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Bilingual/ESL Directors’ Meeting
September 5, 2019
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. ESC-20 Updates● Professional Development Spotlights● 2019 ESC-20 Language Conference● 2020 Spanish Spelling Bee● 2020 LOTE: Foreign Language Educators’ Institute● Sheltered Instruction Booklet
3. ValidateME!
4. Administrative
● TEA Updates○ Review of Important 2019-2020 Updates
● Federal Updates○ Title III Updates
Agenda
5. Curriculum and Instruction
● ELLA/ELDA Courses● New SLAR TEKS● MS Dual Language and LOTE credit
LUNCH
6. Testing and Accountability
● State Accountability● New EL Performance Measure● TELPAS/TELPAS ALT
Language Committee Meeting
Agenda Cont’d
ESC-20 Updates
Professional Development Spotlights
● TCMPC ELAR/SLAR K-2● TCMPC ELAR/SLAR 3-8● Rating, Not Grading
○ ELAR○ Math○ Science ○ Social Studies
● Technology Tools L/S● LOTE
Bilingual/ESL Cooperative
● Member Benefits○ Pre-paid days (*New)○ Customized onsite days based on membership fee○ No cost/discounted ESC-20 professional development
trainings
● ESC-20 Brochure update
2nd Annual Curriculum Directors’ Symposium
February 18-20, 2020 at Inn of the Hills, Kerrville, TX
• Bilingual/ESL Advisory members attended last spring
• A Bilingual/ESL director strand will be added for 2020
2019 ESC 20 Language Conference
2019 ESC 20 Language Conference
ESC 20 Language ConferenceNovember 7thSession ID : 57469
Conference Information
Proposals● Proposal Link
Educators of the Year
● Bilingual Teacher of the Year ● ESL Teacher of the Year ● Administrator of the Year
2019 ESC-20 Language Conference
Fees:● Regular Fee-$175● Coop Member Discounted Fee -$150
○ LEAs who joined Coop by August 31st will receive additional seats at no cost
2019 Promo Codes: ● Bilingual/ESL LEA contact● Lead Presenter ● 2019-2020 Coop Members
○ Sent out via email○ Codes not used by October 17th will be
redistributed
2019 ESC-20 Language Conference
2019 ESC 20 Language Conference
Parent InstituteNovember 8thSession ID : 59755
Conference Information
Greg Duncan
February 26, 2020Session ID: 57514https://www.esc20.net/page/ci_besl.LOTE
2020 LOTE: Foreign Language Educators’
Institute
Tuesday, February 11, 2020http://www.esc20.net/page/ci_besl.SpanishSpellingBee
2020 Spanish Spelling Bee
● December 4, 2019 (57512)○ Zoom (61915)
● February 27, 2020 (57513)- *Date change
○ Zoom (61913)● April 30, 2020 (57510)
○ Zoom (61935)
Register Here
Bilingual/ESL Director Meetings
Sheltered InstructionAna Villarreal-Simpson
ValidateME!
Gretchen Holtsinger M.A.Executive Director
ValidateME!(956) 459-9596
www.validate-me.org
Victor RagaDirector of Bilingual & ESL Education
Northside ISD
Administrative
Bilingual/ESL State and Federal Updates
TEA Updates
Texas Administrative
Code (TAC)
19 Chapter 89, Subchapter BB
Texas Education Code(TEC)
Chapter 29.051, 29.053, 29.054, 29.056,29.0561,and 29.066
New TEA Guidance Document
Identification/ Placement Prior to
Kindergarten
TEA is allowing for LEAs to administer the English language proficiency test and, for students in grades 2-12, a state-approved norm-referenced achievement test, with materials from the previous school year (Commissioner’s List of Approved Tests 2018-2019) until October 31st of the 2019-2020 school year or until materials from the previous school year have been exhausted; whichever comes first.
