OUSD suspension rates,
English Learner progress, and graduation rates were rated as yellow or in the middle of the performance scale.
At Brookfield Elementary in East Oakland, suspension rates,
English Learner progress, and ELA proficiency were at the lowest performance rates (red) while Math assessment was in yellow, or in the middle of the performance levels.
Kensington Elementary, located in an affluent community, has suspension rates,
English Learner progress, ELA and Math assessment proficiency in the blue or highest performance category.
The six state indicators include: Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math,
English Learner progress, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, suspension rate, and college / career readiness.
Montclair Elementary in the Oakland Hills rates suspensions, ELA, and Math assessment at the highest performance level (blue) and do not report data for
English Learner progress.
Each of these schools was rated with very low performance on the Fall 2017 release of the California School Dashboard, with ratings of Red or Orange, the two lowest possible ratings on English Language Arts, Math and
English Learner Progress.
This means that the status for ELA, Math and
English Learner progress is very low or low and they have decreased significantly, decreased, or maintained.
Adopting this approach will give us a more accurate picture of
English learner progress and help us know which schools are pursuing instructional strategies that are working and which are not, thus guiding more productive approaches to improvement.
Furthermore, the API said nothing about other essential components of a successful school such as high school graduation rates, attendance, suspension rates, career and college readiness, and
English learner progress.
California calls this its «
English Learner Progress Indicator,» and it is a critical addition to the accountability system.
Schools that are not adequately making progress with their English learners» English language proficiency will fall in the «red zone» on
the English Learner Progress Indicator that appears on the dashboard display alongside math and English Language Arts test scores.
Handbook for Developing and Monitoring the English Language Proficiency Indicator and
English Learner Progress
Kenji Hakuta, Professor of Education at Stanford University, has co-written a commentary piece featured on Edsource entitled Ending the No Child Left Behind Catch - 22 on
English Learner Progress.
proficiency, growth, graduation rate,
English learner progress, school quality indicators, and participation in state assessments), b
Indicators include test scores, suspension rates, and
English learner progress.
Using color - coded symbols, the dashboard measures a school's success is reducing suspension rates along with other indicators, including English and math test scores and
English learner progress.
Tran called the changes «pretty significant» and suggested that instead of relying only on the dashboard's overall color coding, parents need to take a deeper look into each category: suspensions,
English learner progress, and graduation rates in what is called the
Tran called the changes «pretty significant» and suggested that instead of relying only on the dashboard's overall color coding, parents need to take a deeper look into each category: suspensions,
English learner progress, and graduation rates in what is called the 5 by 5 grid.
It has lots of other factors beside test scores, like
english learner progress, suspensions and attendance.
National Evaluation of Title III Implementation Supplemental Report: Exploring Approaches to Setting English Language Proficiency (ELP) Performance Criteria and Monitoring
English Learner Progress (2012).
Widespread concern about how to successfully educate the growing English population has led to calls for new ways to examine
English learner progress beyond that of a single K — 12 homogenous group.
Suspension Rate and
the English Learner Progress Indicators Slides (PDF) These slides cover technical information, such as data sources, calculation methodologies, and rules used to calculate
the English Learner Progress and Suspension Rate Indicators
Not exact matches
During her time as a board member, Rosa said she didn't think the current tests adequately measured
progress for
English Language
Learners and students with special needs.
Those fighting to keep Jonathan Levin HS open acknowledge that its grades on the DOE's School
Progress Reports have slipped, but note that Tweed has failed to give the school the support it needs to serve rising numbers of
English language
learners and special education students.
Some civil rights organizations say lumping together different types of students, such as
English - language
learners and students in special education, makes it much tougher to see how individual groups are
progressing relative to other groups of students and the student population as a whole.
100 - point achievement index; 100 - point
progress index; four -, five -, and six - year cohort graduation rates; 100 - point
English -
learner progress index; various school - quality indicators depending on grade level
NISW highlights and celebrates the
progress U.S. schools have made in using inclusive practices to ensure a quality education for an increasingly diverse student population, including students with disabilities, those from low socio - economic backgrounds, and
English language
learners,» according to a release from the organizers.
State efforts at carrying out requirements to test
English - language
learners under the No Child Left Behind Act are receiving increased scrutiny, as hundreds of schools across the country fail to meet goals for adequate yearly
progress at least in part because of such students» scores.
But when it comes time for Congress to get down to actual legislative language, members will have to choose whether to open the door to all comers, including states with pitifully low standards (compared to those of the National Assessment of Educational
Progress), deficient data and student - tracking systems, and a poor track record on including
English language
learners and students with disabilities.
I actually really enjoy creating new resources with a particular focus on creativity and engaging
learners as much as I can in an enjoyment of
English as well as making
progress.
