BilingualESL Directors Meeting

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Bilingual/ESL Directors Meeting

• ESC Region XIII
• September 10, 2008

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Group Activity
• PEIMS Updates
• Exceptions and Waivers
• LPAC Changes
• TELPAS
• Break
• Region XIII Updates
• Questions

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Meeting Norms

• Listen to understand.
• Allow one speaker at a time.
• Mentor and support.
• Strive for solutions.
• If the horse is dead get off!

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Group Activity

• Sharing the Wisdom
• English Language Learners

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PEIMS Updates

• John Shaffer
• PEIMS Enrollment Form Sample Mickie Daniels

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Exceptions and Waivers

• What is a request for an EXCEPTION to the
  Bilingual Education Program?
• Chapter 89.1205 requires that each school
  district which has an enrollment of 20 or more
  limited English proficient students in any
  language classification in the same grade level
  district-wide shall offer a bilingual education
  program
• Chapter 89.1205 requires that districts and
  charter schools that are unable to provide a
  bilingual education program due to staffing
  request from the Commissioner of Education an
  exception to the bilingual education program and
  approval to offer an alternative program by
  submitting Form 1.

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Exceptions and Waivers

• What is a request for an WAIVER to the English
  as a Second Language Program?
• Chapter 89.1205 requires that all limited English
  proficient students for whom a district is not
  required to offer a bilingual education program
  shall be provided an English as a second language
  program regardless of the students' grade levels
  and home language, and regardless of the number
  of such students.
• Chapter 89.1205 requires that districts or
  charter schools unable to provide an ESL
  certified teachers to implement the ESL program
  are required to request from the Commissioner of
  Education a waiver of the certification
  requirements for teachers who will provide ESL
  instruction by submitting Form 2, Request for
  Waiver for English as a Second Language (ESL)
  Program.

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Exceptions and Waivers

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• What are the certification requirements for an
  ESL program?
• K-8 ESL programs, teachers of LEP students must
  be ESL certified (29.061)
• 9-12 teachers may have ESL certification and/or
  intensive sheltered instruction training (Letter
  from Commissioner Alanis, Dec. 7, 1998).
• ESOL 1 and 2 teachers must hold ESL certification
  (Alanis letter Dec. 1998).

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Exceptions and Waivers

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• What are the certification requirements for an
  Bilingual program?
• Bilingual education teachers must hold a
  bilingual generalist certification (29.061)
• EC-4 Bilingual
• 4-8 Bilingual

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Considerations for Elementary Bilingual Campuses

• If a bilingual district has an elementary grade
  level that is departmentalized and only one
  teacher is bilingual certified, that teacher must
  be in a self-contained setting and is responsible
  for teaching ALL content areas.

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What about Dual Language Programs?

• In a dual language classroom where teachers are
  team teaching, do both need to be certified in
  Bilingual or ESL?
• The teacher who provides content area instruction
  in the primary language needs to be bilingual
  certified.
• The teacher providing content area instruction in
  English needs to be ESL certified. 89.1210(b)
  and 89.1210(c)

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Exceptions and Waivers

• Currently, the deadline for submitting exceptions
  and waivers is Oct. 1.
• This may change to Nov. 1.
• Charter schools staff must meet state
  certification requirements for bilingual and ESL
  programs.

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Exceptions and Waivers

• Currently, 9 Region XIII districts applied for an
  exception in the 07-08 school year. 5 districts
  and 2 charter schools applied for a waiver during
  the 07-08 school year.
• TEA compares applications for exceptions and
  waivers from school year to school year.

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Exceptions and Waivers

• If you applied for an exception to the bilingual
  program
• TEA expects you to decrease at least 25 of the
  number of teachers under Spanish exception for
  the upcoming school year and meet the goals
  specified in your approved action plan to reduce
  the number of bilingual teachers under exception.

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Exceptions and Waivers

• If you applied for an waiver to the ESL program
• TEA expects you to have the teachers who you
  submitted a waiver for complete certification
  before May 2008..

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Exceptions and Waivers

• If you submitted a teachers name in the
  Exception/Waiver paperwork last year, you may not
  submit their name again in 08-09 school year.

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Exceptions and Waivers

• Can a district or charter school use permanent
  substitute teachers to teach LEP students?
• Only if these teachers have valid Texas teaching
  certificates and are properly Bilingually
  certified or ESL supplemental certified as
  required by the program that the district or
  charter school is required to implement.

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Exceptions and Waivers

• Forms will now be sent electronically to a new
  box at TEA, not sent to Susie Coultress via email
  at TEA.
• Susie Coultress can be reached at [phone].