TAA Letter
Identification Assessment Update
Table Talk: LAS LINKS IMPLEMENTATION
LPAC trainings
http://programs.esc20.net/default.aspx?name=lpac.home
LPAC Folders
LPAC BOY Meetings
Identification of new students
Placement of new students to campus
LPAC Beginning of Year
New LPAC Framework The LPAC Framework is organized into the following sections: IntroductionEstablishment of the LPACGeneral English learner policies IdentificationProcedures and assessment practicesDecision-making for identification PlacementParent notification and approvalEstablishment of Bilingual and ESL programs English Learner ServicesBilingual and ESL program modelsStaffing and staff development Review and ReclassificationOngoing and annual reviewReclassification and exit Monitoring and EvaluationMonitoring of reclassified English learnersProgram evaluation
LPAC Documents Parent Notification on Student Progress: Bilingual ProgramParent Notification on Student Progress: ESL ProgramParent Notification on Student Progress: Parent DenialParent Approval – Initial Identification and Placement: Bilingual ProgramParent Approval – Initial Identification and Placement: ESL Program
LPAC Resources
Enrollment and Registration
Beginning of Year
● The home language survey shall contain the following questions
○ 1. "What language is spoken in your home most of the time?" (E0985 – Home Language Code)
○ 2. "What language does your child speak most of the time?" (E1590 Student Language Code)
○ HLS
• Identification Requirements/Timeline HLS Flowchart
Staffing and SchedulesBeginning of Year
• Staffing and Certification
• Student Schedules
Teacher Certification Information
19 TAC Chapter 231. Requirements
• Due by November 1, 2019• Must be part of the Program evaluation that is presented to
school board by November 1, 2019• Required documentation outlined in §89.1207
• A district or charter school that does not have the appropriately certified teachers to serve LEP students in accordance with Texas Education Code TEC, §29.061 must apply to Texas Education Agency (TEA) for a bilingual exception and/or ESL waiver.
• Updated information has not been released yet
Exceptions and Waivers
Program Evaluation
Required to be presented to the board before November 1st
– ESC-20 BE Program Evaluation Template
Snapshot date: October 25, 2019
Updated EL Codes
TEA PEIMS PP
PEIMS coding review activity -TSDS Data Standards
2019 PEIMS
Results Driven Accountability
● 2019 PBMAS will be re-branded to Results Driven Accountability
● 9 Indicators are report only for 2019-2020○ BE STAAR 3-8 Passing Rate○ ESL STAAR 3-8 Passing Rate○ ELs (Not Served in BE/ESL) STAAR 3-8○ ELs Years After Exit STAAR 3-8 Passing Rate○ ELs STAAR EOC Passing Rate○ ELs Annual Dropout Rate (7-12)○ ELs Graduation Rate○ TELPAS Reading Beginning Proficiency Level Rate
○ TELPAS Composite Rating Levels for Students in US Schools Multiple Years
State Resources
TEA Bilingual/ESL WebpageRevised- Home Language Surveys (word version) ESL Resources (Certification Calculators, Video, and Waiver Scenarios)
EL Instructional Accommodations Checklist (fillable PDF)(TEC) §29.051 -29.064 - Texas Education Code Bilingual Education and ESL Programs
Chapter 89. Adaptations for Special Populations Subchapter BB. Commissioner’s Rules Concerning State Plan for Educating English Learners Texas Administrative Code
English Learner (EL) Web portal: Supporting ELs in TexasTexas Gateway for online resources to support English learners
Federal Updates: Title III
Title III Parent Notification
● Regarding Language Instruction Educational Programs
(LIEPs) benefits, identification of students, and progress
of students
● Must be done within 30 days of the beginning of school
○ Bilingual Program Parent Notification letter
○ ESL Program Parent Notification letter
○ Parent denial Parent Notification letter
TEA LPAC Website
Title III Required Activities
▪Provide professional development designed to improve the instruction and assessment of ELs and immigrant students;
▪Provide effective LIEPs that meet the needs of ELs and demonstrate success in increasing EL language proficiency and student academic achievement
▪Provide and implement effective activities and strategies that enhance or supplement LIEPs for Els which must include parent, family, and community engagement activities, and may include strategies that serve to coordinate and align related programs.
*TEA Clarifying Activities
Title III Supplement not Supplant
Intent: Ensure services provided with Title III funds are in addition to, and do
not replace or supplant, services that students would otherwise receive.
● What is the instructional program/service provided to all students?
● What does the LEA do to meet Lau v. Nichols requirements?
