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ENGLISH LEARNERS

in COLORADOa

State of the State

2010


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Why is being bilingual

important?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bqGlDYj2Co
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bqGlDYj2Cohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bqGlDYj2Co


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ELLs & Changing Demographics inELLs & Changing Demographics in

the United States:the United States:

12.4% of the U.S. population was foreign bornin 2005

Over 50% of this population was born in LatinAmerica

Between 1990 and 2000, the Hispanicpopulation in the U.S. increased by 58%

Colorado is one of 7 states that has a studentpopulation of LEPs that is greater than 100,000


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ELL Growth in U.S. Schools::

Over the last 15 years:

Total school enrollments have increased by

20%

ELL enrollments have increased by 150%

Some states show increases over 200%

Depending on region, the primary languageof at least 40% of English Language Learners

is is Spanish


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Destination States::

States that have had over 200% growth in theirELL population since 1994 (as determined by thetype of industry these states provide) include

Colorado, Nevada, Nebraska, Arkansas,Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama,Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and

Puerto Rico


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Colorado total K-12 enrollment growthrate over the last thirteen years =

16.6%

Colorado ELL total enrollment growth

rate over the last thirteen years =

297%

ELL Growth Rate in CO:ELL Growth Rate in CO:


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66% of ELLs are in the Denver metroarea (or 8% of the states schooldistricts)

The North Central and North Eastregions house the largest ELLpopulations

Garfield, Eagle, Summit, Morgan,

Yuma, and Lincoln have seen largeincreases in their ELL populations dueto specific industries

Across Colorado:Across Colorado:


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10/24/10 Office of Language, Culture andEquity

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How many school-aged English learners

(ELs) are there in Colorado?

*Total EL numbers do not include parent choice, nor exited students. If included, the total number for 2009-2010

would be 113,262 and134,627 respectively.

NEP/LEP(Non-English

Proficient/LimitedEnglish Proficient )

FEP M1(Fluent EnglishProficient Monitor

Year 1)

FEP M2(Fluent EnglishProficient Monitor

Year 2)

Total EL

2006-2007 86,899 7,439 5,701 100,039

2007-2008 82,347 9,168 6,929 98,444

2008-2009 86,539 10,129 6,707 101,379

2009-2010 94,758 6,781 8,961 110,500*

Data Source: Student October


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CO Top 10 Districts by # of

ELs


9Data Source: 2010 CELA data file


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What grade are ELs in and how have student

populations grown over the last three years?



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Out of 110,500 second language learners,94,758 are labeled LEP or NEP

A little more than 10% are in bilingualprograms and the rest are served in ESL

programs The large numbers of ELLs entering school

is representative of the population thatdistricts can anticipate over time

In Colorado:In Colorado:


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Colorado has identified 6,323* migrantchildren

Of the 6,323 migrant children, 1,727are homeless as defined by theMcKinney Vento Act giving Coloradosmigrant children a homeless rate of

20.3%

*Migrant count is from July 2010

Migrant Students in Colorado (2009):Migrant Students in Colorado (2009):


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ELs by Ethnicity

2009-2010



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Top 20 Languages Spoken in Colorado

Schools 2009-2010* In 2009-2010, there were 165 different languages represented by Colorado ELs.

Language # Language #

1. Spanish 116,357 11. Somali 541

2. Vietnamese 3068 12.Nepali 491

3. Russian 1,557 13.German 479

4. Arabic 1,369 14.Tagalog 461

5. Korean 1,333 15.Khmer 346

6. Chinese, Mandarin 1,270 16.Navajo 318

7. Hmong 921 17.Japanese 308

8. Amharic

655 18.Polish 290

9. French 594 19.Lao 277

10. Chinese, Cantonese 564 20. Karen 257



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Colorado Graduation Rates2007-2009

