1. INCORPORATING THE DART FOR ELLS INTO ADMINISTRATOR PRESENTATIONS MELLC MEETING FEBRUARY 3, 2O12 Presentation by Ann Feldman, ELL Director/ Milford Public Schools in collaboration with Jenny Klein (DESE) and Sonia Walmsley (Attleboro PS)

2. THE STATE OF THE STATE: A REPORT ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN MASSACHUSETTS MATSOL CONFERENCE, MAY 5-7, 2011 OFFICE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION & ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION

3. ELLs currently constitute the only group of public school students whose numbers are growing in MA. The number of districts enrolling at least one ELL has nearly doubled since 2000 (177 in 2000 to 324 in 2010) STATE STATISTICS Source: MATSOL Conference 2011 / State of the State Slideshow / DESE

4. K – 12 STUDENTS: ALL VS. LEP Source: National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (www.ncbe.gwu.edu)

5. ELL ENROLLMENT STATEWIDE IS NEARLY 68,000* AND HAS INCREASED 51% SINCE 2000 * As per the 2011-11 SIMS, there are 67,567 ELLs in the State This trend indicates that by 2021, 20% of all students K-12 will be ELLs Source: MATSOL Conference 2011 / State of the State Slideshow / DESE

6. What Do You Think the Olive Green Shaded States Represent?

7. Language Needs of School-Age Children Robert A. Kominski and Hyon B. Shin, U.S. Census Bureau; Karen Marotz, SUNY Albany Retrieved from U.S. Census Website. http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/paa2008/Language -Needs-of-School-Age-Children-PAA-2008.pdf Answer: The olive green states (MA) are those where 20% of more of all children ages 0 – 4 live in households where a language other than English is spoken.

8. MORE LEP CHILDREN ARE NATIVE THAN FOREIGN BORN Source: US Census, 2000. The figures refer to LEP students, ages 5 to 18, currently enrolled in school. 75% of LEP students in grades K – 5 are born in the US.

9. OVER 70 LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN BY ELLS IN MA Percentage of ELLs by First Language 2010 Source: MATSOL Conference 2011 / State of the State Slideshow / DESE

10. ELA 2001 & 2010 MCAS ELA, Grade 10 – % of Students Testing P or A on MCAS Percent Proficient or Advanced Source: MATSOL Conference 2011 / State of the State Slideshow / DESE What percentage of LEP students in the state tested P or A on ELA MCAS in 2010?

11. Percent Proficient or Advanced Math 2001 & 2010 MCAS Math – Grade 10 – % of Students Testing P or A on MCAS Source: MATSOL Conference 2011 / State of the State Slideshow / DESE

12. Sorted by highest rate in 2010 – Source MADESE SIMS 2011 THE DROP OUT RATE Source: MATSOL Conference 2011 / State of the State Slideshow / DESE What was the drop-out rate of LEP students in 2010?

13. What was the percentage of increase in ELLs identified as also having a disability from 2001-2002 to 2010-2011 (ELL-SWD) ?

14. PROPORTION OF LEP AND EP STUDENTS ASSIGNED TO SPED PROGRAMS 14 “The number of ELLs identified as also having a disability doubled in MA (a striking increase of 115.4%) from 2001-2002 to 2010 to 2011.” From “An Imperative for Change” by Dr. Serpa, Lesley University This increase coincided with what occurrence? Source: MATSOL Conference 2011 / State of the State Slideshow / DESE

15. MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEMOGRAPHICS

16. MILFORD’S BURGEONING NUMBERS We have 769 students who come from homes where English is not spoken (FLNE / based on the October 2011 SIMS). As of October, 2011, there were 273 English learners in our schools. Close to 200 of these students attend our two K – 2 schools, Brookside and Memorial (representing close to 20% of the total student population at those schools.)

