LEP COMMITTEE MEETING

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LEP COMMITTEE MEETING

• Wednesday February 7, 2007

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LEP Improvement Plan

• What are the greatest areas of need in your LEA?
  
• What patterns of strengths and weaknesses were
  discovered from data analysis?
• Are the areas of need in specific language
  domains, or in specific schools or grade levels?
  
• Please include all relevant details.

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System Strengths in ESL Services

• Newcomer Center
• Local Support
• Increase in funding
• High Quality Staff
• Other

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Test Scores

• EOG Testing
• IPT Testing
• AYP Results
• AMAOs
• Progress
• Proficiency

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LEP Needs and Issues

• Staff Development
• Language Acquisition
• SIOP Training
• Co-Teaching

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Figure 2.1. Stages of Second Language Acquisition
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SIOP

• Update of where we are
• SSHS classes
• Math at BHHS
• Elementary SIOP

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LEP Needs and Issues

• Instruction in ESL Classrooms
• Classroom Instruction
• Surveys
• State Monitoring

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LEP Needs and Issues

• Referral to EC
• Student History Questionnaire
• Pre-K Issues

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LEP Needs and Issues

• Novice and Refugee Students
• Rosetta Stone Pilot
• Frequency of Services
• Newcomer Class

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LEP Needs and Issues

• ESL Advocacy Team
• 4-5 People at Each School
• Training in ESL Guidelines
• Involved in Decision Making for LEP Issues

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LEP Needs and Issues

• Co-Teaching/Inclusion
• Planning/Training
• Work with Marsha Woodard

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LEP Needs and Issues

• Writing
• Best Practices
• Language Acquisition
• Training

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LEP Needs and Issues

• AIG Placement
• Qualifications
• Language Issues

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LEP Needs and Issues

• Refusal of ESL Services/Testing
• Why?

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LEP Needs and Issues

• Parent Concerns
• Withdrawals/Re-enrollment
• Testing

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What Are System Goals
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Why Is It Important?