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Transcript of New Title III Director’s Meeting September 10, 2010 Presented by Mami Itamochi Title III...
Agenda
• Demographic Background• Resources
– Website– Toolkit – ESL Best Practices for LEP
students• Major Requirements• Funding (state and federal)
– Title III Five-Year Strategic Plan• Title III Monitoring
Changes in West Virginia• $2.2 billion in foreign trade with countries
such as Brazil, China, Italy Japan• 100 international companies
created 30,000 jobs• 2000 limited English proficient
(LEP) students from 60+ languages
• 4.7% African American (state avg)• 3.3% and 3.8% Hispanic
students Eastern panhandle (Berkeley and Jefferson counties)
Did You Know . . .
The number of students in West Virginia schools who spoke a language other
than English1999 = 10392009 = 3371
Did You Know . . .
• West Virginia schools currently teach students that speak Korean…Laotian … Navajo…Polish…Portuguese…Russian… Spanish…Tagalog…Thai…Vietnamese… Arabic…Cambodian …Chinese Mandarin …Cantonese…Creole…French…German… Hindi …Hmong…Italian… Japanese and more than 60 languages other than English
Title III Resources
• http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us
• Transact www.transact.com
• Toolkit http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/toolkit.html
1/14/00
Title III Program Requirements
• Identification/Screening•Parent Notification•Professional Development/Parent involvement•Assessment•Private Schools
Identification/Screening
Policy 2417 http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2417.doc • §126-15-3. Regulations. 3.1. Each county shall identify LEP
students within 30 days of enrollment based on criteria established by the WVDE and available through the Office of English as a Second Language (ESL)/West Virginia International Schools.
Identification/Screening
• Home Language Survey (Enrollment Form)
• Screening – Woodcock Munoz Language Survey (Riverside Publishing)
• Proficiency Level– Fully Proficient in English (Level 5)– Limited English Proficient (Level 1-4)
• ESL services (Toolkit Page 11, 12)• WVEIS Data Entry
http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/IdentifiyingBilingualSTudentsonWVEISforWeb092208b.xls
Parent Notification
• Within 30 days of the students enrollment, the ESL teacher will notify the parent in writing of the student’s eligibility to Participate ESL services (Toolkit 11-13) http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/ParentnotificationSAMPLEFORM081403_002.doc – Type of ESL service – Amount of ESL service– Graduation date (high school)– Parent consent
Professional Development/Parent involvement
• PD – School administrator/Principals– Content (classroom) Teachers (Toolkit
Secondary page 9)– E-Learning Course
• Parent Involvement– Resource - If Your Child Speaks Two Languages
http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/terminology.html
– Parent outreach programs– News letters
Assessment - WESTELL
Policy 2417 - 3.5. All public school students identified as LEP shall participate in the West Virginia Measures of Academic Progress (WVMAP), as determined by the LEP Committee. Using the LEP Assessment Participation Form, the committee will annually determine the appropriate accommodations.http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/assessment.html
Assessment - WESTELL
• What is the WESTELL?• Who will be participating in the
WESTELL?• Why are we administering the
WESTELL and what are its benefits?
• Why do students have to take the WESTEST and WESTELL? Isn’t that double testing?
Private Schools• Private School students need to be a
part of county LEP student count (WVEIS)
• Resource documents for identifying private school students :– http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/docum
ents/IDENTIFYINGLEPSTUDENTSinPrivateSchoolsONWVEISforWeb092208.doc
– http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/TitleIIIPrivateSchoolParticipation.pptx
Student arrives and completes enrollment form
Indicates English Language
Indicates language other than English
Follows standard enrollment procedures
School notifies county Title III Director
Trained staff screens students to determine eligibility for ESL
services
Screening results show student is limited proficient
in English
Notifies parents of student’s eligibility
Student receives no services
Screening results show student is proficient in
English
The LEP committee convenes to determine
services/assessment
If parent denies permission for student to receive ESL classes,
he/she must sign a Parent Waiver Form
Student receives ESL services until obtaining required
proficiency to exitThe classroom teacher uses
sheltered instruction to modify classroom
instructionsThe exited LEP student will be monitored for one year
Toolkit page 4 (both elementary & secondary)
Title III Five-Year Strategic Plan• http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/title3gr
ants.html– Guideline– Sample Action Steps
http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/SampleActionSteps_002.doc
– Grant Allocation http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/2010TitleIIIGrantAllocationsRevised.pdf
– Consortium– Deadline for the application – 9/30/2010
Fiscal Issues• Approved Title III budgets should
match the county expenditures (purchase orders, contracts etc.)
• Title III Indirect Costs – may not exceed 2%
• Be conscious of appropriate expenditures (refer sample Action Steps)
2010-2011 Monitoring ScheduleDATE DISTRICT DATE DISTRICT
September 2010 December 2010
September 13-17 Marion County December 1-2 Hampshire County
September 21-23 Jefferson County December 6-10 Boone County
September 27-30 Webster County December 13-15 Tyler County
September 30 Logan County January 2011
October 2010 January 10-14 Richie County
October 7-8 Wirt County February 2011
October 12-15 Monongalia County
October 18-20 Hardy County March 2011
October 25-28 Marshall County March 14-18 Fayette County
November 2010 March 21-23 Roane County
November 3-5 Lincoln County March 28-31 Grant County
November 8-10 Wetzel County April 2011
November 15-17 Pleasants County April 4-8 McDowell County
November 29-Dec. 2 Hampshire County April 7-8 Mason County
April 12-13 Preston County
Findings & Recommendations 09-10• 5.2 Parental Notification
http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/ParentnotificationSAMPLEFORM081403_002.doc
– Within 30 day timeline (14 days for mid-year enrollment)
– Including all components required by law
• 14.2 Increased Achievement (school visits)– Providing high quality programs (amount
services)– Linked to ELP/CSO standards– Program Coordination– Grade Placement– Special Education
Summary of Best Practices• School administrators are aware of/attentive to LEP
students’ needs• LEP students are specifically scheduled into classes
that are co-taught and/or led by experienced teachers
• Students are served in designated instructional spaces
• Students services are effectively coordinated (ESL, RTI, Special needs, Gifted etc.)
• Teachers often communicate with parents and they are provided varied opportunities to be involved in their child’s education
Thank you for your support!
Questions/Comments?Please contactMami Itamochi
(304) 558-3199