CELDT and Language Census Overview

District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)

Serna Center, Community Rooms

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

6:00-6:30 PM

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Presentation Objectives

• Explain federal and state laws that require an English proficiency test

• Review Purpose of CELDT Program• Provide an overview of Language Census

and CALPADS data collection• Visit California Department of

Education’s website to obtain English Learner reports

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State and Federal Laws

• Federal law (Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act [ESEA])

• State law (Education Code [EC]sections 313 and 60810 through 60812) require a statewide English language proficiency test that districts must administer to students in grades K-12 whose primary language is not English and to students previously identified as English learners (ELs) who have not been reclassified as fluent English proficient (RFEP)

• California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 10510, defines the test as the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

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Purpose of the CELDT

The CELDT was developed to:• Identify students with limited English

proficiency. • Determine the level of English language

proficiency of those students. • Assess the progress of limited English-

proficient students in acquiring the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English.

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CELDT Results

• The CELDT results show the overall English performance level attained by students as well as performance in each domain by the following proficiency levels:5. Advanced

4. Early Advanced

3. Intermediate

2. Early Intermediate

1. Beginning

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Uses of CELDT Results

• Identify students as Initial Fluent English Proficient (IFEP) or EL

• Reclassify a student from EL to RFEP• Calculate Annual Measurable

Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) 1 and 2 as required by Title III

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Language Census Overview

• An annual collection of data on students with whose primary language is not English:

English learner (EL) enrollment Fluent-English-Proficient (FEP) enrollment EL instructional services EL staff (Teachers and Bilingual Paraprofessionals)

• Language Census Day is March 1st of each school year.

• Reported with California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS)

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2012-13 CALPADS Reporting TimelineCALPADS

Submission Census Day Primary Data Submitted Official Submission Window

Fall 1 3-Oct-12 12-13 Enrollment Counts October 3, 2012 to December 19, 2012

11-12 Grads and Drops

Immigrant Counts

Fall 2 3-Oct-12 Student Course Enrollments October 3, 2012 to January 16, 2013

Teacher Assignments

English Learner Education Services

Spring 1 1-Mar-13 English Learner Counts March 1, 2013 to March 27, 2013

Immigrant Counts

EOY* 1 N/A Course completion for grades 7-12 April 29, 2013 to July 31, 2013

CTE participants, concentrators, completers

EOY 2 N/A Program Participation April 29, 2013 to July 31, 2013

EOY 3 N/A Student Discipline April 29, 2013 to July 31, 2013

EOY 4 N/A CAHSEE Waiver April 29, 2013 to July 31, 2013

CALPADS: California Longitudinal

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Language Census Data Sources

Data Element Source

English learners (ELs) by language and grade

California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) Spring 1

Fluent English-proficient (FEP) students by language and grade

CALPADS Spring 1

ELs reclassified to FEP CALPADS Spring 1

EL instructional settings and services

CALPADS Fall 2

EL teachers CALPADS Fall 2

Parental exception waivers from English language classrooms

California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS)

Bilingual paraprofessionals CBEDS

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English Learners by Language

Language Code Rank/Language Name

2010-11 2011-12Number Percent of

Total Number Percent of Total

1 Spanish 6,297 55.4% 6,159 56.6%23 Hmong 2,353 20.7% 2,117 19.4%3 Cantonese 533 4.7% 566 5.2%2 Vietnamese 378 3.3% 351 3.2%

29 Russian 301 2.6% 286 2.6%44 Mien (Yao) 249 2.2% 216 2.0%22 Hindi 164 1.4% 157 1.4%48 Marshallese 154 1.4% 148 1.4%10 Lao 136 1.2% 125 1.2%99 Other non-English languages 114 1.0% 100 0.9% EL Totals 11,367 100.0% 10,891 100.0%

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Fluent English Proficient by Language

Language Code Rank/Language Name

2010-11 2011-12

Number Percent of Total Number Percent of

Total

1 Spanish 2,697 42.9% 2,972 45.0%23 Hmong 1,073 17.1% 1,116 16.9%3 Cantonese 780 12.4% 750 11.4%2 Vietnamese 323 5.1% 340 5.2%

44 Mien (Yao) 295 4.7% 265 4.0%29 Russian 259 4.1% 265 4.0%22 Hindi 149 2.4% 150 2.3%10 Lao 90 1.4% 81 1.2%99 Other non-English languages 73 1.2% 90 1.4%38 Ukrainian 72 1.1% 74 1.1%

5 Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog) 58 0.9% 71 1.1%

FEP Totals 6,289 100.0% 6,601 100.0%

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2012-13 EL Instructional Services

95%

5%ELD and SDAIE Ind-struction But Not Primary Language In-struction

Primary Language Instruction with ELD and/or SDAIE

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2011-12 Bilingual ParaprofessionalsProviding EL Services

LanguageLanguage

CodeNumber of Bilingual Paraprofessionals

Spanish 1 27

Hmong 23 10

Russian 29 3

Cantonese 3 2

Mien (Yao) 44 2

Vietnamese 2 2

Mandarin (Putonghua) 7 1

District Total   47

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CDE DataQuest Site

• Go to http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ • Follow the prompts

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CDE DataQuest Site

• Follow prompts

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CDE DataQuest Site

• Follow prompts

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Questions and Answers

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