1. Tassin Idewu Coordinator of Instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs) East Baton Rouge Parish School System Meeting and Exceeding the Requirements to Serve ELL Students: With or Without Funding 2014 Spring LASAFAP Conference March 6, 2014

2. ESL Alphabet Soup Instructions: With a partner, guess the meanings of the following sets of initials. 1. ESL 2. LEP 3. ELL 4. LMS 5. SIOP 6. L1 7. L2 8. NES 9. LES 10. AYP 11. TESOL 12. NABE 13. LAS 14. FEP 15. ELDA 2

3. ESL Alphabet Soup Key 1. ESL = English as a Second Language 2. LEP = Limited English Proficient 3. ELL = English Language Learner 4. LMS = Language Minority Students 5. SIOP =Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocal 6. L1 =First Language 7. L2 = Second Language 8. NES = Non-English Speaker 9. LES = Limited English Speaker 10. AYP = Adequate Yearly Progress 11. TESOL = Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 12. NABE = National Association for Bilingual Education 13. LAS = Language Assessment Scales 14. FEP = Fluent English Proficient 15. ELDA = English Language Development Assessment 3

4. ELLs currently… Between the 1991/92 and 2005/06 school years, ELL enrollment grew by 109%. Total school enrollment in the same time period grew only 14%. are the most rapidly growing sector of public school enrollment. 4

5. By 2030 it is predicted… 40% of all school-age children will be English Language Learners. Thomas and Collier, George Mason University, 2002 Former US Dept. of Educ. Secretary Margaret Spellings was a little more conservative in her estimate… 1 in 4 (25%) of all school-age children will be ELLs in 2025. 5

6. By 2042 the US Census Bureau predicts… the current US majority will be the minority. 47 million in 2008 to 133 million in 2050. The Hispanic population is expected to almost triple from If the prediction crystallizes, almost one in three U.S. residents will be Hispanic. (Currently approx. 1 in 7) 6

7. Bringing it home… 2010 Population: 4.533 Million 2010 Hispanic Population: 192, 560 Total population grew only 1.4% since the 2000 Census, keeping LA among the bottom five slowest growing states. HOWEVER… The Hispanic population grew to 4.2% of the total population, an increase of 78.7%. Sadly in 2008, the Pew Hispanic Center found that 30% of LA’s Hispanic population dropped out of school. 7

8. Bringing it home… LA 2010 LEP Population: 13,952 Top languages in the state: Spanish – 69% Vietnamese – 12% Arabic – 6% Chinese – 3% French – 2% Other – 8% LEPs in EBR are approx. 3% of the total district population. That’s approx. 11% of the state total of LEPs. 8

9. 1964: Title VI – Civil Rights Act An educational agency’s failure to appropriately rectify an LEP student’s English competency is a denial of equal educational opportunity on the basis on national origin. No person in the US shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. School buildings, classrooms and schedule of instruction must be equivalent for LEPs and non-LEPs. Supplemental language support, such as ESL intervention, must be provided for LEP children in English-only classrooms. Created the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Established Home Language Survey to identify students in need of language instruction 9

10. 1975: Lau vs. Nichols 1.Identify and evaluate LEPs’ language skills. 2.Determine appropriate instructional treatments. 3.Decide when LEPs were ready to be mainstreamed. 4.Determine professional standards for teachers of LEPs. Students who do not understand English are effectively foreclosed from any meaningful education when merely providing them with the same facilities, textbooks, teachers, and curriculum. OCR was granted the authority to establish regulations to enforce Title VI prohibiting discrimination. 1975: Lau Remedies OCR defined the methods and procedures to: ALL schools were required to develop formal plans of how LEPs would be educated. 10

11. 2002: ESEA – Title III Better known as No Child Left Behind “to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.” Requires all states to establish standards and benchmarks for LEPs In addition to making AYP, school must make annual measurable achievement objectives (AMAOs): % age of LEP making progress %age of LEPs attaining proficiency AYP 11

12. How Do We Meet the Requirements? Title III funds must be used to 1.Increase the English proficiency of LEP students. 2.Provide high quality professional development. Approved Activities under Title III Curricular Materials Technology Intensify Instruction Support personnel Community Programs/Services Parental Involvement/Outreach Family Literacy Services Supplemental Instructional Services Tutorials, mentoring, academic or career counseling Title III funds must be used for supplemental activities, not core 12 1.Identification of students based on Home Language Survey 2.Assessment of English language skills 3.Placement in district school 4.Provision of instructional services

13. At District/School Level… Professional Development that is: Designed to improve the instruction and assessment of LEP children; Designed to enhance teachers’ ability to understand and use curricula, assessment measures and instruction strategies; Based on scientifically based research; and of sufficient intensity and duration. Instructional Support for ELLs Know the student’s English proficiency level. Set realistic and attainable goals for the student. Scaffold assignments and assessments. Provide accommodations. 13

14. References U. S. Census Bureau www.census.gov Office of Civil Rights (OCR) www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html Office of ELA / National Clearinghouse for ELA www.ncela.gwu.edu Forte, E. & Faulkner-Bond, M. (2010) The Administrator’s Guide to Federal Programs for English Learners. Washington, DC: Thompson.

15. Contact Information Tassin Idewu Coordinator of Instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs) East Baton Rouge Parish School System tidewu@ebrschools.org (225) 922-5461 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bei79AxD25o