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Limited English Proficient Students’ Participation in Statewide Assessments : An Overview for Experienced Coordinators 2

Limited English Proficient Students’ Participation in Statewide Assessments : An Overview for Experienced Coordinators 2013 Coordinators Academy July 30, 2013. Assessment Participation ASSETS Grant (time permitting). Assessment Participation. English Language Proficiency (ELP)

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Limited English Proficient Students’ Participation in Statewide Assessments : An Overview for Experienced Coordinators 2

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  1. Limited English Proficient Students’Participation in Statewide Assessments:An Overview for Experienced Coordinators2013 Coordinators AcademyJuly 30, 2013

  2. Assessment Participation • ASSETS Grant (time permitting)

  3. Assessment Participation • English Language Proficiency (ELP) • Assessments • Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments

  4. ELP Assessments Participation

  5. ELP Assessment Participation As required in Section 1111 (b) (7) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), school divisions must annually assess the English language proficiency of limited English proficient (LEP) students in kindergarten through grade 12.

  6. Annual ELP Assessments • ACCESS for ELLs® (ACCESS) • Alternate ACCESS for ELLs™ (Alternate • ACCESS) • The Virginia English Language Proficiency (ELP) • Checklist for Limited English Proficient (LEP) • Students in Kindergarten with Significant • Cognitive Disabilities • The Virginia ELP Checklist for LEP Students in • Kindergarten through Grade 12 with Hearing and • Visual Impairments

  7. Before Testing: Test Examiner Training • ACCESS for ELLstests • WIDA Web site (www.wida.us) and local training • Webinars for test examiners in the Download Library on the WIDA Web site • Alternate ACCESS for ELLstests • WIDA Web site and local training • Webinar for test examiners in Download Library on the WIDA Web site • ELP Checklists • PowerPoint presentation and local training

  8. During Testing: One Testing Schedule • Testing Window: January 6 to March 14, 2014 • Superintendent’s Memo #160-13, June 14, 2013 • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2013/159-13.shtml

  9. During Testing: LEP Student Participation • All LEP students in kindergarten through grade 12 are expected to be assessed with the ACCESS tests or ELP checklists during the testing window.

  10. After Testing:Data Validation and Score Report Delivery • Online Data Validation: April 21 to May 2, 2014 • Score Report Delivery: May 26 to 30, 2014

  11. After Testing:Score Report Interpretation • Score report interpretation webinars for test examiners are posted in the Videos/Webinars section of the Download Library on the WIDA Web site for: • Kindergarten ACCESS for ELLs test • ACCESS for ELLs tests, Grades 1-12 • Alternate ACCESS for ELLs tests, Grades 1-12 • http://www.wida.us/downloadLibrary.aspx

  12. ACCESS /Alternate ACCESS Testing Schedule • Approximate Time Line

  13. ELP Assessment Information and Resources • VDOE Web page for ACCESS for ELLs • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/access_ells/index.shtml • WIDA Website • www.wida.us • WIDA Assessment Information • http://www.wida.us/assessment/ • WIDA Download Library • http://www.wida.us/downloadLibrary.aspx

  14. Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments Participation

  15. ELP Assessment Participation As required in Section 1111 (b) (3) (C) (i) of the ESEA, LEP students must be assessed with the same academic assessments used to measure the achievement of all children.

  16. “A school based committee shall convene and make determinations regarding the participation level of LEP students in the Virginia assessment program.”Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia, 8 VAC 20-131 G http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/accreditation/index.shtml Before Testing: LEP Committee

  17. Before Testing: LEP Committee, (cont.) • For each LEP student, the LEP Committee will determine: • SOL assessment participation; • LEP accommodation(s) for classroom instruction, • classroom assessment, and SOL assessments; • and • Exemptions from SOL assessments.

  18. In general, all LEP students are expected to participate in SOL assessments for the areas of: • Reading • Mathematics • Science • History & Social Science • Writing • The LEP committee will determine the LEP student’s participation for each SOL assessment prior to the date of testing. Before Testing:SOL Assessment Participation

  19. Before Testing: Determine LEP Accommodations Limited English Proficient Students: Guidelines for Participation in the Virginia Assessment Program, page 10

  20. Certain exemptions on SOL assessments are available to LEP students. Exemptions must be determined by the LEP committee, documented in the LEP Student Assessment Participation Plan, and conveyed to the parent(s) or guardian(s). The table on the next slide displays available exemptions on SOL assessments. Note: Available does not mean required. Before Testing:Exemptions

  21. Before Testing:Exemptions, (cont.) Limited English Proficient Students: Guidelines for Participation in the Virginia Assessment Program, page 3 Limited English Proficient Students: Guidelines for Participation in the Virginia Assessment Program, page 3

  22. Before Testing: LEP Committee, (cont.) • For each LEP student, the LEP Committee will document the following in the LEP Student Assessment Participation Plan: • SOL assessment participation; • LEP accommodation(s) for SOL assessments; • and • Exemptions from SOL assessments.

