Recommendations for the Troy ELD Program

April 21, 2015

Mary Haezebrouck, Interim Assistant Superintendent Tammy DiPonio, Principal Liaison for Elementary English Learner Programming Anne Mull, Director of Assessment, Equity, and Federal Grants

Our Goals • To explain the current state of English Learner

instruction in the Troy School District

• To share the results of an external consultation with a national expert in the field of English Language Learners

• To begin the conversation about how we will bridge our current program with our preferred/recommended future

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A Formative Assessment

Pages 3, 4, & 5

The ESL Program is: • Federally funded and monitored program • Focused on “equal access to core programs and all

educational opportunities” for students

• Monitored by the Michigan Department of Education, the Office of Civil Rights and the Department of Justice which oversee all audits

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Federally Mandated Programs Student Population Comparisons

Special Education Students Total Elementary Secondary Current students with speech 1,078 468 610 and language Current students without speech 831 278 553 and language English Learners Total Elementary Secondary Current ELs 1,655 1,171 484

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Comparison of June 2014 with April 2015

June of 2014 April 2015 Increase Total # 1,120 1,655 +535 of EL students

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From 9/3/2014 to 1/22/15 287 new students enrolled in the TSD

145 are ELs or 50.52%

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64%

5% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%

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Top 9 Languages Spoken Other Than English

36% of students come from homes where the primary language spoken is not English.

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Number of Languages Spoken by Building

• Athens 43 • Baker 38 • Barnard 29 • Bemis 32 • Boulan 35 • Costello 28 • Hamilton 28 • Hill 23 • Larson 41 • Leonard 29

• Martell 34 • Morse 35 • Niles 8 • Schroeder 32 • Smith 40 • Troy High 48 • Troy Union 37 • Wass 31 • Wattles 27

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Have you heard of these languages?

Aramaic Marathi Oriya Mende Pashto Wolof Sinhalise

Malayalam Bambara Visayan

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Indian Languages Assamese 3 Bengali 151 Gujarati 132 Hindi 279 Kannada 100 Konkani 9 Malayalam 102 Marathi 136 Nepali 12 Oriya 6 Punjabi 46 Tamil 321 Telugu 502 Tulu 2 Urdu 213

Indian languages are spoken in almost half of the homes where English is not the primary language.

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Elementary English Learners in the Troy School District

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990

1151

1171

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

2012

2013

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

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Secondary English Learners in the Troy School District

364

367

455

484

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

2012

2013

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

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First Semester Enrollment

New students enrolled between September 3, 2014 and January 22, 2015:

• Total - 287 students (including ELs) • ELs - 145 students

• 145/287= 50.52% of students enrolled during this time period were English Learners

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What we know…

Our English Learner population is our fastest growing subgroup

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ELD Program □Students tested upon entrance to determine level of service □Students are pulled out for

individual or small group instruction OR teacher pushes in general education to support instruction

□Each spring students are assessed to determine growth

□ESL Flep □Monitored for 2 year period

Role of ELD Specialist □Child Advocate □Teacher – direct instruction □Supporting partner of teaching

staff □Supervisor of para-educator □Lesson planner □Assessor – WIDA Access □Clerical/Input of scores □Trusted partner of parents □Social Worker □Provider of Professional Dev.

Note: currently servicing 2 bldgs.

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Elementary EL Weighted Index Weighted Index Teacher FTE Tutor FTE

Schroeder 265 0.5 1.5 Morse 434 1 2.2

Troy Union 286 0.6 1.45 Barnard 240 0.7 1 Hamilton 175 0.3 0.9 Leonard 175 0.3 1 Wattles 357 0.8 1.7 Martell 200 0.4 1.1

Hill 116 0.2 0.7 Costello 117 0.2 0.6 Bemis 296 0.7 1.4 Wass 130 0.3 0.6

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Jo Gusman

• National ESL consultant, author, and bilingual specialist

• Works with the U.S. Department of Education and works closely with school districts either before or after state compliance reviews

• Foundation, Framework, and Tools • Reviewed findings, made recommendations, and

shared the vision for the English Language Program in Troy

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Recommendation from the Review #1 Name Change

ESL now = ELD (the program) ESL Teacher= ELD Specialist EL=English Learner (the student)

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Recommendation from the Review #2 Enhance Enrollment Procedures

• Create a Separate Home Language Survey

• Investigate Language Line (Federal mandates require that translation services must be provided at the time of enrollment)

• Initiate green folder process at enrollment

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Recommendation from the Review #3 Update Educational Approach

• Alternate Language Program Handbook is substantially compliant with Federal requirements

• Minor adjustments to fine tune the handbook have been made

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Recommendation from the Review #4 Curriculum and Materials

• Curriculum/Material adoption is slated for this year for elementary. We are delaying the adoption of materials for secondary until 2015-2016

• Elementary staff have reviewed and selected the curriculum materials they believe will meet the needs of English Learners – Instructional materials will be presented for Board

consideration on May 5th – Materials will be available for Board review – Board approval will follow on June 2nd

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Recommendation from the Review #5 Appoint ELD Administrator

• OCR recommends a coordinator/director/administrator to oversee the program and ensure we are in compliance with the delivery of services.

• This person must be knowledgeable of all programming and Title III grants.

• Partial salary may be funded through the Title III grant.

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Recommendation from the Review #6 Hire Additional ELD Specialists

• Currently, the teacher/student ELD ratio in Troy is 1/161 - 1/204.

• Currently, elementary ELD teachers travel between two buildings.

• When ELD teachers are at their other assigned building, students are serviced by para-educators.

• According to the DOJ, para-educators need to be under the direct supervision of the ELD teachers.

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Recommendation from the Review #7 Hire a Team of WIDA Trained Assessors

to Prevent 6 Weeks of Interrupted Instruction • A cohort testing team would be paid at an hourly rate

(i.e.: retired teachers, para-educators) • When?

– Beginning of the year for new students – Yearlong – for enrollment testing – Spring testing – WIDA Access

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Recommendation from the Review #8 Provide ELD PD for ALL teachers

• Every teacher a teacher of ELD

• Provide K-12 ongoing support through professional development for ALL general education teachers and reading specialists on how to best instruct ELD

• PD needs to be infused in every area of curriculum development throughout the year: grade level meetings, instructional labs, etc.

• PD for administrators

• Current curriculum coordinators to receive training in order to train ALL teachers on SIOP model

• Coordinators, in conjunction with the ELD leadership, create an ongoing accountability plan for implementation of SIOP practices

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Recommendation from the Review #9 Investigate ILP Process

• Title III states that every student should have a plan

• Updated yearly

• Required parent meetings

• Similar to IEP plans

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Recommendation from the Review #10 Tighten Monitoring Schedules

• Students who exit ELD services are required to be monitored regularly over a 2 year period

• Progress should be documented 4 times a year • Consistency should be maintained within buildings

and grade levels

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Recommendation from the Review #11 University Connection

• Partner with universities to offer ELD courses on site in Troy, possibly use this for a component to satisfy PBC

• Special recruitment consideration may be given to applicants who have ELD certification or endorsement

• Prioritize accepting student teachers who have ELD endorsements

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Recommendation: Improved Teacher/Student Ratio Michigan Department of Education Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights Jo Gusman, Consultant

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Recommendation #12

A thorough review of the secondary ELD program, prior to the materials adoption, is recommended for the

2015-16 school year.

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What questions do you have for us?

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