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LPAC Updates

• Changes to manual
• Parental Approval
• ESL LPAC Membership
• Parent Notification Letter for Title III in
  Manual
• www.ell_at_tamucc.edu
• Flowchart (Included in PEIMS handouts)
• List of Approved Assessments
• Online Courses in English and Spanish
• ARD/LPAC Collaboration
• Entry Criteria
• Exit Criteria

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ARD/LPAC Collaboration - Entry

• TAC 89.1225(f)(4)
• Key members of the admission review and dismissal
  (ARD) committee in conjunction with key members
  of the language proficiency assessment committee
  shall determine an appropriate assessment
  instrument and designated level of performance
  for indicating limited English proficiencyfor
  students for whom those tests would be
  inappropriate as part of the individualized
  education program (IEP). The decision for entry
  into a bilingual education or English as a second
  language program shall be determined by the ARD
  committee in conjunction with the language
  proficiency assessment committee

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ARD/LPAC Collaboration - Entry

• The decision is made that the student is LEP or
  not LEP, pending the results of the remaining
  assessments that special ed. is giving the
  student.
• Based on the LEP assessments, the student is
  served pending the results of the special
  education assessments.
• The student is entered in PEIMS as LEP, and if
  there is a change after the key members of the
  ARD committee and key LPAC members meet, then
  change the code in PEIMS.
• Document all decisions

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ELL Tool
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TELPAS

• Training Flowchart
• Training Schedule Bookmark
• TELPAS Reading Standards

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Resources

• On 3/27/08, the TEA announced the upcoming
  availability of TAKS interactive study guides in
  a letter to districts. As stated in that letter,
  TEA will be gradually rolling out the interactive
  guides, starting with the SSI grades (3, 5, and
  8).
• Grade 3 Reading (English)
• Grade 3 Reading (Spanish)
• Grade 5 Reading (English)
• Grade 5 Reading (Spanish)
• Grade 8 Reading (English)
• Exit Level ELA (English)
• Mathematics (English)
• Exit Level Science (English)
• Exit Level Social Studies (English)
• The interactive study guides listed above can be
  accessed by going to this link
• http//www.texasassessment.com/studyguides
• No password or login name is needed to access
  the guides.

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TETN Schedule

• See handout

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Program Contacts and Information

• Bilingual/ESL District Contact
• Title III Share Service Arrangement (SSA)
• Benefits
• Reimbursement

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Region XIII Bilingual/ESL Updates

• Region XIII Professional Development Initiatives
• Sheltered Instruction
• ELL Institute
• Dual Language
• Newcomer Programs
• General Professional Development Offerings

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Region XIII Bilingual/ESL Updates

• PASA Conference Austin, Texas
• Tentative date of January 20-22
• Title III Elementary Forum Sept. 24-25 Austin
• TABE Oct. 22-25 Arlington
• NABE Feb. 18-21 Austin
• TESOL Mar. 26-29 Denver

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Region XIII Bilingual/ESL Updates

• ELPS may be accessed at the TEA website
• http//www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter074/ch
  074a.html74.4
• Region XIII is developing an ELPS Toolkit to help
  educators implement ELPS with their daily
  instruction. Look for toolkit and training in
  Spring of 09.

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Region XIII Bilingual/ESL Updates

• ELPS Tip of the Month
• 74.4b4 School districts shallprovide intensive
  and ongoing foundational second language
  acquisition instruction to ELLs in grade 3 or
  higher who are at the beginning or intermediate
  level of English language proficiency in
  listening, speaking reading, and /or writing as
  determined by the states English language
  proficiency assessment system.
• These ELLS require focused, targeted, and
  systematic second language acquisition
  instruction to provide them with the foundation
  of English language vocabulary, grammar, syntax,
  and English mechanics necessary to support
  content-based instruction and accelerated
  learning of English.

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Region XIII Bilingual/ESL Updates

• Table talk
• What does intensive and ongoing foundational
  second language acquisition instruction look
  like in the classroom?
• How can directors/coordinators require focused,
  targeted and systematic second language
  acquisition instruction?
• What would help you as a director/ coordinator to
  monitor this?

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Change in Bilingual Directors Meetings

• April 2, 2009 from 100 400 after Curriculum
  Council
• Lunch will be provided

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Questions?

• Contact Information
• Janet OKeeffe
• Janet.okeeffe_at_esc13.txed.net
• 512.919.5333
• Meredith Roddy
• Meredith.roddy_at_esc13.txed.net
• 512.919.5223
• Adela Mancias
• Adela.mancias_at_esc13.txed.net
• 512.919.5480