Chris Domaleski Center for Assessment Jonathan Gibson ...

[Pages:69]Chris Domaleski ? Center for Assessment Jonathan Gibson ? Title III Director, Nevada Dept. Ed.

Nathan Wall ? Psychometrician, eMetric Russ Keglovits ? Accountability, Nevada Dept. Ed.

Morgan Cox ? Title III, Colorado Dept. of Ed.

 English Language Learner (ELL) students are an important group of students who require additional supports to provide them access to successful academic achievement.

ESSA explicitly connects English language proficiency to the Title I state accountability system

We will discuss issues associated with the inclusion of ELL students in state accountability, focusing on the approaches for measuring progress of ELLs implemented by Nevada and Colorado.

 Establish English language proficiency standards aligned with state academic standards

Establish "ambitious State-designed long term goals" with measurements of interim progress for all students and subgroups of students in several areas, including progress in achieving English language proficiency for English learners (EL).

Create a State-defined accountability system that includes progress in achieving English proficiency for English Learners in each of grades 3 through 8 and HS

Assess ELs in reading or language arts, math, and science assessments

 Does the model systematically advantage or disadvantage students based on factors to include baseline performance?

How do we know if growth expectations are `good enough'?

Is there evidence that growth expectations are attainable?

What are the unique characteristics and considerations of ELLs that must be considered in an appropriate growth solution?

 We will discuss these issues in the context of innovative solutions developed by Nevada and Colorado

Following the presentations we will return to the key questions and consider

Implications for practice Potential evidence for ongoing monitoring and

evaluation

 Jonathan Gibson

EL Students in Nevada:

? 79,108 EL Students ? 11.4 % Increase since 2013-14 ? +/- 17% of all Students ? +/- 90% Hispanic/Latino ? +/- 88% Born in the United States ? +/- 37% of Hispanic/Latino are EL

Nevada English Learner (EL) Program: Current Context

Nevada belongs to the WIDA Consortium:

6

5

REACHING

4

BRIDGING

3

EXPANDING

2

DEVELOPING

1

EMERGING

ENTERING

Proficiency Domains:

SRpEeAaCkHiInNGg Listening

NV EL Program Exit Criteria:

Reading Writing

5.0 Composite and

Literacy

5.0 Literacy

Composite

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