ELD/CELDT Update

12% of total population 393 students

Bagby—11% Fammatre—15% Farnham—12% Sartorette—18% Price—8%

37 Languages/All student 25 Languages/EL Students

* Several languages that individually reflect 0% of the populationcombined together represent 1% of the population

* The following languages combined together equal 1%: Armenian,German, Turkish, Urdu, Sign Language, Bengali, Tongan, Cebuano, and Lao

Given to all EL students in the fall Results returned in January, entered in Edusoft Indicates student yearly progress toward

English fluency

Four key areas assessed Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing (K-12)

09-10—First year assessing Reading and Writing for K-1

Five Performance Levels Level 1—Beginning Level 2—Early Intermediate Level 3—Intermediate Level 4—Early Advanced Level 5—Advanced

CELDT Goal Advance at least one level each year

EL student can be classified as R-FEP, Reclassified as Fluent English Proficiency At least 3rd grade Level 4 (Early Advanced) or above on the CELDT

with no sub-category less than Level 3 (Intermediate)

Basic or above on English Language Arts (ELA) portion of STAR test

Teacher recommendation Parent supportive of reclassification, signature

required

R-FEP students monitored for two years ELA on STAR remains at Basic or above, with goal

of proficient or above Basic or above on District ELA Benchmark

Assessments, with goal of proficient or above Continued success with school work

After two years, student can be reclassified as FEP, Fluent English Proficiency

Student not meeting criteria receives targeted ELD/ELA instruction and intervention, with goal of FEP

* Data is based on RFEP dates for current Cambrian students

EL students represent a significant subgroup of students in Cambrian NCLB Goals

2008-2009— ELA—46% proficient or above Math—47.5% proficient or above

2009-2010 ELA—56.8% proficient or above Math—58% proficient or above

Academic Goal EL students score proficient or above on STAR ELA

and Math at same levels as other students

Elementary schools Combination of pull out and push in,

especially for CELDT Levels 1-3 30-60 minutes/week

2-3 times/week, 20 minutes a session 1 time/week, 30-45 minutes

Groups of 4-6 students EL teachers EL certified Some RtI teachers also support EL students,

as needed, during ExCel

Middle School All CELDT Levels, especially 1-4 6th grade—embedded in two period core

class, social studies and math classes 7th/8th grade—embedded in two period

combo 7/8 core class and one period of social studies

Students mainstreamed for other subject areas

Teachers EL certified

Increase English Language instruction to be in compliance with state requirement of 150 minutes/week.

Target intervention with struggling EL students in both ELA and Math, based on data from ongoing formative assessments.

Investigate research-based, state adopted ELD program.

Evaluate methods of EL instruction.

Provide further PD and support to review and enhance skills and instructional strategies for working effectively with students at all CELDT Levels.

Revise reclassification and R-FEP monitoring forms.

Review reclassification process and timeline

Monitor and track progress of R-FEP students.