Nuts Bolts Structured English Immersion Models Round 1

Nuts & Bolts Structured English Immersion Models Round #1 11/01/07 Created by Arizona Department of Education: Office of English Language Acquisition Services ADE ~ OELAS

Welcome This Power. Point was created by the Office of English Language Acquisition Services (OLEA) at the Arizona Department of Education. You will view it in three parts weeks 2 -4. • Part 1: The History of the Law • Part 2: Arizona SEI Program Model • Part 3: English Language Development 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 2

Our Mission We are here to ensure academic excellence for all students. 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 3

Goal Explain the new law that went into effect on September 21, 2006 that will substantially change the way ELL students are educated in Arizona. 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 4

Objectives History of the law Model development process Components of the models English Language Development Compliance with the law SEI Incremental Cost Budget Form 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 5

Classroom Observations Some teachers are not fluent in English Some ELL students are unable to comprehend classroom activities Some ELL students in high school are failing content classes because they are not proficient in English Some ELL students are being improperly placed in bilingual classrooms 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 6

Classroom Observations At some schools the only ELD provided is by paraprofessionals Some teachers don't know which of their students are classified as English Language Learners or their English language proficiency level On average, only 12% of ELL students become proficient each year 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 7

ELD Survey in Arizona 30 -60 minutes of ELD is the norm in Arizona ELL Program Survey, February 2007 Presentations to the Task Force 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 8

What is the history of the law? 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS

Lau v. Nichols (1974) U. S. Supreme Court A class action suit filed on behalf of non-English speaking students of Chinese ancestry in the San Francisco school system 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 10

Lau v. Nichols (1974) Ruling: A unanimous decision based on § 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, declared “…there is no equality of treatment merely by providing students with the same facilities, textbooks, teachers, and curriculum; for students who do not understand English are effectively foreclosed from any meaningful education” 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 11

Lau v. Nichols (1974) “Basic English skills are at the very core of what public schools teach. Imposition of a requirement that, before a child can effectively participate in the educational program, he must already have acquired those basic skills is to make a mockery of public education. We know that those who do not understand English are certain to find their classroom experiences wholly incomprehensible and in no way meaningful. ” English language acquisition gives students an equitable competitive edge in their future. (i. e. college, business) 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 12

Lau v. Nichols (1974) Districts “must take affirmative steps to rectify the language deficiency in order to open its instructional program to these students” “No specific remedy is urged” 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 13

Castañeda v. Pickard (1981) U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Parents of Mexican-American children in Texas charged the Raymondville Independent School District with instructional practices that violated their children’s rights 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 14

Castañeda v. Pickard (1981) Ruling: The grouping of children on the basis of language for a language remediation program is “an unobjectionable practice” 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 15

Castañeda v. Pickard (1981) "Thus, as a general rule, school systems are free to employ ability grouping, even when such a policy has a segregative effect, so long, of course, as such a practice is genuinely motivated by educational concerns and not discriminatory motives. " 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 16

Castañeda v. Pickard (1981) Formulated a Three-Prong Federal Test to determine district compliance with the Equal Education Opportunity Act (1974 Amendments) Compliance requires the satisfaction of three criteria: 1. Program based on sound educational theory 2. Implement the program with the instructional 3. 11/01/07 practices, resources and personnel Must not persist in a program that fails to produce results ADE ~ OELAS 17

Castañeda v. Pickard (1981) Stated that the EEOA “. . . § 1703(f) leaves schools free to determine the sequence and manner in which limited English speaking students tackle this dual challenge so long as the schools design programs which are reasonably calculated to enable these students to attain parity of participation in the standard instructional program within a reasonable length of time after they enter the school system” 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 18

Castañeda v. Pickard (1981) Described 2 options for teaching ELL students Sequential 1. ) Teach English 2. ) Teach content Allowed for language ability based grouping Simultaneous Teach English and content conjointly 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 19

Flores v. Arizona (1992) Arizona District Court A lawsuit was filed in Nogales, AZ alleging a violation of the Equal Education Opportunity Act (1974 Amendments) Final ruling is still pending 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 20