Class of 2007 Class of 2008 Class of 2009

# of Graduates Graduation Rate # of Graduates Graduation Rate # of Graduates Graduation Rate

All 45628 75% 45,628 75.0% 47459 75%

English LanguageLearners

2787 55% 3030 52% 3199 53%

Migrant 470 61% 525 58% 511 58%

Hispanic 8100 57% 8517 56% 9364 58%

White 33031 82% 33199 82% 33272 82%

Black 2417 65% 2507 64% 2619 64%

EconomicallyDisadvantaged

10891 63% 11649 59% 12961 51%

Data Source: CDE website


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The average graduation rate for thestate of Colorado is 75%

The graduation rates for ELLs and

Migrant students are respectively 53%and 58%

The graduation rate for Hispanicstudents is 58%

On Graduation Rates:On Graduation Rates:


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Assessments:Assessments:


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2010 CELA State Results by Grade

Mostly 4s after 1st grade


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CELA results show that majority of the

ELLs in CO are LEP.

Most NEPs are in Kindergarten and1st grade since they are just

beginning to learn English

By 4th grade,most students arescoring in the 3-4 range

Colorado English Language Assessment(CELA) ::


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Colorado ACT


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The averages for ELL include all ELL,from NEP through Monitor status.

In most cases, FEP Monitor students

averages are higher than the stateaverages.

The point where we see the largestdiscrepancy starts in grade 9 and goesthrough grade 12 , which is a big changefrom the previous 4 years because itused to start with grade 6.

2010 CSAP and ELLs ::

2010 CSAP Reading Grade 4 and CELA Pro


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Overall Comparison

2010 CSAP R di G d 6 d CELA P


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Overall Comparison

2010 CSAP R di G d 8 d CELA P


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Overall Comparison


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CSAP Reading Grade 10 and CELA Pro

Overall Comparison


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CSAP Reading scores compared toCELA scores show that

The majority of ELLs in Colorado arenot demonstrating grade levelproficiency as they reach CELA 5 andsome at CELA 4.

Reading CSAP::


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2010 CSAP Writing Grade 4


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In 4th grade, FEPs exceed the stateaverage on the writing portion of the

test and most LEPs are partiallyproficient.

By 10th grade, the trends forproficiency have not changed.

Writing CSAP::


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2010 CSAP Math Grade 4


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In 4th grade, FEPs and nearly LEPexceed the state average for the mathCSAP.

By 10th grade, none of the sub groupsof ELLs meets or exceeds the stateaverage.

Math CSAP::


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2010 CSAP Science Grade 5


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S i CSAP


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In 5th grade, FEP ELLs are just abovethe State average for proficient.

By 10th grade, the numbers arelargely unchanged.

Science CSAP::

A P t it f C l d T h ith


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A Portrait of Colorado Teachers withEndorsements to Teach ELLs ::

2008 2009


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2008-2009

* Linguistically Diverse Education 429

* Linguistically Diverse

Bilingual 27* Bilingual Education 122

* Bilingual-Bicultural

Education 21

Total: 599

2009-2010

* Linguistically Diverse Education 455

* Linguistically Diverse

Bilingual 31

* Bilingual Education 76

* Bilingual-Bicultural

Education 127

Total: 718

Total Currently Active (as of July 2010)(Some license categories are old and are no longer used, however some may still be active in the older categories)

Linguistically Diverse Education 230800 1508

Linguistically Diverse: Bilingual education: 230810 100

(Bilingual) 230822 454

(esl) 230823 748

Linguistically Diverse 230821 1108

Bilingual-Bicultural Ed 230820 71

Total 39893989


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If Not You, Then Who?


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Always rememberanyone

can learn a second language!


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For more information, please contact:For more information, please contact:

Dr. BDr. Brbara Medinarbara Medina

Assistant CommissionerAssistant Commissioner

Colorado Department of EducationColorado Department of Education201 E. Colfax Ave., Room 401201 E. Colfax Ave., Room 401

Denver, CO 80203Denver, CO 80203

Phone: 303.866.6963Phone: 303.866.6963

Fax: 303.866.6892Fax: 303.866.6892

http://www.cde.state.co.ushttp://www.cde.state.co.us

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