December 15, 2014 December 18, 2014

Agenda 1.Welcome and Introductions 2.ELD Requirements 3.RFEP/LTEL Monitoring Followup 4.Reclassification Update – Wave 2 5.ELAC – Importance of Regular School Attendance 6.School Plan Format Updates Type of Work: AEL Contact Meeting Account #s - Certificated: Aides:

AEL Contact Meeting Dates District Office Room 1A/B Elementary 3:45PM-5:15PM Secondary 12:30PM-2:00PM 12/15/1412/18/14 2/23/152/26/15

Introductions Introduce yourself with your name and site, and tell us, what’s one good thing going on personally or professionally? At least your holidays don’t look like this, hopefully.

ELD Requirements Update Presented by Pati DeRobles, Instructional Services Specialist, Academic English Learners/Student Support

RFEP-LTEL Monitoring Follow- up Reminders Catch-up plan for site was due on October 31 st Please make sure this is uploaded so that the next AEL contact can have access if needed next year Monitoring completion sheets were due on December 12 th This principal certification is signed after all forms have been completed at your school site The forms are not put in the cums yet, but are kept by the teacher for monitoring purposes over the next few months File after the March/April followup in the AEL Folder in the cum

Reclassification Update NPYGrand Total Adams ES 55 Alcott ES 33 Beatty ES 9615 Bryant ES 11 Castle View ES 11 Central MS 2810 Chemawa MS 77 Emerson ES 134 Fremont ES 6511 Gage MS 145 Harrison ES 336 Hawthorne ES 5510 Highgrove ES Highland ES 12 Jackson ES 22 Jefferson ES 224 Kennedy ES 2114 Lake Mathews ES 44 Liberty ES 44 Longfellow ES 246 Madison ES 99 Magnolia ES 718 Miller MS 88 Monroe ES 88 Mt. View ES 13 Pachappa ES 112 Rivera ES 11 Riverside STEM Academy 11 Sierra MS 13 Taft ES 235 Twain ES 11 University MS 18 Victoria ES 112 Washington ES22 Grand Total

Reclassification Wave 2 Tentative changes ELA Requirement based upon DIBELS for K-6 ELA District-wide Assessment for 7-12 All forms must be returned, with non-approved students needed justification Will be sent out as soon as CELDT data is available Due by April 13 th, 2014 This will be a hard deadline! More information to come in the last February meeting

ELAC – Importance of School Attendance Suggested topic for this month in ELAC is the importance of school attendance What Must I Include/Discuss in my Presentation? Information on the importance of attendance and how it affects a student’s success in school Parent suggestions for improving attendance at the school And then put parent suggestions in the minutes!

Attendance Presentation What Might I Include/Discuss in my Presentation? How do parents currently encourage attendance in their own families? Opportunities for parents to share “sad stories” about poor attendance and the effect it had on their own children The district’s Perfect Attendance program Saturday School or other consequences of poor attendance Excused and unexcused absences What are students missing in the first few minutes of school if they are late? What are students missing if they are picked up early from school? When to schedule doctor’s and other appointments for students Independent Study if students are absent for an extended period Attendance information from the district level – what are the expectations and consequences for attendance and absences?

Shifts in School Plan Non-Title I schools no longer have to complete a school plan at all! Consequences for AEL Should cover the school plan for English learners in ELAC, while not making suggestions on the actual SPSA Due on January 12 th, 2015 Some shifts in thinking regarding the school plan were sent to principals on November 21 st, 2014 We will cover those same shifts in this meeting just in case you are involved with the school plan See handouts

Questions? Next meeting 2/23 Elementary 2/26 Secondary