 2015; and  Review annually each district policy to serve ELs District EL Policy Subcommittee

Requirements for School District Policies : a. Identification b. Periodic reassessment c. Eliminate any gaps in achievement including:  Core academic subjects, and  Graduation rates d. Parent participation in EL program e. Provide parents information and access for their children to additional language development programs District EL Policy Subcommittee

 Scope of Work:  Review the status of existing practice and policy  Review research on best practices  Develop recommendations for the EMC to consider District EL Policy Subcommittee

ACRONYMMEANING ELLEnglish Language Learner ELLPEnglish Language Learner Program ELEnglish Learner EL ProgramEnglish Learner Program DLLDual Language Learner ELAD EndorsementEnglish Language Acquisition and Development TESL EndorsementTeaching English as a Second Language Table of Preferred Acronyms

ACRONYMMEANING ESL (Student)English as a Second Language LEP (Program)Limited English Proficient Student NEP StudentNon-English Proficient FEP StudentFull English Proficient FLEP StudentFormer Limited English Proficient Students ESOLEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages TESOLTeachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages TEFLTeaching English as a Foreign Language

Federal and State Legal Requirements:  Office for Civil Rights (OCR)  Department of Justice (DOJ)  Title III – No Child Left Behind  Nevada Statute

DOJ OCR Title III NCLB SB 504

Nevada Statue School Districts Academic Language ELD College Career Lau v. Nichols Title VI, EEOA OCR DOJ SB 504 EMC State Funding NCLB AMAO’s Title III Funded Supplementary Programs Policy Standards and Curriculum TESL Endorsement Guidance Technical Assistance Monitoring

Regarding service to ELLs, DOJ generally considers three factors (from Castaneda v. Pickard) when investigating or prosecuting violations: 1. Whether the school’s program is based upon sound educational theory or principles; 2. Whether the school’s program is reasonably calculated to implement the educational theory effectively; and 3. Whether, after a period of time sufficient to give the program a legitimate trial, the results of the program show that language barriers are actually being overcome. Department of Justice (DOJ)

To serve ELLs, Districts and Schools must:  Identify students who need assistance;  Develop a program which, in the view of experts in the field, has a reasonable chance for success;  Ensure that necessary staff, curricular materials and facilities are in place and used properly;  Develop evaluation standards, including program exit criteria, for measuring the progress of students; and  Assess the success of the program and modify it where needed. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

 OCR Program Requirements (no T3 $)  ELL Identification and Reclassification  100% of ELLs tested with ELPA  AMAOs - Accountability  Selection and Implementation of Instructional Program(s) and Services  Monitor Exited Students for Two Years  Title III funded Programs and Services  Supplement vs. Supplant  Title III funds cannot supplant Federal, State or Local statute or policy Title III – No Child Left Behind (2001)

Nevada Administrative Code Stipulates:  Definition and Identification for ELs  Assessment of English Proficiency  Assessment of ELs with disabilities  Reassessment of ELs and Reclassification  Program of Instruction:  Availability, Notice of Eligibility, Consent for Participation, and Standards  Bilingual Program  Definition, Assessment, and Program of Instruction Nevada Statute

Requirements for School District Policies : a. Identification-Title III/NCLB, OCR, Nevada Statute b. Periodic reassessment-Title III/NCLB c. Eliminate any gaps in achievement including:  Core academic subjects, and  Graduation rates-Title I, Title III/NCLB, DOJ, Nevada Statute d. Parent participation in EL program e. Provide parents information and access for their children to additional language development programs District EL Policy Subcommittee

SB 504Implementation Compliance IdentificationTitle III/NCLB, OCR, & Nevada Statute ReassessmentTitle III/NCLB Eliminate gaps in achievement Title I, Title III/NCLB, OCR, & Nevada Statute Parent participationTitle III/NCLB, OCR, & DOJ Information & Access for other programs Nevada Statute Requirements for School District Policies :

NAC Castaneda v. Pickard (DOJ) …based on a sound educational theory for acquiring English …based upon sound educational theory or principles …procedures and allocate resources that reasonably calculated to carry out that educational theory in an effective manner …reasonably calculated to implement the educational theory effectively Produce results which indicate that the pupils in the program are acquiring English …the results of the program show that language barriers are actually being overcome Standards for Effective Program Implementation :

 Scope of Work:  Review the status of existing practice and policy  Review research on best practices  Develop recommendations for the EMC to consider District EL Policy Subcommittee

Next Steps:  Meeting Date (July and August?)  Recommendations for the full EMC, September 9, 2014 District EL Policy Subcommittee