17. ENGLISH LEARNERS, FLEPS, AND SPED STUDENTS IN MILFORD As of October 2011 (SY 2012), Milford had 673 Special Education students. 34 of these students are dually designated as ELL- SWDs. 14 out of our 273 English learners have been referred but not yet tested. 36 of our English learners who have been exited are on IEPs. 17

18. MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS- HOME LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH (AS OF SEPTEMBER, 2011) SpanishArabicPortuguese 25432416 American Sign 2Cape Verdean 1 Chinese16Creole2 French2German1 Greek1Hebrew2 Indian Dialect 15Italian5 Japanese1Korean2 Lao1Lugandan2 Other10Pilipino5 Polish1Russian6 Serb- Croatian 2Thai2 Vietnamese7

20. Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity / October 2011 Race% of District% of State African2.28.3 Asian2.95.7 Hispanic17.016.1 Native American1.40.2 White75.067.0 Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1 Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic1.72.5 20 Information found at: http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/student.aspx?orgcode=01850000&orgtypecode=5&leftNavId=300&

21. DISTRICT ANALYSIS, REVIEW AND ASSISTANCE TOOLS (DART) DETAIL FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

22. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE DART One major goal of DART: to pull together data (SIMS, EPIMS, staffing information, financing information) in one place in order to access the general health of district at any one time. The DART gives districts the ability to compare their district to other districts that look like theirs. You can look at trends from year to year. This is one-stop shopping for a high-level overview! The DART is meant as a self-improvement tool – it wasn’t designed as a tool for compliance. We can use this data to have discussions with school committees, develop improvement plans, evaluate programs, etc.

23. DART DETAIL FOR ELLS You can get a District Overview of your district + 10 other districts chosen on the basis of enrollment characteristics (total number and percentage of English learners, % of low income students). Once the 10 are selected, the one that is highest performing relative to that group is highlighted in blue. (Note: this doesn’t necessarily mean that the chosen district is high performing in absolute terms). You can look at your individual schools in the district to make comparisons related to the performance and demographics of your ELL population. You can compare your district to the state and comparable district/s based on Title III allocations, whether or not they have an ELL director, the % of students in US schools for their 1 st /2 nd years, MCAS scores and SGPs, how students performed on the Open Response questions on the MCAS, MEPA performance levels, etc.

24. Looking At General Data for for Milford Public Schools Using DART Detail for ELLs (District Overview)

25. Special Student Populations 2011-12 Enrollment Total Population: 4,152 Selection% of District% of State First Language Not English18.5 (769)16.7 Limited English Proficient6.6 (273)7.1 Formerly Limited English Proficient (FLEP/ FELL) 3.0 (125) 2.0 Low-Income30.6 (1,271)35.2 Special Education16.0 (673)17.0 25

26. English Language Learners Only 2011-12 Total ELL Population: 273 SelectionMilford DataState Data 2011 ELL students to 2011 ESL Teacher FTE 29.0 (ratio of students to teacher) 44.4 (ratio of students to teacher) Most Common Language Spoken by ELLs in MPS Spanish (47.3%)Spanish (53.4%) 2 nd Most Common Language Spoken by ELLs in MPS Portuguese (42.5%)Portuguese (6.1%) Number of Languages Spoken in District 9 languages21 languages Country of Origin of Recent Immigrants or Those After Two Years Designated as Being Residents of USA 79.1% (USA/Territories) 5.5% from Brazil 78.9% (USA/Territories) 4.1% from D.R. 26 Compared to the State, Milford has a very high percentage of Brazilian students speaking Portuguese. The LEP student to ESL teacher ratio is much lower in Milford vs. the state.

27. English Language Learners Only 2011-12 Total ELL Population: 273 SelectionMilford DataState Data 2011 ESL Teacher FTE 91,571.7.5774.9 2011 Sheltered Content/Other Bilingual Teacher FTE Percentage of ELL Year 1 or 2 in MA Schools (Grades 2 – 12) 28%22% % of ELLs Who Made Progress on the 2011 Spring MEPA Test 72%58% % of ELLs Who Scored Proficient or Higher on the 2011 MCAS 14% (ELA) 27% (Math) 23% (ELA) 25% (Math) Median Student Growth Percentile (SGP) 55 (ELA) 41 (Math) 48 (ELA) 52 (Math) 27 Milford’s ELLs made a higher percentage of progress on the MEPA as compared with the State figures, yet the percentage of ELLs scoring proficient or higher on the MCAS ELA was 14% in Milford vs. 23% in the state.

