English Learner Programs DELAC Presentation November 20, 2019 To - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Saratoga Union School District

English Learner Programs

DELAC Presentation

November 20, 2019

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Agenda

1. Introductions 2. What is DELAC? 3. English Learner Update – ELPAC Results – Reclassification 4. Writing Workshop in Grades K-5 5. Feedback and Suggestions

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Introductions

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What is DELAC?

Requirement: California public school districts with 51 or more English learners must form a District-level English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC). Responsibilities: Advises the board on programs and services for English learners, including:

• English learner needs
• Programs, goals, and objectives
• Reclassification procedures
• Conduct a site-by-site needs assessment

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English Learner Update: ELPAC

Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) Results

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Administered in Spring 2019 to all English Learners Resources

• Understanding the Summative ELPAC Score Report (7

minute video)

• Parent Handouts (in 4 languages)

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ELPAC score reports include:

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Number Of Students At Each Summative ELPAC Level

Reclassification of Fluent English Proficiency (RFEP)

Criteria:

• 1. Assessment of English language proficiency (from the

Summative ELPAC - must be an overall score of 4)

• 2. Performance in basic skills (SUSD reading assessment and/or

SBAC ELA score range)

• 3. Teacher evaluation
• 4. Parent opinion and consultation

Twenty-seven students in grades 1-5 are currently being reclassified this fall.

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SUSD Elementary Writing Program Overview

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District Writing Goals

All students will master or exceed their grade-level CA Common Core writing standards.

• 1. Write Narrative, Informative, and Opinion pieces
• 2. Use the writing process (plan, draft, revise, edit, publish)
• 3. Use writing tools, including digital tools
• 4. Write based on research or personal experiences
• 5. Write about texts citing evidence
• 6. Write routinely over long and short periods for a variety of

purposes, audiences and tasks

Why Writing Workshop?

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Direct instruction in writing skills and strategies Individualized instruction and frequent

• pportunities to practice

Student choice results in increased motivation and ownership as writers

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Writing Workshop Format

Component Time Mini-lesson 10 minutes Independent Work Time

• Teacher conferences
• Small group instruction
• Mid-lesson teaching point(s)

20-30 minutes Sharing 5-10 minutes

Mini-lesson

• Whole class instruction - teacher teaches a writing skill or

strategy

• Short - approximately 10 minutes

Independent Writing Time

• Students self-select topics within a unit of study.
• Students use the writing process (plan, draft, revise, edit,

publish).

• Students are at various stages in the writing process.
• Teacher confers with students

individually or in small groups.

• Students do not publish everything

they write.

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Conferring

• During independent writing time
• Teacher confers with individual students
• Consistent structure

– Teacher quickly assesses student’s goals - what the student is intending to do and has done – Based on assessment and conferring notes, the teacher teaches the next step - a needed skill or strategy – Guided practice – Student returns to writing

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Sharing at the End of Writing Workshop

• Teachers reinforce a skill or prompt

students to think about a strategy.

• Students share their work or ideas in a

whole group or with partners.

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How can parents help?

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• Focus on process and practice, not perfection.
• Prompt students to make their own choices about their writing.
• Ask students about strategies they are learning in class and how

they are applying them. Parent Writing Resources site Parents as Writing Partners

Parent Input

• What questions do you have about this presentation or the

district’s English Learner programs?

• What SUSD programs would you like to know more about?
• What suggestions do you have to improve the district’s

English Learner programs?

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Remaining 2019- 2020 DELAC Meeting Dates

• Wednesday, January 29 (8:30-9:30) at Saratoga

Elementary School Library

• Wednesday, March 25 (8:30-9:30) at Redwood

Middle School, Room 11