New Mexico Public Education Department Bilingual Multicultural Education Bureau

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New Mexico Public Education Department Bilingual
Multicultural Education Bureau

• Facts about English
• Language Learners
• in Determining
• Adequate Yearly
• Progress
• Presenter
• Dr. Gladys Herrera-Gurulé, Ph.D

Dolores Gonzales Elementary Receiving an
Incentive Award, January 24,2006
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The Importance of Language

• Language is one of the most significant
  components influencing a childs education and
  future life.
• Research has shown that all children perform
  better academically when they learn
  (systematically) in more than one language.

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English Language Learners must participate in the
State-wide Assessment and be counted in the AYP
determination. This is required by law - both
NCLB and the State of New Mexico.
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New Mexicos English
Language Learners
Total Students 326,736 Total
ELL 62,681 Total ELL/Special
Education 10,861
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Who is an English Language Learner or Limited
English Proficient Student (ELL/LEP)?

• An individual
• (A) who is age 3 through 21
• (B) who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an
  elementary school or secondary school
• (C) (i) who was not born in the United States or
  whose native language is a language other than
  English
• (ii) (I) who is a Native American or
  Alaska Native, or a native resident of the
• outlying areas and
• (II) who comes from an environment
  where a language other than English has had a
  significant impact on the
  individuals level of English language
  proficiency or
• (iii) who is migratory, whose native language is
  a language other than English, and who comes
• from an environment where a language
  other than English is dominant and
• (D) whose difficulties in speaking, reading,
  writing, or understanding the English language
  may be sufficient to deny the individual
• (i) the ability to meet the States proficient
  level of achievement on State assessments
  described in section 1111(b)(3)
• (ii) the ability to successfully achieve in
  classrooms where the language of instruction is
  English
• or
• (iii) the opportunity to participate fully in
  society.

Source The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB, 2001)
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Where Are Our English Language Learners From?

• Only 10 of ELLs are Immigrants. 90 of ELL
  students are native-born in the USA.
• ELL students in New Mexico comprise 20 of the
  entire student population.
• The Office of Civil Rights requires districts to
  serve the needs of all ELL students.

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Who is the English Language Learner Student in
New Mexico?

• Recent immigrants whose home language is not
  English.
• Native American, Hispanic and others who are
• Proficient only in social English (Basic
  Interpersonal Communication Skills-BICS)
• Not proficient in academic English (Cognitive
  Academic Language Proficiency -CALP).

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Ethnicity of New Mexicos English Language
Learner Students

• Hispanic 49,309 (75.33)
• Native American 13,972 (21.35)
• White (Non-Hispanic) 1,168 (1.78)
• Asian 842 (1.28)
• African American 163 (0.24)

Reported in the ADS, 120th Day, 2005-06
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How Do English Language Learners Participate in
the State Assessment Programs?

• Taking the test in English
• Taking the test in English with Accommodations
• Taking the test in Spanish-allowed only for the
  first 3 years in the U.S.

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What Are Accommodations?

• Accommodations are changes made to the assessment
  procedures in order to provide a student with
  access to information and an equal opportunity to
  demonstrate knowledge and skills without
  affecting the reliability or validity of the
  assessment.
• It levels the playing field but does not
  provide an unfair advantage. The intent of an
  assessment is to describe all students true
  levels of achievement with the greatest accuracy.
  
• The New Mexico Standard Based Assessment offers
  an array of allowable accommodations designed to
  provide students the opportunity to appropriately
  demonstrate their knowledge and skills.

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What Accommodations Are Allowed for English
Language Learners?

• Presentation Mode-Examples
• Use of Bilingual Dictionary (word to word
  translation)
• More Time to complete the questions
• Paraphrasing the directions, etc.
• Response Mode- Examples
• Use of a translator
• -- Use of a dictionary to look up words.

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Contact Information

• Dr. Gladys Herrera-Gurulé, State Director
• Bilingual Education and Title III Programs (BMEB)
  
• Email gladys.herrera-gurule_at_state.nm.us
• Dr. Kathryn Sherlock, Title III Coordinator
• Bilingual Education and Title III (BMEB)
• Email kathryn.sherlock_at_state.nm.us
• Mr. Adrian Sandoval, State Consultant
• Bilingual Education and Title III Programs (BMEB)
  
• Email adriani.sandoval_at_state.nm.us