28. Looking At Individual School Data (Milford Public Schools) Using DART Detail for ELL (School Overview)

29. MILFORD: INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS' DATA WOODLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #1 (NOTE: THIS IS A GRADES 3 – 4 SCHOOL ONLY) # of Students Overall % of Low Income % of FLNE% of FLEPs# of ELLs% of ELLs 62031.8%20.6%6%457.3% 29 2011 # of ESL Teachers # Sheltered Content/ Bilingual FTEs Most Common Language (%) 2 nd Most Common Language (%) # of Languages ---------------- Spanish (44.4%) Portuguese (42.2%) 4

30. MILFORD: INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS' DATA WOODLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #2 (NOTE: THIS IS A GRADES 3 – 4 SCHOOL ONLY) Most Common Country of Origin (%) 2 nd Most Common Country of Origin (%) % of ELLs in Years 1 or 2 (Grades 2 – 12) in US Schools % of ELLs Who Made Progress on 2011 MEPA MCAS 2011 Scores: % of ELLs Scoring Proficient or Higher ELAMATH USA/ Territories 75.6% Brazil 8.9% 20%62%12%26% 30 MCAS 2011 Scores: Median SGP ELAMATH ----

31. Comparing School Data (Those Schools in Milford) Using DART Detail for ELLs (School Overview)

32. MILFORD: COMPARING BROOKSIDE AND MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS #1 (NOTE: THESE ARE BOTH K – 2 SCHOOLS) # of Students Overall % of Low Income % of FLNE% of FLEPs# of ELLs% of ELLs Brookside 53832%25.5%2%9217.1% Memorial 44938.1%23.6%0%8518.9% 32 2011 # of ESL Teachers # Sheltered Content/ Bilingual FTEs Most Common Language (%) 2 nd Most Common Language (%) # of Language s Brookside 2.0----- Portuguese (50%)Spanish (40.2%) 6 Memorial 2.0----- Spanish (55.3%)Portuguese (41.2%) 5

33. MILFORD: COMPARING BROOKSIDE AND MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS #2 (NOTE: THESE ARE BOTH K – 2 SCHOOLS) 33 MCAS 2011 Scores: Median SGP Brookside ELAMATH Memorial ELAMATH Most Common Country of Origin (%) 2 nd Most Common Country of Origin (%) % of ELLs in Years 1 or 2 (Grades 2 – 12) in US Schools % of ELLs Who Made Progress on 2011 MEPA MCAS 2011 Scores: % of ELLs Scoring Proficient or Higher Brookside USA/ Territories 92.4% Egypt 4.3% 0%79%ELAMath Memorial USA/ Territories 92.9% Brazil 2.4% 17%76%ELAMath

34. Comparing District Data Using Comparable Districts (District Overview)

35. WHY COMPARE MILFORD TO ATTLEBORO Attleboro is the highest performing district with a similar demographic background (compared to Milford) 10 other districts that we can compare Milford to are: Barnstable Marlborough Medford Norwood Peabody Stoughton Watertown West Springfield Westfield Attleboro Milford

36. COMPARABLE DISTRICTS Barnstable Marlborough Milford Medford Norwood Peabody Stoughton Watertown W. Springfield Westfield

37. SelectionMilfordAttleboro Number of ELLs and Percentage273 (6.6%)341 (5.7%) Low Income %30.6%36.8% FLNE %18.5%13.5% FLEP %3.0%1.0% 2011 ELL students to 2011 ESL Teacher FTE 29 - 155.8 – 1 Most Common Language Spoken by ELLs Spanish (47.3%)Spanish (58.7%) 2 nd Most Common Language Spoken by ELLs Portuguese (42.5%)Khmer/Khmai (13.5%) Number of Languages Spoken by ELLs924 37

