Overview of OELL: Accomplishments, Challenges & Next Steps

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1 Overview of OELL: Accomplishments, Challenges & Next Steps School Committee Meeting June 24,

2 OELL Vision All English Language Learner students (ELLs) will graduate as lifelong learners and engaged global citizens with the capacity to demonstrate critical thinking and 21 st century skills to succeed in postsecondary and/or career pathways. Our ELLs will be empowered with a foundational knowledge of bilingual and cultural literacy skills to become future leaders and agents of positive change in the workforce and their communities. 2

3 SY14-15 First Language of ELLs in K2-12 Language # Spanish* 9,372 Haitian* 1,308 Cape Verdean* 1,152 Chinese* 837 Vietnamese* 807 Portuguese 295 Arabic 260 Somali 256 French 128 Other 985 Total 15,400 Asterisk indicates that BPS offers a language specific ELL program for those linguistic communities. Data for K2-12 students as of January 5, 2015 allwithtests file from BPS OIIT. 3

4 SY14-15 Distribution of ELLs by ELD Level (K2-12) Data for K2-12 students as of January 5, 2015 allwithtests file from BPS OIIT. *As of this data file, there are 77 LEP students with a blank ELD level; these students are included as ELD Level 1 in this table. *In addition, there are 4 students coded as LEP with ELD 6 or P. These students are excluded from this table. 4

5 Long-Term Strategy to Sustain Success Provide consistent monitoring support Provide consistent training on the requirements of the DOJ Agreement Provide high quality Supplemental Programming to ELLs to equip students with college readiness and career skills Conduct consistent program evaluations to inform program improvements Provide technical assistance and school visits Sustain a cadre of highly effective staff Supports with WIDA and ESL curriculum Establish and track measurable benchmarks 5

6 Supporting ELL Students and Families Supplemental Services for ELLs Collecting Parental Input to Inform Supplemental Services Offerings ELL Program Choice Recommendations for Parents Workshops and Programs for Parents and CBOs 6

7 Key SY14-15 Accomplishments Students: Increased the portfolio of supplemental (summer/afterschool) programs for ELLs with a focus on STEM and 21 st century career skills. To increase participation, we are identifying programs where ELL students are already attending, and working with the CBO to incorporate ESL into the programming, or to replicate their programmatic structure and content. Teachers: Partnered with WIDA to create a customized and advanced WIDA PD Blended Course to support teachers of ELLs in creating lessons that include robust language objectives, scaffolds/supports for differentiation, and appropriate assessments, that are aligned with Common Core and WIDA ELD standards. WIDA has been encouraging other states to replicate this blended learning model. Families: Dispatched our Newcomers Assessment & Counseling Center staff to Welcome Centers on Saturdays to better accommodate families during peak ELL assessment time. 7

8 RETELL Training ( ) The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education s RETELL Initiative aims to improve the academic achievement of ELLs. RETELL Overview SY SY SY TOTAL RETELL Teacher Courses Offered (Full, Long, Short) RETELL Admin Courses Offered Total Teachers Successfully Completed RETELL (DESE 3/31/15 file) Total Admin Successfully Completed RETELL (DESE 3/31/15 file) No courses offered (Does not include Spring 2015 registrants) Data not yet provided by DESE 1327 (Does not include Spring 2015 registrants) 147 (Does not include SY 14/15 registrants) 8

9 Key SY Challenges 9

10 Reporting ELL Services to the US Department of Justice: December Para. 54 vs. April Para. 54 Reports December 2014 Logic Rules: If the ESL Instructional Type was not in compliance, no other components of ESL were counted as being in compliance. April 2015 New Logic Rules-- the flat panel approach Each component of ESL-- method, teacher certification, minutes, and grouping-- are considered independently. This allows us to pinpoint the nature of any ESL service shortfalls. 10

11 BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Office of English Language Learners District Overview of ESL Compliance: Flat Panel View April 2015 Paragraph 54 Report Approved ESL Instructional Method ELL students with: All Teachers Teaching ESL Who Are ESL Certified Appropriate Amount of ESL Total LEPs Total % Total % Total % Elementary 7,359 5,531 75% 6,014 82% 6,340 86% Secondary 5,807 3,932 68% 4,786 82% 4,494 77% Total 13,166 9,463 72% 10,800 82% 10,834 82% The Flat Panel view of ESL compliance equally weights the four components of ESL-- Delivery Method, Teacher Certification, Amount of ESL, and Grouping*-- to reflect the level of ESL services students are receiving. The four panels, displaying these components of ESL, are independent of each other and allows District to identify areas of concern to apply specific remedies. *April 2015 Paragraph 54 report. ESL Grouping data is not presented here. Total excludes 17 schools reported separately/not included in reporting due to in-district charter school status, lack of use of SIS for scheduling, and/or alternate forms of ESL instruction (e.g., dual language). 11

12 BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Office of English Language Learners ESL Minutes: Deeper Dive How many of the requisite ESL minutes are students receiving by ELD level*? 82% of all LEPs receive the requisite ESL minutes. 12% of all LEPs receive some, but not all of the requisite minutes. * Students with a blank ELD are not included in this chart. 12

13 ACCESS Proficiency Levels BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Office of English Language Learning 2014 MCAS ELA Performance 2014 MCAS ELA Achievement Levels Total tested Warning/ Failing Needs Imp. Proficient or Higher Only ELL students tested in both MCAS and ACCESS Level % 25% 6% Level % 21% 3% Level 3 1,437 54% 39% 7% Level 4 2,300 25% 57% 19% Levels 5&6 1,897 7% 49% 44% All MCAS tested students ELL 6,553 33% 45% 21% Formerly ELL 2,608 4% 29% 67% Non-ELL,Non FELL 16,299 15% 28% 57% All Students 25,460 18% 33% 49% Source: MA DESE DART for ELLs (October 2014), Data excludes in-district charter schools. 13

14 ACCESS Proficiency Levels BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Office of English Language Learning 2014 MCAS Math Performance 2014 MCAS Math Achievement Levels Total tested Warning/ Failing Needs Imp. Proficient or Higher Only ELL students tested in both MCAS and ACCESS Level % 25% 6% Level % 21% 3% Level 3 1,451 58% 39% 7% Level 4 2,295 33% 57% 19% Levels 5&6 1,896 12% 36% 52% All MCAS tested students ELL 6,611 39% 33% 28% Formerly ELL 2,613 9% 33% 58% Non-ELL,Non FELL 16,355 24% 28% 48% All Students 25,579 26% 30% 44% Source: MA DESE DART for ELLs (October 2014), 14

15 OELL BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Office of English Language Learning Constructing DOJ Services Report for SY Principals will be able to access their school s report of ELL services compliance online, updated daily. A B SY Report 55 SIS Form Report n Report 54 PeopleSoft SY Course Catalog Data Warehou Data Warehouse School 1...School

16 DOJ Services Report on Data Warehouse: SY

17 Questions 17