Who are our English Language Learners in Maryland?

Title III/ELL Spring BriefingWednesday, May 12, 2010

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.The Baltimore Museum of Art

10 Art Museum DriveBaltimore, MD 21218

MD ELL Student Population – Trend Data

SY SY 04-05 SY 05-06 SY 06-07 SY 07-08 SY 08-09 SY 09-10

Total Student

Population 865,561 860,021 851,640 845,700 843,864 845,838

Number and

Percent of ELLs

29,502 3.4% 31,905 3.7% 35,666 4.2% 40,382 4.8% 41,534 4.9% 44,062 5.20%

MD ELL Population-Trend Data

25,000

30,000

35,000

40,000

45,000

50,000

04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10

School Year

ELLs

Geographic Distribution of ELLs

Region SY 08-09# of ELLs

SY 08-09% of ELLs

SY 09-10# of ELLs

SY 09-10% of ELLs

Western Maryland 1,635 3.9% 1,721 4.0%

National Capital 28,778 69.3% 30,212 69.2%

Southern Maryland 460 1.1% 485 1.1%

Lower Shore 659 1.6% 661 1.5%

Upper Shore 619 1.5% 647 1.5%

Baltimore Metropolitan 9,383 22.6% 10,336 22.7%

Total 41,534 100% 44,062 100%

Geographic Distribution of ELLs for SY 2008-09 and 2009-10

ELLs by Grade Level

K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

SY 08-09 8,019 6,737 5,089 4,473 3,185 2,351 1,884 1,630 1,552 2,338 1,975 1,462 873 41, 568

SY 09-10 8,245 7,942 6,197 4,659 3,826 2,406 1,720 1,475 1,244 2,059 1,888 1,457 944 44,062

SY 08-09 09-10

K-5 29,854 33,275

6-8 5,066 4,439

9-12 6,648 6,348

ELLs by Grade Band

29,85433,275

5,066 4,4396,648 6,348

05,000

10,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000

08-09 09-10

School Year

K-56-89-12

Total ELL Immigrant Count

16,617

10,810

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4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

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18,000

08-09 09-10School Year

Top Five Countries of Origin

Country USA El Salvador Mexico Guatemala Honduras

SY 07-08 16, 714 4, 593 2, 171 802 796

SY 08-09 20,771 4, 693 2, 074 899 817

SY 09-10 25,208 4,280 1,895 839 754

Top Five Countries of Origin

05,000

10,00015,00020,00025,00030,000

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

USA

El Salvador

Mexico

Guatemala

Honduras

Top 5 Primary Languages of ELLs

Language Spanish French Chinese Korean Vietnamese Other

SY 07-08 26,239 1,655 1,588 1,287 1,118 8,495

SY 08-09 25,734 1,492 1,441 1,017 1, 056 10,828

SY 09-10 28,610 1,480 1,220 1,011 1,119 10,261

Top 5 Primary Languages of ELLs

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20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

Other

Vietnamese

Korean

Chinese

French

Spanish

LAS Links English Proficiency Level for ELLs, K12

Proficiency LevelDescriptors

Low Beginning (1)

High Beginning (2)

Low Intermediate (3)

High Intermediate

(4)

Advanced(5)

SY 07-08 3469 5584 9734 8873 8173

SY 08-09 3479 6792 11434 9234 8632

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2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

SY 07-08 SY08-09

Low Beginning

High Beginning

LowIntermediate

HighIntermediate

Advanced

Reclassified English Language

Learners (RLEP)

9,0397,127

4,458 3,461

07-08 08-09

School Year

Year 1

Year 2

Students who have exited the ELL program and are monitoredfor academic progress for two years

ESOL Teachers ESOL Teachers SY 07-08 SY 08-09

Number of all certified/licensed teachers currently working in Title III language instruction educational programs.

897 1, 129

Estimate number of additional certified/licensed teachers that will be needed for Title III language instruction educational programs in the next 5 years.

266 400

ESOL Teachers

0200400600800

10001200

SYY 07-08 SY 08-09

Teachers

TeachersNeeded

Contacts

Title III/ELL Specialists:

Gloria Maria Grimsley410-767-3575ggrimsley@msde.state.md.us

Cathy Nelson401-767-0714cnelson@msde.state.md.us