38. SelectionMilfordAttleboro Percentage of ELL Year 1 or 2 in MA Schools (Grades 2 – 12) 28%13% % of ELLs Who Made Progress on the 2011 Spring MEPA Test 72%64% % of ELLs Who Scored Proficient or Higher on the 2011 MCAS 14% (ELA) 27% (Math) 27% (ELA) 28% (Math) Median Student Growth Percentile (SGP) 55 (ELA) 41 (Math) 57.5 (ELA) 60 (Math) Country of Origin of Recent Immigrants or Those After Two Years Designated as Being Residents of USA 79.1% (USA/Territories) 5.5% from Brazil 90.9% (USA/Territories) 1.5% from El Salvador There is a greater percentage of ELLs Year 1 or 2 in Milford than there are in Attleboro. Milford’s ELLs made a higher % of progress on the Spring 2011 MEPA than ELLs in Attleboro. ELLs are scoring lower on the MCAS ELA than either the state or Attleboro.

39. Comparing District Data Using Comparable Districts (Annual Snapshot)

40. MilfordAttleboro*State All StudentsELL All StudentsELL All StudentsELL Enrollment # 4,152273 5,933341 953,36969,856 ELL Program % ELL Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) 100% 98% 92% Two-Way Bilingual 0% 2% Opted out 0% 2% Other 0% 2% No Program 0% 2% GRADES %All% ELL % All% ELL % All% ELL Grade PK4%0% 3%-- 3%2% Grades K- 0116%49% 15%28% 14%23% Grades 02-0530%36% 30%45% 30%39% Grades 06-0823%4% 23%17% 23%17% Grades 09-1227%11% 30%11% 30%18% ANNUAL SNAPSHOT: STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

41. All Grades PK - 01 Grades 02 - 05 Grades 06 - 08 Grades 09 - 12 PERCENTAGE OF ELL STUDENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOLS FOR THE 1 ST OR 2 ND YEAR MilfordAttleboro*State

42. STAFFING/FINANCE Staffing/Finance MilfordAttleboro*State Staffing (FTE), 2010-11 ELL Director 1.0 111.0 ESL Teachers9.05.01571.7 Sheltered Content Teachers0.5--666.9 Other Bilingual Education-- 108.0 ELL Paraprofessionals--2.0353.2 Federal Title III Allocation FY11$46,939 $59,759 $11,797,213

43. Comparing District Data Using Comparable Districts (Curriculum and MCAS)

44. English Language ArtsMathematics 2007200820092010201120072008200920102011 Milford N7561635076N 61725077 #9128611#20913821 %12%20%13%12%14%26%15%18%16%27% Attleboro* N195151128147157N196152132147158 #6533203243#4032203945 %33%22%16%22%27%20%21%15%27%28% State N21,82222,15324,00827,11629,528N21,91622,44324,37827,12129,878 #3,7203,5844,5956,0716,675#4,2894,7785,2146,6037,484 %17%16%19%22%23%20%21% 24%25% % OF ELLS SCORING PROFICIENT OR HIGHER ON MCAS (CURRICULUM AND MCAS) As stated previously, Milford lags behind the state/Attleboro on the # of students scoring proficient or higher on the ELA MCAS ONLY.

45. MEDIAN ELL STUDENT SGP (CURRICULUM AND MCAS) English Language ArtsMathematics 2007200820092010 2006200820092010 2011 Milford N23221941N23 2141 SGP 73.052.5#N/A55.0SGP 43.034.045.041.0 Attleboro* N889196116N879299117 SGP 54.058.056.057.5SGP 53.0 70.060.0 State N11,59413,47416,01117,497N11,69513,72716,19917,513 SGP46.048.050.048.0SGP47.048.053.052.0 Although Milford lags behind the state/Attleboro on the # of students scoring proficient or higher on the ELA MCAS, the SGP is higher than the state’s in ELA, but we lag behind both Attleboro and the state in mathematics.