(translation)
● What services are the LEA required to provide by Federal, State, and
Local laws or regulations?
● Were the program/services previously provided with State, Local, and
Federal Funds?
LEAs can show compliance by demonstrating they would not have provided the
services with non-federal funds had federal funds not been available.
Federal Resources
TEA Title III, Part A Webpage
Title III Gateway Online Modules
Title III, Part A Services for Non-Profit Schools
Title III Early Childhood Education for English Learners
Title III Increasing and Strengthening Parental Outreach
Enhancing Instructional Opportunities for Immigrant Students
2019-2020 ESSA Consolidated Federal Grant
Program Guidelines
Updated FAQ
PNP FAQ
Scheduled dates/times
are subject to change
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Curriculum and Instruction For English Learners
SLAR and ESL Course TEKS Review
Kindergarten-Grade 8
Adopted: September 25, 2017
Implementation: 2019-2020 School Year
High School
Adopted: 2017
Implementation: 2020-2021 School Year
TEA Link
Middle School
• 6th Grade: Spanish Language Arts/Reading
• 7th Grade: English Learners Language Arts (ELLA)
• 8th Grade: English Learners Language Arts (ELLA)
*ELLA courses may replace 7th or 8th grade ELAR
Implementation 2019-2020
TEKS
High School
ESOL I and ESOL II • May replace English I or English II
English Language Development and Acquisition (ELDA)
• Must be taken concurrently with a corequisite language arts course• Supports knowledge and skills in corequisite course to accelerate second
language acquisition
Implementation 2020-2021
High School
ESL Framework Pilot Program
• 7 LEAs are participating in the pilot for 2019-2020
• Each LEA has two secondary teachers and two instructional coaches participating
• Goal: To provide a framework that ESL teachers can use with newcomers students in a classroom designed to meet their unique second language needs
TEKS RESOURCE SYSTEM
https://www.esc20.net/page/ci_tcmpc.TCMPC-TEKS
LUNCH
Lunch provided by ELLevation
Welcome Hirva Raj
Testing and Accountability
Cheri HendricksConsultant, Accountability and Assessment
Regional Testing CoordinatorEducation Service Center, Region 20
● Overall composite score will not be provided. Only each domain proficiency rating and an overall composite rating will be provided.
● LEAs may choose to have “designated raters” for TELPAS Writing collections in grades 2-12○ The designated raters will still have to meet the TELPAS
rater requirements (training and calibration).○ Exception: This does not apply to raters of students that
have been approved for a special administration of the listening and speaking assessment.
TEA Information on state assessments for ELs and Title III Presentations
2019-2020 TELPAS Updates
● Test Administrators:○ TAs may read the directions in the gray-box directions.
○ The gray-box directions may be read, clarified, translated to student at the student’s request.
TELPAS Allowable Activities
● Students:○ Students may prepare their spoken response by planning
or writing out their response using either the notepad tool in TestNav or using the scratch paper and pencil provided during the test administration.
○ Best practice – Check your answers, such as making sure an answer is selected for the reading and listening items and listen to his/her spoken response to make sure it is audible.
○ Listen to the recorded prompts as many times as needed.
TELPAS Allowable Activities Cont’d
EL Performance Measure
2019 EL Performance
Measure• Applies to eligible students who took 3-8
STAAR and End of Course Assessments• Developed to address the requirement under
ESSA For ELs in their second year in US schools to show academic growth
TEA FAQ
TELPAS, TELPAS Updates and STAAR Alternate Updates
Friday
October 18, 2019
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
(for districts and ESCs)
TEA
TETN
TETN: Assessment Updates
2019–2020 Accessibility Updates
Thursday,
October 17, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
(for districts and ESCs)
TEA
TETN
Accessibility Updates
Thank you for coming!See you December 4, 2019
Maggie De los Santos210.370.5307maggie.delossantos@esc20.net
@maggiedavis37
Claudia Vargas-Ramirez210.370.5463claudia.vargasramirez@esc20.net
@Claudia_D98
Bilingual/ESL Team
Contact Information
Carolina Gonzales210.370.5483carolina.gonzales@esc20.net
Justin Boyd210.370.5647justin.boyd@esc20.net
@Cleareyesss