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End-of-the YearELL Parent Meeting
Friday, June 5, 2015
Current Numbers in the District123 ELL students (as of 6/2) IP - 70 WM – 13 (K-3) LR – 7 (K-3) IMS - 22 MIHS – 10
23 languages spoken by ELLs
(top 4 – Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Japanese)
61 former ELLs being monitored
88 new students given the placement test since August (73 qualified)
Language Proficiency Levels
Level 1: Beginning/
Advanced BeginningLevel 2: IntermediateLevel 3: Advanced
Level 4: Transitional – exit level
WELPA Results
WELPA Annual Test Results
45% exit rate for K-12 students
IP 42% (67 tested)
WM 42% (12 tested)
LR 63% (8 tested)
IMS 52% (21 tested)
MIHS 40% (10 tested)
Island Park WELPA Results
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
West Mercer WELPA Results
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
Lakeridge WELPA Results
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
ELL Program in All Elementary Schools This Fall
Will be hiring a new ELL teacher to work with students at West Mercer and Lakeridge
Continuing ELL students will remain at the school they are attending now
(transfer request depends on enrollment numbers and won’t be decided until late Aug)
Newly tested students will be placed at their new boundary school (to avoid another move the following year)
2016-2017 Changes
Opening of the new school
All students (continuing and new) will attend their neighborhood school (according to new boundaries)
Shorter bus rides
Required State Testing
ELPA 21 (English Language Proficiency Assessment)
Grades K-12SBAC (Smarter Balanced)
Grades 3-8 and 11 Science MSP (Measurement of
Progress)Grades 5 and 8
English Language Proficiency Standards (ELP) – 11 states
ELPA21 Assessment
- based on new ELP Standards
- will replace WELPA Annual Test
(WELPA Placement Test for one more year)
- computer-based and interactive
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) 45 states
SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) – 22 states
Online ELA* and Math Assessments
Two parts:
- Computer Adaptive Assessment (CAT)
- Performance Task (PT)
* Students who have attended U.S. schools for less that 12 months are exempted from ELA tests
SBAC Supports for ELLs
Text-to-speech (ELA and math items,
does not include reading passages)
Translated test directions* (only math items)
Translated glossary* (only math items)
Bilingual dictionary (for ELA performance task)
Small group administration
Frequent breaksLanguage support: Mandarin, Korean, Arabic, Spanish, Russian,
Cantonese, Vietnamese, Somali, Tagalog,, Ukranian, Punjabi, Ilokano
5th grade MSP Science Supports for ELLs
Language Support: Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, Somali (translated test items on a audio CD)
Small group administration
Frequent breaks
Thanks to Our Volunteers
Rachel Yu
Nancy Coupes
New Elementary Volunteer Training
Watch the Training Video
(15 minutes)
Training Questionnaire
Background Check Form
Summer Activities
Day Camps (MI Parks & Recreation, Boys & Girls Club, SJCC, etc)
Reading (Raz-Kids, PebbleGo, MI library summer program)
Tutoring
(www.wyzant.com
www.collegenanniesandtutors.com/seattlewa)
Keyboarding (typing)
Travel
ELL website (with games and activities)
Kindergarten Science/Social Studies Preview
Kindergarten Curriculum
Science:
Wood
Weather
Embryology
Social Studies: Our World, Now and Long Ago
1st GradeScience/Social Studies Preview
1st grade Curriculum
Science:
Balls and Ramps
Magnets
Butterflies
Social Studies: Families in the Neighborhood
2nd gradeScience/Social Studies Preview
2nd grade Curriculum
Science:
Moon
Balancing and Weighing
Organisms
Social Studies: People We Know
3rd gradeScience/Social Studies Preview
3rd grade Curriculum
Science:
Rocks and Minerals
Chemical Tests
Puget Sound Marine Life
Social Studies: Early Northwest People
4th GradeScience/Social Studies Preview
4th grade Curriculum
Science:
Electricity
Food Chemistry
Sound
Experimenting with Plants
Social Studies: Washington History
5th grade Science/Social Studies Preview
5th grade Curriculum
Science:
Salmon in the Sound
Water Cycle
Solar Systems
Flight and Rocketry
Human Body
Social Studies: U.S. history (and government)
For Your InformationTrimester Progress Reports – viewable on Skyward
on June 19 at 5:30
Class Assignments – available for viewing on Skyward a few days before first day of school (Tuesday, Sept.8)
Bridge 2015 Campaign (goal to raise $1.2 million)
- $757,000 (as of 5/22)
- Make a donation of any amount
Volunteer Needs
ELL parent outreach
Language support for students and parents
Clerical help