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Closing the Gap for LEP Students: 

Closing the Gap for LEP Students Val Gooss ESL Coordinator Virginia Department of Education Title III Summer Academy 2005

Goals and Objectives: 

Goals and Objectives Determine the gaps. Understand the data. Understand the benchmarks. Create a framework for improvement.

Requirements for LEP Students under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: 

Requirements for LEP Students under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Meet Adequate Yearly Progress in Mathematics Meet Adequate Yearly Progress in Reading [Section 1111(b)(2)(B)] Increase the number or percentage of children attaining English proficiency Increase the number or percentage of children making progress learning English [Section 3122]

Annual Measurable Objectives -- AYP  Reading/Language Arts: Percent Pass: 

Annual Measurable Objectives -- AYP Reading/Language Arts: Percent Pass

Annual Measurable Objectives -- AYP  Mathematics Percent Pass: 

Annual Measurable Objectives -- AYP Mathematics Percent Pass

Changes for AYP for 2005-2006: 

Changes for AYP for 2005-2006 Changes in targets for 2005-2006 Test all students in grades 3 THROUGH 8.

LEP Student Progress Target: 

LEP Student Progress Target State Performance Target: The percentage of LEP students making progress shall be determined by the percentage of LEP students who have been enrolled for a full academic year in a Virginia public school and have increased one level or more on the ELP SOLs as measured by a body of evidence that includes the state-approved English language proficiency assessment results. [Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook, September 2003 Submission, Amended May 26, 2004.]

LEP Student Progress Target: 

LEP Student Progress Target

LEP Proficiency Target: 

LEP Proficiency Target Non-LEP students shall be defined as those students who maintain full English proficiency by scoring at the proficient level on the reading and writing portions of the English language proficiency assessment for two consecutive years after formally exiting the language instruction program. [Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook, September 2003 Submission, Amended May 26, 2004.]

LEP Student Proficiency Target: 

LEP Student Proficiency Target

How do we know where we are?: 

How do we know where we are? How do you know where you are going if you don’t know where you are? Anty up.

How to locate data.: 

How to locate data. Using the SSWS login. Working within your division.

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Click here for AYP reports. Click here to submit grant applications. Click here for Progress and Proficiency data.

How do we get there?: 

How do we get there? Team effort Whose job is it? How do you get everyone on board?

What are the barriers?: 

What are the barriers? What is holding us back from meeting our goals?

What are you doing now?: 

What are you doing now? Make a list of things that you are doing in your division that help students meet AYP and the AMAO’s.

Reflection: 

Reflection Ask yourself the following: When you buy instructional materials do you make choices based on data? Do you look at data throughout the school year and make appropriate adjustments?

Consequences : 

Consequences What are the consequences for students when they do not meet AYP or the AMAO targets?

Title III Accountability System: 

Title III Accountability System

Tools to monitor compliance.: 

Tools to monitor compliance. Federal program monitoring self-assessment

Improvement Plan: 

Improvement Plan Improvement Plan for Title III Part A