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FidelityAssurancesGrades1-5/6

Updated:June2017Assurances EvidenceSource EvaluationCriteria

1. InstructionalmodelforbothEnglishandthetargetlanguageisimplementedwithtriangulationamong:• subjectstaughtaccordingtogradelevelpiechart;

• useofadoptedmaterialsbythestate;and• ensuringminimumnumberofminutesincoresubjects:math,science,socialstudies,andtargetlanguageliteracy.

• MasterschedulethatalignswithDLIinstructionalmodel

• Documentedobservationsbythirdpartyevaluationteam

• Evidenceof80%ofstudentsmeetingUtahDLIgradelevelproficiencybenchmarks

• Instructionaldayisdividedaccordingtopercentagesonstatepiecharts.

• MaterialsarepurchasedandimplementedaccordingtobuyordersfromDLIdirectors.

• TARGETLANGUAGEMINIMUMS:1st–3rd-4x/weekof50minliteracy&60minmath-2x/weekof30minscience/socialstudies4th–5th-4x/weekof75minliteracy&20minmath-3x/weekof45minscience6th(elementary)-4x/weekof75minliteracy-4x/weekof50minscience/socialstudies6th(middleschool)-2courses:DLI2HonorsandSocialStudies

• ENGLISHMINIMUMS:1st–3rd- 4x/weekof20minmathreinforcement- implementationofdistrictlanguageartsblock

4th–5th-implementationofdistrictmath,languageartsandsocialstudiesblocks

-reinforcementofscience6th(elementary)-implementationofdistrictmathandlanguagearts

-reinforcementofscienceandsocialstudies

2. Allprogramsmustbestartedwithtwo-teachermodelandsustainedassuchunlessenrollmentnecessitatesotheralternatives.

Targetlanguageteacherprovidesevidenceof:• minimumscoreofAdvanced-MidonanOralProficiencyInterview;and

• endorsements(orSAEPs)inWorldLanguageandDualImmersion.

• TargetlanguageteachermeetstherequiredminimumscoreofAdvanced-MidonanOralProficiencyInterview.

• Teacherhasobtainedorisinpursuitof:- WorldLanguageEndorsement;and- DualLanguageImmersionEndorsement.

3. Targetlanguageteachers:• communicateinthetargetlanguageintheclassroomatalltimesandinfrontofhis/herstudentsinallschoolenvironments;and

• mayonlydeliverinstructiontostudentsparticipatingintheduallanguageimmersionprogram.



• Randomparentandstudentsurveys

• Teachersdeliverinstructioninthetargetlanguagetotargetlanguagestudents100%ofthetime.

• Teachersdeliverinstructiontoduallanguagestudents100%oftheirassignedinstructionaltime.

4. Thereareclear,enforced,andreinforcedexpectationsthatstudentscommunicateinthetargetlanguageintheclassroom.



• Randomparentandstudentsurveys• Evidenceofamotivationalprogramthatencouragesaccountabilityandreinforcestargetlanguageuseexpectations

• ByJanuary15thoffirstgrade,studentsarenolongerpermittedtouseEnglishinthetargetlanguageclassroom.

5. SchoolsanddistrictsconductannualAAPPLtestingingrades3–8accordingtostateguidelines.

• EvidenceofAAPPLtestresults

• 80%ofstudentsmeetUtahDLIgradelevelproficiencybenchmarks.

6. Englishandtargetlanguageteachers

collaborateasaDLIpartnershiponaweeklybasis.

• Evidenceofcompletedweeklycollaborationtemplate

• Minimumof30minutesperweekofcollaborationtime

• Evidencethroughthedocumentedtemplateofcurriculumcoordinationacrossthetwolanguages.

7. Enrollmentinduallanguageimmersionisopentoallstudentsofvaryingbackgroundsandallabilitylevels.

• CopyofDLIenrollmentpolicy• Evidenceofoutreacheffortsbyschoolanddistricttomakethepolicypublishedandaccessibletothepublic

• Enrollmentpoliciesareconsistentwithopenaccessforstudentsofvaryingbackgroundsandallabilitylevels(noprerequisitescreeningrequirementsforprogramentrance).

• ReportcomparingDLIenrollmentdemographicstoschool-wideenrollmentdemographics

• Actualenrollmentintheprogramreflectsthedemographicsoftheschoolpopulation.

8. DLIteachers(bothEnglishandtargetlanguage)participateinprofessionaldevelopmentasfollows:• allstate-sponsoredprofessionaldevelopmentdays;and

• AUDIIforfirstandsecondyearteachers.

• Documentedattendancerollsfromprofessionaldevelopmentdays

• 100%full-dayattendancebyallteachers,unlessabsenceispre-approvedbystateanddistrictpersonnel

9. SchoolprincipalsandDLIdistrictadministratorsarerequiredto:• attendAUDIInewadministrator’sstrandonceandDualLanguageImmersionAdvisoryCouncilsemi-annualmeetings(SeptemberandMarch);and

• provideevidenceofadherencetoDLIfidelityassurances.

• Documentedattendancerollsfromtrainingsandmeetings

• 100%attendancebyprincipaland/ordesignatedrepresentative,unlessabsenceispre-approvedbystateanddistrictpersonnel