Over the objection of officials at the statistical wing of the U.S. Department of Education, the independent body that sets policy for the National Assessment of Educational
Progress has approved a policy that significantly narrows the grounds for excluding students with disabilities and
English - language
learners from the exams.
As part of your assignments, you will redesign a work - in -
progress unit or another project related to your teaching to better serve
English Language
Learners.
Educators considered many of the NCLB provisions arbitrary and unfair, particularly the adequate yearly
progress designations and testing requirements for special education students and
English language
learners.
It highlighted: nearly half of the providers visited not having adequate strategies, experience or expertise to support their
learners with learning difficulties or disabilities; specialist, impartial careers guidance found to be generally weak, with 16 of the 20 local authority websites reviewed failing to provide sufficiently detailed information; too many
learners on programmes that do not lead to further learning, employment or independent / supported living; slow
progress by special needs
learners in
English and mathematics; and poor recording of
learners»
progress, meaning many are not achieving their full potential.
Finally, states can signal that high - achievers matter by making them a visible, trackable «subgroup,» akin to special education students or
English language
learners, and publishing school grades for their
progress and / or achievement.
That's in part because schools» accountability for the
progress that
English -
learners make in learning the language is now integrated into Title I, the federal program under which the performance of all other students is scrutinized.
CORE says it will expand measures of a school's success to include factors reflecting social and emotional learning — rates of suspension, absenteeism and as yet undefined gauges of non-cognitive skills — as well as school climate and culture, as measured by student and parent surveys, rates of identifying special education students and the
progress of
English learners.
Annually measures, for all students and separately for each subgroup of students, the following indicators: Academic achievement (which, for high schools, may include a measure of student growth, at the State's discretion); for elementary and middle schools, a measure of student growth, if determined appropriate by the State, or another valid and reliable statewide academic indicator; for high schools, the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and, at the State's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate;
progress in achieving
English language proficiency for
English learners; and at least one valid, reliable, comparable, statewide indicator of school quality or student success; and
Ensuring Fairer and Better Tests Under Title I - A The first proposed regulation focuses on ensuring states continue to administer tests that are fair measures of student achievement for all students, with particular focus on ensuring states appropriately capture and measure the
progress of
English Learners and students with disabilities.
The bill replaces AYP standards with a requirement for states to annually measure all students and individual subgroups by: (1) academic achievement as measured by state assessments; (2) for high schools, graduation rates; (3) for schools that are not high schools, a measure of student growth or another valid and reliable statewide indicator; (4) if applicable,
progress in achieving
English proficiency by
English learners; and (5) at least one additional valid and reliable statewide indicator that allows for meaningful differentiation in school performance.
The measures are based on factors that contribute to a quality education, including high school graduation rates, college / career readiness, student test scores,
English learner (EL)
progress, suspension rates, and parent engagement.
A state shall also describe in its state plan: (1) how it will monitor subgrantees»
progress in helping
English learners achieve
English proficiency, and (2) the steps it will take to further assist subgrantees if strategies are ineffective.
States set annual district and school targets for grade - level achievement, high school graduation, and closing achievement gaps, for all students, including accelerated
progress for subgroups (each major racial and ethnic group, students with disabilities,
English language
learners, and students from low - income families), and rate schools and districts on how well they meet the targets.
• Mandating that school ratings consider the
progress of
English language
learners in attaining
English proficiency.
The rating currently applies to five indicators: scores on math and
English language arts tests, suspension rates, graduation rates and
English learners»
progress in becoming
English proficient.
Under the bill, schools would have to measure student academic
progress and report it by subgroup — race, family income, whether students are
English - language
learners or have disabilities — and issue annual report cards.
The process outlined should be used when there are concerns about the
progress of an
English language
learner.
Educating K - 12
English Language
Learners with Disabilities The Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota released a publication titled Impact: Feature issue on Education K - 12 English Language Learners with Disabilities, which offers information on how to effectively educate English - language learners with disabilities and measure their p
Learners with Disabilities The Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota released a publication titled Impact: Feature issue on Education K - 12
English Language
Learners with Disabilities, which offers information on how to effectively educate English - language learners with disabilities and measure their p
Learners with Disabilities, which offers information on how to effectively educate
English - language
learners with disabilities and measure their p
learners with disabilities and measure their
progress.
English learners make up almost a quarter of the district, but they are making no
progress in test scores — which presents a ripe opportunity for turnaround for Beutner.
The lack of
progress in the younger grades trickles up: More than half of
English learners now in California high schools are «long - term
English learners,» meaning they have been in public schools for six years without learning
English, according to a 2010 report by Californians Together, a nonprofit advocacy group.