  23. Before Testing: Complete the LEP Student Participation Plan Limited English Proficient Students: Guidelines for Participation in the Virginia Assessment Program, page 22

  24. During Testing • As specified in the LEP Student Assessment • Participation Plan, LEP students will: • participate in SOL assessments; • be provided accommodations when • appropriate and allowable; and • receive exemptions from testing when • appropriate and allowable.

  25. During Testing, (cont.) • A formerly LEP student: • has met all of the exit criteria; • is no longer eligible for testing accommodations • available to LEP students; however; • may receive testing accommodations • based upon his or her current IEP or 504 • Management Plan.

  26. “The scores of LEP students who have been enrolled in Virginia public schools for fewer than 11 semesters will be included in school accreditation ratings only if they earn passing scores.” Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia, 8 VAC 20-131 D 1 http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/accreditation/index.shtml Standards of Accreditation (SOA) Adjustment

  27. LEP Students: Guidelines for Participation in the Virginia Assessment Program http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/participation/index.shtml Appendix D in SOL Test Examiner’s Manuals http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/test_administration/index.shtml SOL Assessment Resources

  28. Reading Alignment Study (Alignment of 2010 SOL and Test Items) • Superintendent’s Memo #074-13, March 22, 2013 • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2013/074-13.shtml • August 5, 2013: • Grades 3, 4, and 5 SOL Tests • Grades 6 and 7 SOL Tests • Grade 8 and End-of Course (EOC) SOL Tests • Grades 3, 4, and 5 Virginia Modified • Achievement Standards Tests (VMAST) • Grades 6 and 7 VMAST • Grade 8 and EOC VMAST • The application is currently open.

  29. Reading Alignment Study (cont.) • (Alignment of 2010 SOL and VGLA Evidence) • Superintendent’s Memo #084-13, April 5, 2013 • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2013/084-13.shtml • October 8, 2013: • Grades 3-4 Virginia Grade Level Alternative • (VGLA) Assessments • Grades 5-6 VGLA Assessments • Grades 7-8 VGLA Assessments • The application is currently open.

  30. Training on Testing Accommodations • Superintendent’s Memo 160-13, June 14, 2013 • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2013/160-13.shtml • September 9, 2013: Wythe County • September 16, 2013: Loudoun County • September 23, 2013: Rockingham County • September 30, 2013: Richmond City (all slots filled) • The registration survey is currently open.

  31. VGLA Range Finding • Superintendent’s Memo 148-13, May 31, 2013 • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2013/148-13.shtml • October 1-2, 2013: • Reading Grades 3, 4, and 5 • October 22-23, 2013: • Reading Grades 6, 7, and 8 • The application is currently open.

  32. The ASSETS Grant:ACCESS for ELLs 2.0

  33. The ASSETS Grant Assessment Services Supporting ELs through Technology Systems (ASSETS) The ASSETS project is a four year grant funded by a U.S. Department of Education Enhanced Assessment Grant to create a next generation, technology-based assessment system for English language learners. http://assets.wceruw.org/

  34. ASSETS Consortium The ASSETS Consortium is comprised of 30 states, together representing over 1 million of the nation’s English language learners.

  35. ASSETS Timeline

  36. Summative Assessment In 2015-2016, ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 will replace the paper-based version of ACCESS for ELLs with a computer-based, secure annual summative assessment of English Language Proficiency for LEP students in kindergarten through grade 12.

  37. New Grade Clusters ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 will include the test forms for the following grade clusters: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-5, Grades 6-8, and Grades 9-12.

  38. Assessing Language Domains Online ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 takes advantage of features available with computer-based testing. Listening: Students will listen to pre-recorded passages and select a response or perform a task. Reading: Students will view passages and select a response or perform a task. Writing: Students will listen to and view audio-visual prompts and key in responses (handwritten for lower grades). Speaking: Students will listen to and view audio-visual prompts and record spoken responses.

  39. Scoring

  40. Scoring, (cont.)

  41. ASSETS Resources • FAQs • Glossary • News • Grant narrative • ASSETS Monthly Reports • Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction • Press Release • USED announcement • Education Week article • Wisconsin Public Radio story • Educational Testing Services Summary • http://assets.wceruw.org/

  42. Field Testing • Inviting division to participate, fall 2013 • March 1 through June 30, 2014, after • ACCESS testing is completed • Writing section • one longer or two shorter tasks • Grade clusters 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 • Tiers A, B, and C • 1,041 Virginia students per grade cluster • 3,123 Virginia students total • 2 hours of testing per student • Online training tools for test administrators, • examiners, and students

  43. Questions?

  44. Contact Information Robert Fugate LEP Assessment Specialist Virginia Department of Education Student_Assessment@doe.virginia.gov (804) 225-2012

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