2014 FALL DAC TRAINING English Learners KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/2014 1

WIDA-ACCESS PLACEMENT TEST™ (W-APT), ACCESS FOR ELLs ® AND ALTERNATE ACCESS FOR ELLs ® English Learners (ELs) KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/2014 2

W-APT™ KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/2014 3

W-APT™  Give each new student in the district the home-language survey.  If the answer to any of the 4 required home-language survey questions is any language other than English, then administer the screener, W-APT.  The W-APT™ is downloadable free to districts from the website: Contact Chris Williams for a password.  The results of the W-APT™ must be shared with parents within the first 30 days of enrollment or 2 weeks of enrollment during the school year. KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/2014 4

IDENTIFIED EL STUDENTS  A program services committee will design a Program Services Plan (PSP) for each identified EL student. The teacher will provide services throughout the year with appropriate instructional and assessment accommodations for each individual EL student.  All identified EL students are required federally to be assessed annually with an English Language Proficiency test. KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/2014 5

W-APT™ SCORES – GRADES 1-12  For Grades 1-12, if a student scores an overall composite proficiency level of less than a 5.0 on the W-APT™ the student is considered an EL and will be placed in an EL program. The student will take ACCESS for ELLs® in January.  For Grades 1-12, if a student scores an overall composite proficiency of a 5.0 on the W-APT™ the student is considered Initially Fully English Proficient (IFEP). The student is not an EL and will not take ACCESS for ELLs® in January. KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/2014 6

W-APT™ SCORES – KINDERGARTEN  Since the K-WAPT™ assesses only listening and speaking and yields only an oral proficiency score (1-30), all kindergarteners regardless of their K-WAPT™ raw score, must be administered ACCESS the following January in order to assess reading and writing.  Kindergarten students cannot exit an EL program until after taking the first grade ACCESS for ELLs ®.  Parents can refuse EL services but the student will still have to take ACCESS for ELLs ® in January. KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/2014 7

KINDERGARTEN K-WAPT™ PROGRAM OPTIONS Listening & Speaking Domains KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/ Demonstrates Oral Competency Exceptional Skill Level Composite Raw Score Posted in IC LEP and SEI-Structured English Immersion until 1 st grade ACCESS scores received PSP designed and implemented for kindergarten school year ACCESS administered in January Demonstrates Limited Oral Proficiency Low, Mid or High Skill Levels Composite Raw Score < 29 Posted in IC LEP with appropriate service type PSP designed and implemented for kindergarten school year ACCESS administered in January

ACCESS FOR ELLs ® KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/2014 9

ACCESS FOR ELLs ® ACCESS for ELLs Testing Schedule Task Start DateEnd Date Test Ordering 10/09/1411/06/14 Pre-ID Ordering - State Provides 10/09/1411/06/14 Districts Receive Test Materials 12/04/14 Test Window 01/01/1502/13/15 Additional Materials Deadline 01/30/15 Districts Pack Completed Material 02/13/1502/19/15 Data Validation Window - If Desired 03/24/1504/03/15 Reports Shipped to Districts 04/20/1504/22/15 Printed Report Correction Window 04/22/1505/07/15 KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/

ACCESS FOR ELLs ® EXIT CRITERIA  Overall Composite of a 5.0 or higher on a Tier B or C and 4.0 or higher overall Literacy Composite.  EL students must be both criteria to exit from the EL program. KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/

ALTERNATE ACCESS FOR ELLs ® KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/

ALTERNATE ACCESS FOR ELLs ®  A paper-pencil test for grades 1-12  Individualized Education Program (IEP) team determines whether the student takes Alternate ACCESS  To participate in Alternate ACCESS 1. Classified as an English Learner (EL) 2. Has a significant cognitive disability 3. Participates or is expected to participate in the Alternate K-PREP 4. Disability precludes taking the ACCESS for ELLs® with accommodations KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/

DIVISION OF SUPPORT AND RESEARCH  Rhonda Sims, Director  Joy Barr, Program Consultant  Kathy Moore, Program Consultant  Kevin O’Hair, Program Consultant  Pam Powers, Systems Consultant IT  Cindy Warren, Program Consultant  Chris Williams, Program Consultant  Teresa King, Support Staff  Maranda Perkins, Support Staff (502) (502) KDE:OAA:DSR:cw:8/20/