SAMUEL IV

Planning for Continuous Improvement for English Learners

Planning for Continuous Improvement:

Using ACCESS data to guide our direction

Determine if the School Met

AMAOs

Determine Language Goals

Drill Down Language Data

Complete CIP Needs

Assessment Section

Develop CIP Goals,

Strategies, & Action Steps

Following the Continuous

Improvement Cycle

• Review AMAO Report• Compare it to

Trajectory Table• Activity 1 SDE Report

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Determining School and Grade Level AMAO A Targets(Adequate Progress in Language Acquisition)

• Compare Student Roster Scores from present to past year• Determine which

students made a .5 gain on CS for ACCESS

• Count the number of ELs who made APLA• Calculate the

percentage• Activity 2

Comparison Grade 5 Students

Grade 5Last Name First Name ACCESS Composite

2010ACCESS Composite

2011MADE APLA

Y or N

Quintanilla Alleli 2.9 3.2 N

Martinez Jesus 1.9 2.8 y

Munoz Araceli 3.2 3.6 N

Gomez Melvin 2.2 2.6 N

Garcia Martha 4.6 5.3 Y

Garcia Norma 3.8 4.1 N

Ruiz Jose 3.4 3.3 N

Moreno Alejandra 3.9 4.3 N

Chincanchan Melissa 3.6 4.8 Y

Martinez Johanna 2.1 2.7 Y

Diaz Cecilia 1.8 2.5 Y

Diaz Marco 1.5 1.9 N

Hernandez Silvia 2.4 2.8 N

Gonzales Beatriz 3.4 3.7 N

Guerra Monica 4.4 4.7 N

Noguez Alberto 2.7 3.1 N

Alaniz Sandra 2.4 2.7 N

Villarreal Veronica 3.6 4.0 N

Villarreal Noemi 2.8 3.0 N

Sifuentes Norma 4.5 4.7 N

Longoria Alba 3.5 3.7 N

Ruiz Ruben 2.4 2.8 N

Solis Martin 3.0 3.4 N

Rodriquez Juan 4.5 4.8 Y

Chavez Adrien 3.8 4.2 N

Martinez Angel 4.0 4.4 N

Moreno Gabriel 1.6 2.0 N

Total N 21/27 78% N

Total Y 6/27 22% Y

• Review AMAO Report• Compare it to

Trajectory Table

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

How Do I know If My School Met AMAO B?(Attainment in English)

• Use the District Roster Report to determine which students made a 4.8 Composite score on ACCESS

• Calculate the percentage

CIP Goal Setting for Meeting AMAOs

AMAO A: Adequate Progress in Language Acquisition

Goal Setting by Grade LevelFind percent of

students making APLA____Grade ___ /___

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Must increase APLA by _____% for students in

grade _______.

Must increase APLA by _____% for students in

grade _______.

Must increase APLA by _____% for students in

grade _______.

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Must increase APLA by _____% for students in

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Goal StatementGrade ____needs to

increase APLA from ___% to ___% in 2012.

Goal StatementGrade ____needs to

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Goal StatementGrade ____needs to

increase APLA from ___% to ___% in 2012.

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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Targets

0.42 0.441000000000001

0.462 0.483 0.504 0.525 0.546 0.567000000000001

0.588000000000001

0.609000000000001

33%

43%

53%

63%

AL AMAO A Target at 0.5 CPL Gain

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ExampleSchool Status

Percent of Students making APLA

22%

Must increase APLA by 24 % school wide

Goal Setting School wideNeed to increase APLA from 22% to 46%

46% minus School % = gap

AMAO B: Percent of ELs Attaining English Language Proficiency

Goal Setting by Grade LevelFind percent of

students attaining English proficiency

____Grade ___ /___ _____%

Find percent of students attaining English proficiency

____Grade ___ /___ _____%

Find percent of students attaining English proficiency

____Grade ___ /___ _____%

Find percent of students attaining English proficiency

____Grade ___ /___ _____%

Find percent of students attaining English proficiency

____Grade ___ /___ _____%

Must increase attainment in English by _____% for students in grade _______.

Must increase attainment in English by _____% for students in grade _______.

Must increase attainment in English by _____% for students in grade _______.

Must increase attainment in English by _____% for students in grade _______.

Must increase attainment in English by _____% for students in grade _______.

Goal Statement Grade ____needs to increase attainment in English from ____% to 14% in 2012.

Goal Statement Grade ____needs to increase attainment in English from ____% to 14% in 2012.

Goal Statement Grade ____needs to increase attainment in English from ____% to 14% in 2012.

Goal Statement Grade ____needs to increase attainment in English from ____% to 14% in 2012.

