Transcript Excellent Instructional Teams

Shelda Hale, Title III, ELL and Immigrant Education
Kentucky Department of Education
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More than 4.5 million LEP students nationwide = 9.1% of the
overall K-12 student population.
Percentage of LEP students in States ranges from less than 1%
to 26% of the students in the State. The concentration of LEP
students varies widely across States and districts.
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More than 90% of LEP students are served under Title III
through 4,700+ grants to districts.
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Approximately 70% of LEP students are served under Title I.
(Source: State-submitted EDFacts data for the 07-08 school year)
EL Performance
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20.00%
all students
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4th
8th
grade grade
reading reading
4th
grade
math
LEP students
8th
grade
math
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Of schools in improvement, on average, 20% of the
school population is ELs.
Of schools in the bottom 5%, on average, 13% of
the school population is ELs.
Of schools that are both in improvement and in
the bottom 5%, on average, 17% of the school
population is ELs.
The proportion of the EL population in poor
performing schools varies substantially across
States, from LEP students comprising from 1% of
the population in poor performing schools to LEP
students comprising 82% of the population in poor
performing schools.
(Source: State-submitted EDFacts data for the 07-08 school year)
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Competitive: $4.2b
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Competitive: $7.8b
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Formula: $20.8b
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FY11 Request
Pillars of Reform
ESEA Priority Areas
Rigorous Standards &
Assessments
College and Career
Ready Students
Great Teachers &
Leaders
Great Teachers and
Leaders in Every
School
Effective Use of Data
Equity and
Opportunity for all
Students
Turning Around Low
Achieving Schools
Raise the Bar and
Reward Excellence
Fosters…
Results in…
Increased Student
Achievement
Effective
Teaching &
Learning
Achievement Gap
Closing
Increased
Graduation and
College
Enrollment Rates
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Technology
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Evidence
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Efficiency
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Supporting English Learners
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Supporting Students with Disabilities
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Supporting rural and other high-need areas
Six Reform Priorities
The our Assurances
Implementing
College – and
Career-ready
Standards
Great
Teachers and
Great Leaders
Providing
information to
families and
educators
Improving student
Learning and
Achievement in
our lowest
Performing
Schools
College- and
Career-Ready
Students
Great Teachers
and Great
Leaders
A Complete
Education
Meeting the Needs
of Diverse Learners
Successful, Safe
and Healthy
Students
Fostering
Innovation and
Excellence
 Maintain federal support for historically underserved
groups.
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English Learners
◦ Strengthen programs for
English learners and
support teachers of ELs,
including through new
competitive funds.
All programs
◦ Transparency on outcomes.
◦ Greater flexibility.
◦ Other minor changes to
address community
concerns or implementation
issues.
English Learner Education
Migrant Education
Neglected & Delinquent
Indian Education
Homeless Education
Impact Aid
Alaska Native Education
Native Hawaiian Education
Rural Education
 Support students with disabilities in IDEA and across
ESEA.
Four beliefs guide the Department’s thinking
about ELs:
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Greater accountability
Access to content
Skilled teachers, paraprofessionals,
principals, and administrators
Encourage dual language programs
Rigorous and Fair
Accountability for All Levels
Rethinking the federal accountability system
• Use growth and progress to measure schools.
• Focus on closing achievement gaps.
Respond to
greatest
challenges
Provide
flexibility for
results
Schools in bottom 5%
Schools in next 5%
Achievement gaps
Recognize
& reward
success
School making
greatest gains
Most schools
Schools meeting all
performance targets
Similar differentiation at district and state level
ELP Assessments and Accountability
Measure growth towards attainment of language proficiency
Valid and Reliable Instruments
ELP Assessments Aligned to ELP Standards
ELP Standards Linked to Content Standards
Effective Use of Native Language Assessments
Evaluate the effectiveness of language instruction educational
programs
Statewide Common Standards, Assessments, Identification and Exit Criteria
Race to the
Top ($1.35b)
Investing in
Innovation ($500m)
Encourage States & districts
to take on comprehensive
systemic reforms.
Spur and scale up
promising and
proven innovations.
Supporting
Effective
Charters ($400m)
Promoting Public
School Choice
($90m)
Magnet Schools
Assistance
($110m)
Create and expand
high-performing
charter & other public
autonomous schools.
Design and
implement
comprehensive
systems of choice.
Support
magnets that
raise diversity &
achievement.
Fostering Innovation and
Excellence through
National Activities
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Increase funding for national
activities
New competitive grants to states,
school districts to support the
development of innovative programs
Professional development and
funding fro research programs
Provide new competitive grants to States,
districts, and nonprofit partners to support
the development of innovative programs,
build the knowledge base about promising
practices, and scale up effective practices to
improve instruction for English Learners,
including funding for graduate fellowships to
support research and leadership in
developing effective practices to improve
English Learner outcomes, as well as State or
district partnerships with colleges and
universities for developing effective teachers.
Accelerating
Achievement &
Ensuring Equity
Excellent
Instructional
Teams
Educating
Diverse
Learners
Effective
Teaching &
Learning
Supporting
Student
Success
Fostering
Innovation &
Success