Indian Prairie SD #204 English Language Learning Program
Developmental Bilingual Program
Rafael Segarra, Ed.D
Director of ELL Svc.
Traci Salek
ELL Coordinator
Board Policy 6:160 English Learners
ELL
English Language Learning
English as
a Second
Language Bilingual
Education
Transitional
Bilingual
Developmental
Bilingual
Dual
Language
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ELL = English Language Learning
EL’s = English Learners
LEP = Limited English Proficient (Used for data
management)
ESL = English as a Second Language
TBE = Transitional Bilingual Education
DBE = Developmental Bilingual Education
Terminology
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WIDA = In 2002 an EAG grant provided initial funding
for the organization that would become WIDA. Three
states were involved in the grant: Wisconsin (WI),
Delaware (D), and Arkansas (A), so the acronym WIDA
was chosen for the name. At the last minute, however,
Arkansas dropped out, and World-class Instructional
Design and Assessment was created to fit the acronym.
As WIDA grew, however, the original name no longer
adequately described its mission. Recently WIDA
decided to stop using the acronym definition. Now WIDA
just means WIDA.
Terminology
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ESL vs. Bilingual Education
ESL Bilingual
• 19 or fewer LEP students of the same language group in a school
•All Schools
•20 or more LEP students of the same language group in a school
•*Prairie Pre-School, Brooks, *Cowlishaw, Gombert, Georgetown, Longwood, McCarty, *Watts, *White Eagle, Granger, Fischer, WVHS, Metea
* = Offering another language other than Spanish
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Changes in the ELL Program over
the past 15 years
2005-2006 2019-2020
Program Model ESL ESL and BilingualPre-K to 12
Number of ELL students
Approx. 850 3,010
Number of ELL staff
29 (23 certified, 5 classified, 1 coordinator)
87(67 certified, 18 classified, 1 coordinator, 1 administrator)
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2005-2006 2018-2019
# languages spoken in the homes of District 204 students in ELL
62 77
* 89 (in District)
# students from homes where a language other than English is spoken
4,968 (18%) 7,173 (26%)
# of ELs in District Approx. 850 2,950
Changes in the ELL Program over
the past 15 years
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2018-2019 2019-2020
# languages spoken in the homes of District 204 students in ELL
77 74
# students from homes where a language other than English is spoken
7,173 (26.26%)
* (end of school yr.)
7,669 (28.37%)
* (as of 10.25.19)
# of ELs in District 2,950 3,010
Changes in the ELL Program over
the past year
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Top 10 Languages
District 204 Students ELL Students
Spanish (1528)
Telugu (1168)
Hindi (753)
Tamil 623)
Urdu (458)
Chinese Mandarin (388)
Gujarati (294)
Arabic (237)
Marathi (200)
Malayalam (176)
Spanish (833)
Telugu (403)
Hindi (250)
Urdu (201)
Tamil (177)
Arabic (122)
Chinese Mandarin (98)
Gujarati (81)
Russian (72)
Malayalam (57)
(source: District 204 data 10.25.19 )8
Accountability
Assessing Comprehension and
Communication in English State-to-State
for ELLs Testing (ACCESS 2.0)
Assesses students in language proficiency
through the 4 domains of Listening,
Speaking, Reading, and Writing
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Level of Proficiency and guidelines of
qualification: Score above a 5.0 overall of the W-APT or MODEL Screener test
or the ACCESS or MODEL Assessment test
WIDA
Proficiency
Levels
ENTERING BEGINNING DEVELOPING EXPANDING BRIDGING REACHING
ACCESS SCORE
1 2 3 4 5 6
Program
LevelESL or BILINGUAL ESL MONITOR OUR GOAL!
Accountability
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Level of Proficiency and guidelines of Exit
Criteria: Score above a 4.8 overall of the ACCESS 2.0 assessment test
WIDA
Proficiency
Levels
ENTERING BEGINNING DEVELOPING EXPANDING BRIDGING REACHING
ACCESS SCORE
1 2 3 4 5 6
Program
LevelESL or BILINGUAL ESL MONITOR OUR GOAL!
Accountability
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Accountability
LOGRAMOS ®
Assesses students in language proficiency in
Spanish
Normed Reference test that compares
performance of students vs. scores across
the nation
4th year of implementation
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2019 District ACCESS Stats:
Student Exits
Level Students Tested Students Exited Percent Exited
Elementary
School
2067 473 23%
Middle School 283 22 8%
High School 220 26 12%
District Totals 2570 521 20%
** State Average Exit = 8.5%
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2019 ACCESS Trends
Elementary School Middle School High School
Speaking scores tend to
be the lowest, followed
by Writing scores.
Speaking scores tend to
be the lowest, followed
by Writing scores.
Speaking scores tend to
be the lowest, followed
by Writing scores.
Listening scores are a
strength for many
students.
Listening scores are a
strength for many
students.
Listening scores are a
strength for many
students.
There are many ELs with
IEPs and progress is
minimal in many cases.
Newcomers made
significant growth.
The majority of the
students that exited are in
the intermediate grades.
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2019-2020 PD Focus
ACCESS for ELLs Prep
Targeted Domains:
Speaking
(September-November)
Writing
(January - April)
• Teacher-Facilitated PD
• Model Strategies/Activities
• Share Resources
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Updates in Instruction
Reviewed curriculum in Spanish at the
Elementary Level Followed the Illinois State Standard model adopted
for ELA
Added WIDA & Spanish Language Arts Standards
Reviewed Social Studies Curriculum in Spanish
for Middle School
Reviewed High School Curriculum for ESL and
Social Studies Classes
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Resources for Parents
Adult ESL classes (partnership with COD)
September – July at WVHS
Homework Club – in conjunction with Adult ESL classes. Students
receive homework help while parents are learning English
Bilingual Parent Advisory Council (BPAC)
Meetings/workshops 4-5 times a year
Send 5-6 parents to IL Bilingual Parent Summit
Multicultural Reading Night (partnered with PDAC)
Parent Diversity Advisory Council (PDAC)
Meetings/workshops at least 3 to 4 times per year
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Resources for Teachers
ESL COHORT Program – Through University of St.
Francis/TIDE Taught by T. Salek
Currently in the 6th cohort
New Gen Ed Teacher Training New Teacher Induction
Throughout the year
ESL/Bilingual Teachers provide training
New EL Teachers Training 4 times Throughout the year
EL Coordinator provide training
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Seal of Biliteracy
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IPSD 204 District Statistics
• 1 of 107 districts who has
implemented the Seal of Biliteracy in
Illinois
• 1st year of implementation in IPSD - 49
students obtained Seal of Biliteracy
• 3rd year of implementation in IPSD -
92 students obtained the Seal of
Biliteracy and 45 students obtained
the Commendation to the Seal of
Biliteracy
• Languages offered for the Seal of
Biliteracy at IPSD – English, Spanish,
Chinese, French, Portuguese,
German, Hindi, Russian, Japanese,
Korean, Arabic, Polish, Hebrew
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Questions?
Twitter: @rafael_segarra21
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