Goal Statement Grade ____needs to increase attainment in English from ____% to 14% in 2012.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Targets

0.11 0.126 0.142 0.158000000000001

0.174 0.19 0.206 0.222 0.238 0.254

11%13%15%17%19%21%23%25%27%

AL AMAO B Targets

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School StatusPercent of students attaining

English3/2711%

Must increase attainment by 3% school wide

Goal Setting School wideNeed to increase attainment from 11% to 14%

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•SPECIFIC: clearly states who and what

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•MEASURABLE: with a defined assessment process or tool

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•ATTAINABLE: Stretches w/ a measurable acceleration of improvement

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•REALISTIC: Those involved must be willing and able to commit

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•TIMELY: Grounded within a time frame

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•ENGAGING: Involves all staff as “doers” of the goal

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•STRATEGIC: Aligned and focused on area of greatest need

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•TARGETED: Should be able to put faces on the targeted population

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Needs Assessment/ Strengths and Weaknesses

Step 1 Summarize data in a table

WIDA ACCESS School Frequency Report Grade 5EPL listening speaking reading writing

1 3 2 7 4

2 4 2 5 15

3 4 4 11 2

4 10 15 2 3

5 4 3 1 2

6 2 1 1 1

ACCESS for English Language Learners (ELs):

Strengths:•13% of students school-wide scored 4.8 (fluent) and will exit the ESL program.•Grade 5: 16/27 students scored 4.0-6.0 in Listening. 19/27 students scored between 4.0-6.0 in Speaking.

Weaknesses:• At Alabama ES, only 35.25% of ELs made

APLA (AMAO-A)• At Alabama ES, only 8% of ELs attained

English proficiency (AMAO-B)• Grade 1: only 37% of students made

APLA (.5 CL growth). The weakest language domains were writing and speaking

• Grade 2: only 44% of students made APLA. The weakest language domains were speaking and reading

• Grade 3:only 40% of students made APLA. The weakest language domain was writing

• Grade 5: only 22% of students made APLA. 19/27 students scored between 1.0 and 2.9 in writing. 23/27 scored between 1.0 and 2.9 in reading.

Strengths

Weaknesses

How your CIP GOAL Page Should AppearShort name of Goal: Adequate Progress in Language Acquisition (APLA)Description of Goal: By the end of the 2011-2012 school year, Alabama Elementary School will increase the number of students making APLA school-wide from 35.25% to 46%.Disaggregated Grade Level Data: Grade 1 (37%-46%), Grade 2(44%-46%), Grade 3 (40%-46%), Grade 4 N/A, Grade 5 (19%-29%)Data Results on Which Goal is Based ACCESS for ELL ELP Test/disaggregated scores of ELs who met APLA (.5 overall gain); language domain data (or just ACCESS for ELLs)Target Grade Level: 1- 5 Target Language Domain : R, W, L, S WIDA Standards: Language of Social Studies (LoSS) , Language of Language Arts (LoLA)

The goal can be taken from your Where You Are sheetsThe results are taken from needs assessment) WIDA standards not mastered this year and over time should be listed

Strategies & Action Steps

Action Step 2

How your CIP GOAL Page Should AppearShort name of Goal: Attainment of English Proficiency (AMAO-B)Description of Goal: By the end of the 2011-2012 school year, Alabama Elementary School will increase the number of students attaining English Proficiency from 8% to 14%Disaggregated Grade Level Data: Grade 1 ( % - %), Grade 2( %- %), Grade 3 ( %- %), Grade 4 N/A, Grade 5 ( %- %)Data Results on Which Goal is Based ACCESS for ELL ELP Test/disaggregated scores of ELs who attained English Proficiency; language domain dataTarget Grade Level: 1- 5 Target Language Domain : R, W, L, S WIDA Standards: Language of Social Studies (LoSS) , Language of Language Arts (LoLA)

The goal can be taken from your Where You Are sheetsThe results are taken from needs assessment) WIDA standards not mastered this year and over time should be listed

Determine if the School Met

AMAOs

Determine Language Goals

Drill Down Language Data

Complete CIP Needs

Assessment Section

Develop CIP Goals,

Strategies, & Action Steps

Following the Continuous

Improvement Cycle

Multiple Measures and Continuous Improvement

Demographic

Perception

Student Learning

School Processes

NEX

T S

TEPS

• Enrollment• Attendance• Limited/no formal

education• Special Ed referrals• Gifted/talented• Languages

• Whole community• Questionnaires• Interviews• Surveys• Observations

• Criterion referenced• Norm referenced• GPAs• Benchmarks• Authentic

assessments

• Instructional methods•Program delivery•Classroom

practices•Scheduling

Adapted from Bernhardt (1998)

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