LEP Testing Update Session Alesha S' McCauley Instructional Services Audrey K' MartinMcCoy Accountab

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LEP Testing Update SessionAlesha S.
McCauley(Instructional Services)Audrey K.
Martin-McCoy(Accountability Services)Accountabi
lity ConferenceGreensboro, NCJanuary 31, 2005
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Our focus today

• LEP statistics
• NCLB mandates
• AMAOs
• The NCAAAI
• The IPT

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TOP HOME LANGUAGES of NC language minority
students (These students may or may not be LEP.)
2004-2005

• Spanish 87,817
• Hmong 4,406
• Chinese 3,142
• Vietnamese 2,306
• Arabic 1,810
• Korean 1,540

• French 1,284
• Russian 1,132
• Hindi 913
• Japanese 860
• Gujarati 820
• Laotian 766

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Numbers of Limited English Proficient Students in
NC
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 52,513 57,943 69,
522 78,711
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LEP Students By Language 2003-2004 (Top 16)

• Spanish--62,334
• Hmong--2,924
• Chinese--1,655
• Vietnamese--1,339
• Arabic--1,134
• French--936
• Korean--829
• Russian--557

• Hindi--449
• Laotian--446
• Japanese--420
• Gujarati--330
• Cambodian--259
• German--221
• Tarasco--213
• Ukrainian--201

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NCLB Requirements
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ANNUAL MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVESUnder
Title III of NCLB

• Making AYP for LEP subgroup
• Growth in English language proficiency from year
  to year (the PROGRESS AMAO)
• 3. Attainment of English language proficiency
  within five years of enrollment in a US school
  (the PROFICIENCY AMAO)

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AMAO--Progress

• By the 2013-2014 academic year, 100 percent of
  students identified as limited English proficient
  shall demonstrate progress (improve at least one
  proficiency level) in at least one of the domains
  on the state required language proficiency test.

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AMAO-- Proficiency

• By the 2013-2014 academic year, 100 percent of
  students identified as limited English proficient
  and who have been in American school(s) for at
  least five years shall score at the superior
  level in all domains on the state required
  language proficiency test.

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NCs AMAO chart SBE approved 8-25-03
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NCs AMAO Outcomes These data reflect numbers
and percentages for the 95 LEAs that receive
Title III funds...
75.8 made Progress 50.3 made Proficiency 73
LEAs met all three targets of the Title III AMAOs.
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TESTING/REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

• IPT (IDEA Proficiency Test) upon initial
  enrollment
• Annual IPT every year between February 1 and
  April 30 until student scores Superior in all
  domains

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LEP Identification versus ESL Services

• LEP Identification is used for accountability
  purposes based solely on IPT score.
• A student exits LEP identification when he or she
  has scored Superior on all three domains of the
  IPT during the same test administration.
• At that time, the student is no longer identified
  as LEP and is no longer eligible to receive
  testing accommodations.
• ESL Services are determined at the school level
  based on multiple criteria.

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The NCAAAI (NC Alternate Academic Assessment
Inventory)

• Alternate assessment for EC students (can be off
  grade level), as well as qualifying LEP students
  (must be on grade level)
• 2) To qualify, the LEP student must
• Be within 24 months of enrollment in US schools
• Score below Intermediate High on IPT Reading
• 3) NCAAAI Advisory committee (managed by Sheila
  Brown, 919-515-1431)

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Can LEP students score Proficient on the NCAAAI?
YES
NCAAAI Score
Achievement Level
Proficient
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Miscellaneous

• ESL Listservs
• ESL Roundtables
• ESL Website

ESL website
www.learnnc.org/dpi/instserv.nsf/category4
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Other DPI websites
www.ncpublicschools.org www.ncpublicschools.org/a
ccountability
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The IDEA Proficiency Test

• Published by Ballard Tighe in CA
• Created in 1970s by two ESL teachers
• Three domains currently Four domains as of Aug.
  2005
• Our state-mandated proficiency test since the
  2001-2002 school year
• 5) Complies with Title III of NCLB

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The IDEA Proficiency Test, continued

• 6) Adopted by State Board of Ed., 2001
• 7) Spring window Feb.1- Apr. 30
• 8) Bubble sheet accompanies every test
• 9) Data scanned by local TC and sent to
  Accountability Division at NCDPI
• 10) LEP Test Advisory Committee

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IPT Cut Score Chart

• SBE policy HSP-A-011 established the approved cut
  scores for the IPT and was approved August 25,
  2003.
• The cut scores determine the appropriate
  assessment and/or accommodations for students
  identified as limited English proficient.
• The cut score chart that is part of this policy
  must be used to determine a students oral,
  reading, and writing proficiency levels.

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The IDEA Proficiency Test(IPT)
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Policy

• State Board of Education Policy HSP-C-005 states
  that students identified as limited English
  proficient shall participate in the statewide
  testing program.
• State Board of Education policy also provides for
  the state identified English language proficiency
  test, the IPT.

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IDEA English Language Proficiency Test (IPT)

• Two Purposes
• Identification
• Assessment Participation
• Two Testing Windows
• Initial All Language Minority Students K-12
• Annual All identified LEP Students
• February 1- April 30

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Who Can Administer?

