the state of the state of nc

The State of the State of NC

Presented by:

Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson

ESL/Title III Consultant

Carolina TESOL November, 2013

Presentation Overview• NC Demographics• WIDA Consortium• ACCESS for ELLs• RttT/Standard 6• CFDC/Power School • Home Base

• ESL Wiki• State Led Initiatives • RtI and ELLs• Common Core & ELL• Federal Update• Q&A

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LEP Students in NC

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LEP

LEP Students in NC

• 300 Languages• Top 5 Languages

– Spanish– Arabic– Vietnamese– Hmong– Chinese

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The WIDA Consortium 2013

33 States

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ACCESS for ELLs • Sixth Year in NC: Spring 2014• Testing Window

February 1 – March 14, 2014(Students entering after March 7 do not have to be tested on ACCESS)

• Exit Standards: (COC) (K &Tier B or C grades 1-12)

Comprehensive Objective CompositeA minimum score of 4.8 Composite AND 4.0 Reading AND 4.0 Writing

Alternate ACCESS for ELLs

• Included in state testing program

• Eligible students are identified in the Consolidated Federal Data Collection (CFDC Reports Alt Access)

• Tiers must be set to ‘T’

ACCESS 2.0 Field Test

• North Carolina is participating in the field test for 13-14

• Districts were selected randomly

• Gives NC insight on test and a opportunity to give feedback

Race to the Top2011 - 2014

*Summer CC/ES Training

* RESA Training

* Webinars

* Teacher EffectivenessStandard 6

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Consolidated Federal Data Collection (CFDC) / Power

School• Oct 1st Headcount

• Tier Review/MetriTech File (Nov. 22, 2013)

• Feb 1st Immigrant Count

• RCR Process

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ESL Wiki

• Curriculum and Instruction

• Legislation & Policy

• LEP Coordinators

• Resources

• Summer Instituteshttp://eldnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

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ELD Standards

• Support:

– Training

– Webinars

– Data Retreats

– On-line Modules (Coming SOON!!)

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State Led Initiatives

ExC-ELLExC-ELL

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A one-day workshop?

• Can teachers learn all about vocabulary, syntax, reading and writing in one day?

• In 5 days in the summer and 3-4 during the year?

• With expert coaching once a month?• With site-based coaches once a month?• With peer-coaching once a month?• With Teachers Learning Communities

(TLCs) once a week for 30 minutes.

ELL Support Team

Cohort of professional teachers and coaches statewide supporting state led initiatives through:

– Comprehensive coaching

– Initial training

– Follow-up training

• On-site/Virtual/Hybrid

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ELL Support Team Coordinator

Joan Lachancejoanlachance@carolina.rr.com

704-293-6141

NCRtI and ELLs

• Pre-Conference Session

• Move to 3 Tier Model

• ELL Guidance (Coming soon)

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Common Core ELA & ELL Task Force

• To develop curriculum resources aligned to Common Core ELA and ELL Standards

• To provide appropriate professional learning opportunities for content teachers and ELL educators. 

• To be created by LEA ELL Specialists/Teachers and English Language Arts/Reading Teachers

Understanding Language• Piloting the Units Statewide (ELA and Math)

• ELA (Middle Grades)

– Persuasion across Time and Space: Analyzing and Producing Complex Texts

• Math (Elementary Grades)

– A set of resources that discuss relevant language and supports the participation of ELLs in Mathematical discussions

Pilot ParticipantsEnglish Language Arts (Grade 7)

4 LEAs/Charters per each region

(Grade 7 ELA team + ESL teacher + EC teacher + administrator + academic coach/facilitator)

Math (Elementary grade level TBD)

4 LEAs/Charters per each region

(Grade level TBD + ESL teacher + EC teacher + administrator + instructional coach/facilitator)

http://eldnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Webinars

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Federal Update

• LIEP Continuum of Services

• Title III Monitoring

• Supplement not Supplant

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Questions

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Contact InformationESL/Title III Consultants

Ivanna Mann Thrower Anderson ivanna.thrower@dpi.nc.gov

919-807-3860

Nadja Trez nadja.trez@dpi.nc.gov

919-807-3866

NCDPI Title III Data Analyst Michael Riles

michael.riles@dpi.nc.gov919-807-3953