Title III Federal Program Innovation

Federal Programs Fall Directors’ Conference

October 12, 2011

Agenda

• Updates• New LEP Online Tab• Commitment to Implement LEP

Programs with Fidelity

Program Updates

• Title III Funding & Strategic Plans• Monitoring (Electronic) • Assessment Accommodation Webinar

October 20, 2011• Update Student Records• New Directors

WVEISNew Web Based LEP

Coming Soon to a County near you….

WVEIS New LEP

• Presently in the testing stage• Current LEP data will then be

converted to the new file structure• New screen will then be rolled out

and live.

WVEIS New LEP

WVEIS New LEP

Mode shows what ability the user has.

Grey fields indicate data managed from other tabs.

Bottom portion of the screen is intended to load data by School Year selected. This will allow prior year data to be seen in the current screen without having to change years.

WVEIS New LEP

Dropdown lists in place to be more user-friendly and help monitor values.

WVEIS New LEP

Dropdown lists in place to be more user-friendly and help monitor values.

WVEIS New LEP

Dropdown lists in place to be more user-friendly and help monitor values.

WVEIS New LEP

WVEIS New LEP

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41. Click in the accommodations field2. Click on the index icon to list the values3. Click on the value wanted4. Click on ‘Add’

WVEIS New LEP

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1. Click in the accommodations field2. Click on the index icon to list the

values3. Click on the value wanted4. Click on ‘Add’

WVEIS New LEP

WVEIS New LEP

QUESTIONS ???

Fidelity in Implementing Programs for LEP Students

• U.S. Department of Justice WV Inquiry

• May 6, 2011 Joint Letter from U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education

• Commitment to Serve ALL students• Building Responsive Programs

Ten Civil Rights Guarantees

• Equal protection and non-discrimination for all students

• Instruction to overcome linguistic barriers

• Fair EL identification procedures• Mainstreaming as a goal• Rigorous

Ten Civil Rights Guarantees

• Fair assessment of cognitive disabilities

• Sound educational theory• Sufficient effort to implement

programs • Program accountability• Education regardless of citizenship

status

What are the biggest challenges or obstacles that you face in implementing responsive LEP programs?