PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION LEP Testing Update Session Alesha S. McCauley (Instructional Services) Audrey K. Martin-McCoy (Accountability Services) Accountability Conference Greensboro, NC January 31, 2005

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Our focus today… 1)LEP statistics 2)NCLB mandates 3)AMAOs 4)The NCAAAI 5)The IPT

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TOP HOME LANGUAGES of NC language minority students (These students may or may not be LEP.) Spanish 87,817 Hmong 4,406 Chinese 3,142 Vietnamese 2,306 Arabic 1,810 Korean 1,540 French 1,284 Russian 1,132 Hindi 913 Japanese 860 Gujarati 820 Laotian 766

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Numbers of Limited English Proficient Students in NC… ,51357,94369,52278,711

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION LEP Students By Language (Top 16) Spanish--62,334 Hmong--2,924 Chinese--1,655 Vietnamese--1,339 Arabic--1,134 French--936 Korean--829 Russian--557 Hindi--449 Laotian--446 Japanese--420 Gujarati--330 Cambodian--259 German--221 Tarasco--213 Ukrainian--201

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION NCLB Requirements StandardsAssessment Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives For LEP Students Only English Language Proficiency Standards English Language Proficiency Assessment ELP Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives For All Students Content Standards Achievement Standards Assessments in Reading, Math, and Science Reading and Math AYP

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ANNUAL MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVES Under Title III of NCLB 1.Making AYP for LEP subgroup 2.Growth in English language proficiency from year to year (the PROGRESS AMAO) 3.Attainment of English language proficiency within five years of enrollment in a US school (the PROFICIENCY AMAO)

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AMAO--Progress By the academic year, 100 percent of students identified as limited English proficient shall demonstrate progress (improve at least one proficiency level) in at least one of the domains on the state required language proficiency test.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AMAO-- Proficiency By the academic year, 100 percent of students identified as limited English proficient and who have been in American school(s) for at least five years shall score at the superior level in all domains on the state required language proficiency test.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION NCs AMAO chart SBE approved … YearsProgressProficiency

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION NCs AMAO Outcomes… These data reflect numbers and percentages for the 95 LEAs that receive Title III funds % made Progress 50.3% made Proficiency 73 LEAs met all three targets of the Title III AMAOs.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TESTING/REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IPT (IDEA Proficiency Test) upon initial enrollment Annual IPT every year between February 1 and April 30 until student scores Superior in all domains

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION LEP Identification versus ESL Services… LEP Identification is used for accountability purposes; based solely on IPT score. A student exits LEP identification when he or she has scored Superior on all three domains of the IPT during the same test administration. At that time, the student is no longer identified as LEP and is no longer eligible to receive testing accommodations. ESL Services are determined at the school level; based on multiple criteria.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION The NCAAAI (NC Alternate Academic Assessment Inventory) 1)Alternate assessment for EC students (can be off grade level), as well as qualifying LEP students (must be on grade level) 2) To qualify, the LEP student must: Be within 24 months of enrollment in US schools Score below Intermediate High on IPT Reading 3) NCAAAI Advisory committee (managed by Sheila Brown, )

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Can LEP students score Proficient on the NCAAAI? IIIIIIIV NCAAAI Score Achievement Level YES = Proficient

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Miscellaneous… 1.ESL Listservs 2.ESL Roundtables 3.ESL Website ESL website:

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Other DPI websites…

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 1)Published by Ballard & Tighe in CA 2)Created in 1970s by two ESL teachers 3)Three domains currently; Four domains as of Aug ) Our state-mandated proficiency test since the school year 5)Complies with Title III of NCLB The IDEA Proficiency Test

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 6) Adopted by State Board of Ed., ) Spring window: Feb.1- Apr. 30 8) Bubble sheet accompanies every test 9) Data scanned by local TC and sent to Accountability Division at NCDPI 10) LEP Test Advisory Committee The IDEA Proficiency Test, continued…

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IPT Cut Score Chart… SBE policy HSP-A-011 established the approved cut scores for the IPT and was approved August 25, The cut scores determine the appropriate assessment and/or accommodations for students identified as limited English proficient. The cut score chart that is part of this policy must be used to determine a students oral, reading, and writing proficiency levels.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION The IDEA Proficiency Test (IPT)

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Policy State Board of Education Policy HSP-C- 005 states that students identified as limited English proficient shall participate in the statewide testing program. State Board of Education policy also provides for the state identified English language proficiency test, the IPT.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IDEA English Language Proficiency Test (IPT) Two Purposes Identification Assessment Participation Two Testing Windows Initial: All Language Minority Students K-12 Annual: All identified LEP Students February 1- April 30