• Only employees of the school system or charter
  school are permitted to administer state tests.
  Contracted tutorial services/agencies are not
  permitted to administer North Carolina tests.
  Test administrators shall be school personnel who
  have professional training in education and the
  state testing program.

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What about Proctors?

• For the 2004-05 school year, a proctor shall be
  assigned for the Reading and Writing test
  administrations with groups of 5 or more
  students.
• A proctor is not required for IPT oral test
  administrations.

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What if

• a language minority student enrolls after January
  1?
• Initial Administration counts as both the Initial
  and the Annual
• a language minority student enrolls after April
  30?
• If there are 30 calendar days remaining in the
  school year, the IPT must be administered to
  attain the initial test score. If not, the
  initial assessment may be completed the following
  school year.

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What if

• a student arrives at a school prior to enrollment
  - can he or she be administered the IPT?
• No. The student must be enrolled before the
  initial test administration. IPT testing may
  occur no more than two weeks prior to the start
  of school and no later than 30 calendar days
  after enrollment.

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What if

• a student has previously scored proficient on one
  part of the IPT?
• Scores cannot be banked.
• All domains of the IPT must be administered every
  spring.

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What if

• a student left during the previous school year
  before spring IPT testing and has re-enrolled in
  the current school year?
• The student must be re-administered the IPT at
  his/her current grade level. The test
  administrator must code the Initial bubble on the
  purple scannable sheet.

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What if

• the student gives no response during the test?
• If the student gives no response, the lowest
  score is recorded for the student.

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What if

• the student is a non-English speaker- does the
  test administrator still administer the reading
  and writing tests?
• Yes. If the student identified as LEP is
  enrolled in grades 2-12, the student must be
  administered all domains of the IPT including the
  oral, reading, and writing during the initial and
  annual assessments regardless of oral proficiency
  level.

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What if

• the student does not speak English, can the test
  administrator translate?
• No part of the test can be translated and no
  adjustments can be made in the IPT
  administration. The IPT must be administered
  exactly as written in the Examiners Manual
  and/or indicated on the test booklet.

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What if

• an LEP student scores too high on the IPT to
  continue using the NCAAAI?
• The student will then participate in any upcoming
  regular tests (EOG, EOC, HSCT, Writing, etc,)
  with or without accommodations.

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Use of the IPT

• Beginning with the 2004-05 school year
• Schools must not use the IPT to retest language
  proficiency of students identified as LEP at any
  time for diagnostic purposes such as determining
  continued placement, level of services, or
  instruction.

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Accommodations on the IPT

• LEP accommodations are not allowed during the IPT
  test administration because the accommodations
  will invalidate the English language proficiency
  score.

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Accommodations(on all other state tests)

• Not all accommodations should be given across the
  board to all LEP students.
• case by case basis
• documented
• intended to level the playing field not give an
  advantage
• Consider students levels on IPT

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IPT Designated Forms

• The NCDPI designates a certain form for initial
  administration and a different form for annual
  administration to assist with standardization.
• Schools are not allowed to administer
  non-designated forms.

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IPT Designated Forms

• Spring 2005 Testing
• (Feb. 1- April 30)
• Grade Subject Test Form
• K-6 Oral Test F
• 7-12 Oral Test D
• 2-12 Reading and Writing
  B

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IPT Student Scannable Sheet

• The student scannable sheet for fall 2004 was
  red.
• The scannable sheet for spring 2005 is PURPLE.
  Question 5b has been added to the sheet.

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The New IPT 2005

• The new IPT is set to begin this fall.
• All states must begin using new tests that
  measure four domains separately, as mandated by
  Title III of NCLB.

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IPT - Old v.s. New

• Current IPT has three domains
• Oral, Writing, Reading
• 2. New IPT (2005-2006) will have four domains
• Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
• A fifth score, Comprehension, will also be
  reported.
• (Comprehension score Listening Reading)

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Timeline for the New IPT 2005

• Nov. 2003
• Standards, textbook, and classroom discourse
  analysis completed. Version
  one of test specifications drafted for review.
• Dec. 2003
• Teachers and professionals review test
  specifications.
• Jan. 2004
• Test specifications revised. Specifications
  and ancillary materials prepared for item
  writing.

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Timeline for the New IPT 2005

• Feb. 2004
• Item writing workshops with teachers and
  item writing specialists in California
• Mar. 2004
• Items reviewed by teachers and professionals
  outside of California
• Items finalized for field testing
• Apr. 2004
• Field testing with approximately 5,000
  students nationwide

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Timeline for the New IPT 2005

• May 2004
• Field testing with approximately 5,000
  students nationwide
• Jun. 2004
• Field testing materials processed for data
  entry
• Benchmarking workshops to analyze writing
  samples
• Jul. 2004
• Analysis of field test data
• Aug 2004
• Item selection for pilot testing

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Timeline for the New IPT 2005

• Sep. 2004
• Editing of pilot testing booklets
• Oct. 2004
• Pilot test with approximately 1,000 students
  nationwide
• Nov. 2004
• Pilot test with approximately 1,000 students
  nationwide
• Feb. 2005
• IPT Standard Setting workshops

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Coming Soon

• Publish a revised Testing Students Identified as
  Limited English Proficient document
• Publish informational documents

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Questions?