46. % OF ELLS AVERAGING 2 OR ABOVE ON OPEN RESPONSE QUESTIONS / MCAS (CURRICULUM AND MCAS) English Language ArtsMathematics 2006200720082009201020062007200820092010 Milford N7561635076N 61725077 #182113814#3813151227 %24%34%21%16%18%50%21% 24%35% Attleboro* N195151128147157N196152132147158 #8948424654#8544415673 %46%32%33%31%34%43%29%31%38%46% State N21,82222,15324,00827,11629,528N21,91622,44324,37827,12129,878 #7,0796,6707,6087,5208,367#6,2445,0067,0448,4329,730 %32%30%32%28% % 22%29%31%33% On both the ELA and Math MCAS tests, our ELLs have difficulties with open response questions compared with Attleboro. We are doing better than the state average in Math only.

47. Comparing District Data Using Comparable Districts (Achievement Gaps)

48. CPI ACHIEVEMENT GAPS: ELA MilfordAttleboro* State 200720082009201020112007200820092010201120072008200920102011 Non-FELL/ Non-ELL N 2,0762,0512,0762,0512,002 N 2,9342,8942,8922,8982,877 N 471,246465,767462,073459,415454,856 CPI 88.3 89.689.790.2 CPI 87.986.488.490.490.5 CPI 87.586.988.288.689.2 Formerly ELL N 8675789580 N 601421246333 N 13,10713,07212,58412,13712,874 CPI 80.279.081.774.578.8 CPI 84.285.689.987.790.2 CPI 76.075.879.380.181.7 ELL N 7561635076 N 195151128147157 N 21,82222,15324,00827,11629,528 CPI 54.759.055.252.058.6 CPI 68.760.961.567.068.8 CPI 54.654.157.259.859.4 The graphs on this and the next slide show that there is still a significant achievement gap between the FELL/FLEP students in Milford and their mainstream peers. Attleboro has bridged that gap between FLEPs and their mainstream peers in both Math and ELA. Is this a reflection of their resignation policy?

49. CPI ACHIEVEMENT GAPS: MATH MilfordAttleboro*State Non-FELL/ Non-ELL N 2,0852,0552,0712,0472,006 N 2,9262,9002,9022,8932,885 N 470,533466,156462,493459,377454,965 CPI 79.481.183.282.383.7 CPI 78.178.680.484.685.2 CPI 77.779.280.181.481.6 Formerly ELL N 8375779480 N 601421236333 N 13,01613,06812,60312,13412,869 CPI 74.177.771.166.567.8 CPI 81.779.883.782.187.9 CPI 66.168.870.873.375.0 ELL N 7661725077 N 196152132147158 N 21,91622,44324,37827,12129,878 CPI 60.955.753.156.557.8 CPI 56.956.151.564.364.2 CPI 50.451.953.156.256.3

50. Comparing District Data Using Comparable Districts (MEPA and MCAS)

51. MEPA: % OF ELLS AT EACH PERFORMANCE LEVEL Students Incl.Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5 Milford# 2692640886748 % 100%10%15%33%25%18% Attleboro*# 28410 21 6011182 % 100%4%7%21%39%29% State# 66,0104,6767,98520,03520,48312,831 % 100%7%12%30%31%19% There is a larger percentage of ELLs in Attleboro at levels 4 and 5 than in Milford. This may be a reflection of differences in proficiency levels of students in the district and/or the fact that Attleboro’s are kept in the program longer and given the support they need before they are ready to enter mainstream classrooms.

