ENGLISH LEARNERCOLLABORATIVE

September 22, 2013

Agenda• Introductions

• Supplemental Instructional Materials Review (SIMR) for English Language Development (ELD)

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) and ELs

• Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and Local Control and Accountability Plan

• Diane Conger, Director of Special Education at Healdsburg Unified School District

• What’s Working?

• Next Steps

Introductions

• Your name, role, school/district

• What do you hope to get out of these meetings?

SBAC Accommodation Guidelines

The 25 Smarter Balanced states have agreed to a series of

testing supports for English Learners and students with

disabilities

3 Types of Support•Universal Tools (all students)Available to all students based on student preference and selection

•Designated Supports (ELs and Special Ed) Features that are available for use by any student for whom the need has been indicated by an educator (or team of educators with parent/guardian and student)

•Accommodations (Special Ed)Students for whom there is documentation of the need for the accommodations on an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 accommodation plan

Supplemental Instructional Materials Review (SIMR) for ELD

Assembly Bill 1719 requires the CDE to develop, and the State Board of Education to approve, a list of supplemental instructional materials,

for K-8, that provide a bridge between the current English language development standards and the

new California ELD standards.

This is not a formal adoption, rather a recommendation

This final list of approved programs will be posted on the CDE website

June 2014*

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Publisher Program Grade levelCengage Learning, Inc. d/b/a National Geographic Learning Inside 6-8

Cengage Learning, Inc. d/b/a National Geographic Learning Reach K-5

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt California on Our Way to English K-5

Imagine Learning Imagine Learning K-6

Lexia Learning Lexia Reading Core5TM K-5

Mondo Publishing Bookshop Reading Program K-5

OpenBook OpenBook English K-8

Pearson Prentice Hall Pearson Middle Grades ELD 6-8

Pearson Scott Foresman Pearson Elementary ELD Program K-5

Santillana USA Publishing Spotlight on English K-5

Velazquez Press Velazquez California ELD Academic Vocabulary Classroom Kit

3-8

WriteSteps, LLC WriteSteps K-5

Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)

• Dramatically changes the way revenue to school districts is calculated and the degree of autonomy local school districts have over those funds.

• Those districts serving students with the greatest needs (low-income students, English Learners, and foster youth) will benefit from the largest increases in funds.

Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)

• Under the LCFF all LEAs are required to prepare

an LCAP that demonstrates how the additional dollars would be used to improve the

academic success of the targeted students

• The governing board of each LEA needs to adopt

an LCAP on or before July 1, 2014.

THE TIME IS NOW!!!YOU are the LOCAL in

the Local Control Funding Formula

•EL Coordinators need to be at the table for all discussions

regarding the LCAP

• How will you get involved in the decision making process for the LCAP?

•How will you approach your principal or superintendent about the need for you

to be at the table for these discussions?

Important Pending Legislation

Senate Bill 344

The Governor has until October 13th to sign into

legislation

Senate Bill 344

•Provides that the English Learner parent advisory committee is

required as a condition of receiving supplemental grant

funds through the LCFF.

ELs and Special Education

Diane CongerDirector of Special Education

Healdsburg Unified School District

Questions From the Group

I have been directed by our new Director of Special Ed to "assist" the Special Education teachers in writing Language Acquisition goals

for ELs with IEPs. How do I do this?

Questions From the Group

• We have started a critical conversation in our district with regard to

EL students and special education.  I would really like to know

exactly what the law says we can and can't do with regard to

reclassification.   There have been some discussions about

writing different things into IEP plans, but the I'm not sure

exactly what is legal and what isn't.  It would be great to have

some clear, understandable guidelines on this topic.

Questions From the Group

Can you please address the following?

1) Special Education Redesignations

2) Alternative Assessments for ELs

Questions From the Group

I would like to know how Healdsburg goes about RFEPing students in special education. I have two students in particular who I believe are qualified to be RFEPed, but their test scores are very low. Their special ed teachers and I, believe these low test scores are related to their disability, not their English language ability. In addition, in speaking to the parents, these two young men speak mostly English at home. How do I write this up and document my decision when I don't have test scores to back up my decision?

Is it possible to write into an IEP that an EL student will not take the

CELDT?

I’m wondering….

Next Steps…

• What topics would you like to be addressed by guest speakers?

• EL Newspage

• EL Leadership Conference – keynote speaker?

• Upcoming Workshops

Meeting the Needs of ELs Within the CCSS (6-12)

• October 28th English, History, Science and Technical Subjects • November 18th Math  • December 12th 21st Century Skills and Technology Resources

ELAC/DELAC Training

• October 11th

• Perfect for parents on the committee to learn about the purpose of ELAC/DELAC and what

their roles and responsibilities are

• The presentation and materials will be in English and Spanish

Dr. Kate KinsellaRaising the level of Your Students’

Academic Vocabulary

• November 13th

• Grades 4-12

• South San Francisco

• $229

Sponsored by Staff Development Resources

See You Next Time!

Tuesday, November 19th

9:00-12:00