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Who Can Administer? Only employees of the school system or charter school are permitted to administer state tests. Contracted tutorial services/agencies are not permitted to administer North Carolina tests. Test administrators shall be school personnel who have professional training in education and the state testing program.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION What about Proctors? For the school year, a proctor shall be assigned for the Reading and Writing test administrations with groups of 5 or more students. A proctor is not required for IPT oral test administrations.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION What if… a language minority student enrolls after January 1? Initial Administration counts as both the Initial and the Annual a language minority student enrolls after April 30? If there are 30 calendar days remaining in the school year, the IPT must be administered to attain the initial test score. If not, the initial assessment may be completed the following school year.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION What if… a student arrives at a school prior to enrollment - can he or she be administered the IPT? No. The student must be enrolled before the initial test administration. IPT testing may occur no more than two weeks prior to the start of school and no later than 30 calendar days after enrollment.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION What if… a student has previously scored proficient on one part of the IPT? Scores cannot be banked. All domains of the IPT must be administered every spring.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION What if… a student left during the previous school year before spring IPT testing and has re- enrolled in the current school year? The student must be re-administered the IPT at his/her current grade level. The test administrator must code the Initial bubble on the purple scannable sheet.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION What if… the student gives no response during the test? If the student gives no response, the lowest score is recorded for the student.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION What if… the student is a non-English speaker- does the test administrator still administer the reading and writing tests? Yes. If the student identified as LEP is enrolled in grades 2-12, the student must be administered all domains of the IPT including the oral, reading, and writing during the initial and annual assessments regardless of oral proficiency level.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION What if… the student does not speak English, can the test administrator translate? No part of the test can be translated and no adjustments can be made in the IPT administration. The IPT must be administered exactly as written in the Examiners Manual and/or indicated on the test booklet.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION What if… an LEP student scores too high on the IPT to continue using the NCAAAI? The student will then participate in any upcoming regular tests (EOG, EOC, HSCT, Writing, etc,) with or without accommodations.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Use of the IPT Beginning with the school year: Schools must not use the IPT to retest language proficiency of students identified as LEP at any time for diagnostic purposes such as determining continued placement, level of services, or instruction.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Accommodations on the IPT LEP accommodations are not allowed during the IPT test administration because the accommodations will invalidate the English language proficiency score.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Accommodations (on all other state tests) Not all accommodations should be given across the board to all LEP students. case by case basis documented intended to level the playing field– not give an advantage Consider students levels on IPT

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IPT Designated Forms The NCDPI designates a certain form for initial administration and a different form for annual administration to assist with standardization. Schools are not allowed to administer non- designated forms.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IPT Designated Forms Spring 2005 Testing (Feb. 1- April 30) Grade Subject Test Form K-6 Oral Test F 7-12 Oral Test D 2-12 Reading and Writing B

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IPT Student Scannable Sheet The student scannable sheet for fall 2004 was red. The scannable sheet for spring 2005 is PURPLE. Question 5b has been added to the sheet.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION The New IPT 2005 The new IPT is set to begin this fall. All states must begin using new tests that measure four domains separately, as mandated by Title III of NCLB.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IPT - Old v.s. New 1.Current IPT has three domains: Oral, Writing, Reading 2.New IPT ( ) will have four domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing A fifth score, Comprehension, will also be reported. (Comprehension score = Listening + Reading)

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Timeline for the New IPT 2005 Nov Standards, textbook, and classroom discourse analysis completed. Version one of test specifications drafted for review. Dec Teachers and professionals review test specifications. Jan Test specifications revised. Specifications and ancillary materials prepared for item writing.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Timeline for the New IPT 2005 Feb Item writing workshops with teachers and item writing specialists in California Mar Items reviewed by teachers and professionals outside of California Items finalized for field testing Apr Field testing with approximately 5,000 students nationwide

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Timeline for the New IPT 2005 May 2004 Field testing with approximately 5,000 students nationwide Jun Field testing materials processed for data entry Benchmarking workshops to analyze writing samples Jul Analysis of field test data Aug 2004 Item selection for pilot testing

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Timeline for the New IPT 2005 Sep Editing of pilot testing booklets Oct Pilot test with approximately 1,000 students nationwide Nov Pilot test with approximately 1,000 students nationwide Feb IPT Standard Setting workshops

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Coming Soon… Publish a revised Testing Students Identified as Limited English Proficient document Publish informational documents

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Questions?