52. MEPA DOMAINS: MEPA WRITING / COMPARING SCALED SCORES Writing Writing Scaled Score

53. DistrictStudents Included Average Score Milford 26914.9 Attleboro* 28417.1 State 66,01015.3 MEPA DOMAINS: MEPA WRITING (AVERAGE SCORES)

54. MCAS/MEPA: LOOKING AT SCORES ON MCAS BASED ON MEPA LEVELS / ELA Milford MCAS Performance Levels Total Warning/FailingNeeds Imp. Proficient or Higher ##%#%#% Only students tested in both MCAS and MEPA MEPA Performance Levels Total761824%4559%1317% Level 10-- Level 22-- Level 311982%19%1 Level 426727%1869%14% Level 53713%2568%1130% All MCAS tested students ELL761824%4762%1114% Formerly ELL8045%3949%3746% Non-ELL,Non FELL 2,0021216%36918%1,51276% All Students2,1581437%45521%1,56072% Attleboro* MCAS Performance Levels Total Warning/Failin gNeeds Imp. Proficient or Higher ##%#%#% Only students tested in both MCAS and MEPA MEPA Performance Levels Total1542214%8958%4328% Level 10-- Level 22-- Level 316744%956%00% Level 4651015%4772%812% Level 57146%3245%3549% All MCAS Tested Students ELL1572516%8957%4327% Formerly ELL3326%824%2370% Non-ELL,Non FELL 2,8771786%59421%2,10573% All Students3,0672057%69123%2,17171%

55. AMAO Reports

56. AMAO History2008200920102011 ProgressYes NoYes AttainmentYes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - English Language Arts NoYesNo Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Mathematics YesNo ATTLEBORO AMAOProgressDistrict TargetDistrict Performance # of Students Included Overall61%64%239 AttainmentDistrict TargetDistrict Performance # of Students Included Overall44%54%284

57. AMAO History2008200920102011 ProgressYes AttainmentYes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - English Language Arts No Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Mathematics No MILFORD AMAOProgressDistrict TargetDistrict Performance # of Students Included Overall61%72%191 AttainmentDistrict TargetDistrict Performance # of Students Included Overall29%33%269

58. Things to Look At When Comparing Your District to Others

59. POINTS TO PONDER Are you comparing “apples to apples” when you look at data from comparable districts? Look at: The socio-economic levels of students Background of the ELLs in the district (SIFE considerations/L1 literacy, countries and languages of origin, etc.) Entering and exiting criteria of the district / assessment considerations The ratio of teachers to students ELL curriculum, programming in both districts The district model (transitioning considerations, looking at cohorts, etc.) qualification of teachers and administrators (# of SEI teachers and administrators trained, licensure, collaboration), how teachers are entered into the EPIMS Importance of visiting comparable districts and speaking with ELL directors/administrators to get a clearer picture of their programs.

60. Discoveries About the ELL Program at Attleboro

61. COMPARING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES IN ATTLEBORO VS. MILFORD 1 (PHONE INTERVIEW WITH SONIA WALMSLEY, ELL COORDINATOR) Structure of Attleboro’s schools 1 high school 3 middle schools 5 elementary schools (K – 4) – compare with K – 2/3-4 model in Milford) Exiting criteria in Attleboro Students are not exited until they pass the MCAS Professional Development for Administrators The district superintendent has made training administrators about English learner education a priority. All administrators have taken a 3-day course incorporating Category 1 skills and knowledge as well as how to evaluate teachers working with English learners. Teacher Evaluations/Observations Attleboro has implemented Learning Walk observations for teachers. The ELL director attends these Walk Through observations with school administrators, looking specifically for implementation of sheltered strategies, language objectives, etc.

62. COMPARING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES IN ATTLEBORO VS. MILFORD 2 (PHONE INTERVIEW WITH SONIA WALMSLEY, ELL COORDINATOR) Professional Development for Sheltered Content Teachers Last year, 280 teachers took at least one of the four categories of training. Attleboro’s goal is to offer 10 cohorts of PD classes per year. Professional Development for ESL Teachers ESL teachers get professional development (facilitated by the director and ESL teachers)during early release days as well as during two full release days during the course of the school year. Student placement based on MEPA results are discussed during these meetings, as well as other important issues. Dual Certification for SEI Teachers Attleboro had 14 teachers take the ESL MTEL prep course last year for dual certification. Newcomers Program Attleboro set up two Kindergarten programs for students at Levels 1 and 2. One class is for Spanish speakers only; the other is for students speaking a variety of different languages.

63. Questions, Comments, Concerns?