CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Bilingual Coordinators Network November 20-21, 2008 Sacramento, CA

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction BCN Migrant, Indian and International Education Office Update November 21, 2008

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction BCN English Language Accountability Unit November 21, 2008

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction BCN Language Policy and Leadership Update November 21, 2008

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Title III Year 2 Update

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 5 Title III Accountability System Requirements LEAs and Consortia Must Meet All 3 Annual Measureable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) AMAO 1 – (CELDT) Achieve Annual Progress in Learning English AMAO 2 – (CELDT) Attain English Proficiency on CELDT AMAO 3 – (CST, CAPA, CAHSEE) Meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the EL Subgroup at the LEA level

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 6 Title III Year 2 LEAs That Failed to Meet AMAOs for 2 Consecutive Years 59 School Districts and County Offices of Education 17 Consortia 7 Charter Schools 83 Total

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 7 Improvement Plan Addendum NCLB Section 3122 (b) Improvement Plan  … the agency shall require the entity to develop an improvement plan that will ensure that the entity meets such objectives.  The improvement plan shall specifically address the factors that prevented the entity from achieving such objectives.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 8 Improvement Plan Addendum Technical Assistance  Develop in consultation with the entity, professional development strategies and activities, based on scientifically based research, that the agency will use to meet such objectives  Require such entity to utilize such strategies and activities

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 9 Year 2 Technical Assistance Presentations focused on  Inquiry process  Guided data analysis  Use of research to identify best practices  Selection of appropriate strategies  Implementation drivers

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 10 For more information: Title III Accountability Technical Assistance Website Paul A. Garcia

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Community Based English Tutoring Program (CBET)

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 12 Purpose The Community Based English Tutoring program (CBET) funds local educational agencies to provide: free or subsidized programs of adult English language instruction to parents or other members of the community who pledge to provide personal English language tutoring to English learners.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 13 CBET Allocation  For , a total of $49.9 million was earmarked for CBET programs.  617 LEAs applied for CBET funds  Funding is approximately $33 per EL student

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 14 CBET funds may be used to provide:  Direct program services  Community notification processes  Transportation services  Background checks related to the tutoring program

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 15 Frequently Asked CBET Questions  Teacher credentialing requirements  Appropriate use of CBET funds  Assessment of adult tutors  Data collection procedures  Childcare

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 16 Frequently Asked Questions 5. May CBET program funds be carried over from one school year to another? Yes. CBET funds may be carried over from year to year until spent. Beginning with fiscal year , carryover will be accounted for as restricted ending fund balance; it was previously accounted for as deferred revenue. 6. Will LEAs be required to submit any fiscal reports for the CBET program? In an effort to reduce the reporting burden on LEAs, the CDE will no longer require expenditure reports for this program. Instead, the CDE will obtain expenditure information directly from the Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS) system. 7. May CBET program funds be used in conjunction with other state and federal funding sources? How are the CBET program funds to be used in conjunction with adult education programs? These funds may be used to develop new programs or to subsidize existing programs of English language instruction for parents, guardians, and other adult community members who pledge to tutor kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) EL students. Partnerships and collaborations with other programs that have similar purposes and goals are encouraged.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 17 For more information: Frequently Asked Questions Paul A. Garcia

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 18 LPLO Update Bilingual Teacher Training Program

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 19 Bilingual Teacher Training Program Purpose: to provide training for teachers seeking CTC authorization to provide ELD, SDAIE and primary language instruction to English learners  Crosscultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD)  Certificate of Completion of Staff Development (CCSD)  Bilingual CLAD  Language Training

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 20 Communication California Teachers of English Learners Goal: Provide a clear message regarding need for EL teacher authorization  California Commission on Teacher Credentialing  California Department of Education  14 Statewide BTTP Regions aligned with Superintendent’s regions

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 21 Regional BTTP Centers

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 22 CTC/CDE Communication CTC - –Web site link - ‘Teaching English Learners’, and various authorizations at CDE – –Teacher Authorization FAQs, CDE Website –BTTP Information –Contact information for 14 BTTP sites

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 23 Accountability Leadership Institute for English Learner, Immigrant, and Migrant Students Date: February 9 -10, 2009 (February 8 – early check-in) Location: Hyatt Regency at the San Francisco Airport, Burlingame Registration brochures are available online:

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 24 Coordinating Improvement Efforts, Building Synergies  POLICY AND LEGISLATION  PROMISING PRACTICES, CONNECTIONS, & OPPORTUNITIES  ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, & ACCOUNTABILITY  CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION