Title III Updates & AMAOs

Jacqueline A. Iribarren, Title IIISusan Ketchum, Office of Educational Accountability

September 24, 2008

FLEP Bulletin: Summer 2008 Exit: ACCESS for ELLsTM composite score of

6.0 or by meeting reclassification criteria for (see ESEA Bulletin 7.02: Reclassification of ELL Students as Fully English Proficient, August 2007)

2-year monitoring requirement

Districts must have a process in place for monitoring/reviewing these decisions

ESEA Bulletin 8.01: http://esea.dpi.wi.gov/files/esea/pdf/bul_0801.pdf

ACCESS for ELLsTM Counts2006: 33,402 took WI’s ELP Exam

57% Spanish speakers 29% Hmong speakers 14% other languages

2007: 44,812 took WI’s ELP Exam 57% Spanish speakers 26% Hmong speakers 17% other languages

2008: 47,471 took WI’s ELP Exam 61% Spanish speakers 24% Hmong speakers 15% other languages

Languages Reported on ACCESS for ELLsTM 2008

ACCESS for ELLsTM 2008 Composite Scores

Reading Achievement - WINSS

24,480 FAY Grades 3-8,10 ELL students

54.7% Proficient & Advanced

in 2007-08

Mathematics Achievement - WINSS

24,480 FAY Grades 3-8,10 ELL students

52.5% Proficient & Advanced in 2007-08

Were we started . . .

Chapter PI-13 Limited-English Proficient Pupils, Wisconsin Administrative Code (1985, 2002, revised Register, June 2004, No. 582)

ESEA Act of 2001, No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

Title III Regulations

DPI & WIDA partner states create ELP Standards grade clusters: K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12; language domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing

Wisconsin’s English Language Proficiency Examination, ACCESS for ELLsTM developed

2003 Interim AMAO Targets:

Stakeholders including DPI & WIDA ESL/Bilingual education professionals

Cut scores set on the four ELP instruments (using performance standards as guides)

Local data on past performance from districts informed the setting of Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs)

90% of ELP Level 1 students progress one language level in one year.

90% of ELP Levels 2-4 progress by at least ½ language level in one year.

90% of ELP Level 5 students become fully proficient in one year.

2005-06 School-Year

ACCESS for ELLsTM adopted as the English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessment in Wisconsin

WSLS and Individual Student Enrollment System (ISES) Implemented

Stakeholder meetings discussed AMAO target revisions

2006-07 School Year ELL Advisory Task Force and AMAO Focus Group

meetings reviewed student ELP growth using two years’ scores from ACCESS for ELLsTM

Revisions of AMAO targets and cohort descriptions submitted to USED/OELA

AMAO determinations were required for SY2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07

Required LEAs to inform parents if they or their consortium had not met AMAO targets

Revised AMAO Targets and Cohort Description

AMAO 1: Progress in English language acquisition

50% of the students in ELP Levels 1-4 must make the expected progress

Six Cohorts: ELP Levels 1-2 & 3-4; Grades K-2, 3-8 & 9-12

AMAO 1: Expected Expected ProgressProgress

Cohort Grade Range ELP 1 - 2 ELP 3 - 4

Grades K-2 0.8 level 0.5 level

Grades 3-8 0.7 level 0.4 level

Grades 9-12 0.6 level 0.3 level

Initial English Language Proficiency (ELP) Level

AMAO 2

Exiting or attainment of English language proficiency:

20% of ELL students with ELP Level 5 + new Level 6 (students exiting)

Title III Sanctions for missed AMAOs

First Year: parent notification began with SY 2005-06 & 2006-07

Second Year: parent notificationtechnical assistancedevelop an improvement plan

AMAO 1:AMAO 1: Progressing in English Progressing in English Language AcquisitionLanguage Acquisition

2007-08 Target: 2007-08 Target: 5050% of the% of the Cohort Cohort (ELP Levels 1-4) must meet ELP (ELP Levels 1-4) must meet ELP Progress RequirementProgress RequirementA A 0.8 0.8 ELP LevelELP LevelB B 0.7 0.7 ELP LevelELP Level C C 0.6 0.6 ELP LevelELP Level D D 0.5 0.5 ELP LevelELP Level E E 0.4 0.4 ELP LevelELP Level F F 0.3 0.3 ELP LevelELP Level

AMAO 2: Exiting or Reaching AMAO 2: Exiting or Reaching English Language ProficiencyEnglish Language Proficiency

2007-08 Target: 2007-08 Target: 2020% % of ELL Students Eligible to Exitof ELL Students Eligible to Exit

N students who achieved ELP Level 6N students who achieved ELP Level 6(divided by)(divided by)

N students eligible or expected to N students eligible or expected to achieve ELP Level 6achieve ELP Level 6

AMAO 3: AMAO 3: ELL-Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)ELL-Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

AYP determinations are made under Title I reporting processes.

They can be accessed by each District Assessment Coordinator at http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/oea_ellamao in the Annual Review of District Performance.

Summary DeterminationsSummary Determinations

Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO)

1 Progressing in English language acquisition

2 Exiting or reaching English language proficiency

3 ELL-Adequate Yearly Progress Overall Status

District DetailDistrict DetailA district belonging to a consortium for ELL services will see their district’s

results for informational purposes only. District Detail

Member districts generally do not have sufficient numbers of ELL students to calculate separate AMAO determinations. The report reflects aggregate results for the consortium as a whole.

Consortia summary data are used in accountability determinations. District-only AMAO counts are provided in the District Detail table for informational purposes, and can be used for planning/evaluation within the member district.

Fall 2008

Update WSLS and ISES Year-End ELP codes by September 30th – DPI pilot data pull

Preliminary Notice to districts & consortia that did not meet targets based on changes from 2007 to 2008 ACCESS for ELLsTM, and 3rd Friday Count Date to Year-End ISES ELP codes 2007-08

30-day appeal period –data error review

ISES Year End Data reviewed – October 27th

Final AMAO determinations – early November

Electronic AMAO reports planned

Contact Information:

Susan Ketchum, Accountability ConsultantOffice of Educational Accountability608.267.0425

susan.ketchum@dpi.wi.gov

Jacqueline Iribarren, Title III ConsultantContent and Learning Team 608.266.7292 jacqueline.iribarren@dpi.wi.gov

Visit our website:http://oea.dpi.wi.gov

Further InformationResources, timelines, and contacts may be found on the DPI website:

Accountability for ELLs http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/oea_ellamao

http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/oea_calend

District WSLS/ISES Contactshttp://lbstat.dpi.wi.gov/files/lbstat/xls/wslsisesadm.xls

Programs Serving ELLs http://ell.dpi.wi.gov/ell_servingells

Provisions of ESEA Title III http://esea.dpi.wi.gov/esea_tiiisummary

Standards & Assessments for ELLs http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/oea_ells