Flores v. AZ (August 2000) Consent Order Standardize methods of identifying LEP students Arizona’s current assessment AZELLA Establish uniform performance standards for English proficiency Alignment of curriculum with standards Establish criteria for individual learning plans Compensatory Instruction ADE monitoring and compliance 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 21

Proposition 203 (November 2000) Repealed existing English language education statutes and enacted a new law that requires schools to teach English through Structured English Immersion (SEI) “. . . resolved that all children in Arizona public schools shall be taught English as rapidly and effectively as possible” Allowed for language ability based grouping of students 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 22

Proposition 203 (November 2000) “All children in Arizona public schools shall be taught English by being taught in English and all children shall be placed in English language classrooms” All instructional materials and instruction in English “Not normally intended to exceed one year” 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 23

House Bill 2064 September 21, 2006 The ELL legislation consolidated and expanded state laws. 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 24

ELL Task Force Nine Members 3 by Superintendent of Public Instruction 2 by Governor 2 by President of the Senate 2 by Speaker of the House of Representatives Four-year term 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 25

House Bill 2064 Elements: Add the results of [AZELLA] to AZLEARNS profile (A. R. S. § 15 -241) Requires the Superintendent to establish a process to assess English proficiency (A. R. S. § 15 -756) ELL Task Force creates SEI Models (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 01) SEI Models adopted September 13, 2007 Annual review and modification of models (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 01) Requires annual [AZELLA] (re)assessment (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 05, § 15 -756. 06) 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 26

House Bill 2064 Elements: Created the Office of English Language Acquisition Services (OELAS) (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 07) Requires compliance and monitoring of all aspects of the Federal and State laws including the SEI Models SEI endorsement for AZ teachers Requires accountability reporting by ADE and LEAs (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 08) (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 09) (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 10) 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 27

House Bill 2064 Funding: July 1, 2007 the two (2) year funding clock started SEI Incremental Cost Budget Request (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 04, 15 -943) (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 03, § 15 -756. 04) ü Increases the support level weight for ELL students (conditional upon judge’s order) (A. R. S. § 15 -943, Sec. 15) Compensatory Instruction funding (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 11) 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 28

House Bill 2064 Parties that have stated responsibilities in the law Legislature Auditor General HB 2064 AZ State Board of Education ELL Task Force 11/01/07 OELAS ADE ~ OELAS Districts & Charters 29

What was the process? 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS

Model Development Process 11/01/07 Principles Structure Policy Classrooms ADE ~ OELAS 31

Model Development Process The Task Force took testimony of over one hundred-thirty (130) presentations and speakers over the course of a year, including: • AZ educators • Representatives from institutes of higher learning • Practitioners • Specialists 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 32

Policy Elements taken from the law Schools must teach English Materials and instruction in English (A. R. S. § 15 -752) ELL students may be grouped together by proficiency in a Structured English Immersion (SEI) classroom (A. R. S. § 15 -752) 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 33

Policy Elements taken from the law Goal is for ELL students to become fluent English proficient in a period “not normally intended to exceed one year” (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 01 C) Cost efficient, research based models that meet all State and Federal laws (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 01 D) 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 34

Policy Elements taken from the law Minimum four (4) hours per day for first year ELL students “The task force shall identify the minimum amount of English language development per day for all models. ” “A pupil who has attained English proficiency…shall be transferred to English language mainstream classrooms. ” (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 01 C) (A. R. S. § 15 -756. 05 C) 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 35

Goals of Models Clear Direction for Teachers Achievable Targets Student Progression to Proficiency 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 36

Research Based Models • The Task Force reviewed numerous school programs, none of which met all the legal criteria required of the models • Therefore, the Task Force identified critical research based components on which to build the models 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 37

Principles • English is fundamental to content area mastery • Language ability based grouping facilitates rapid language learning • Time on task increases academic learning • Discrete language skills approach facilitates English language learning 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 38

Contact Information Kelt. Cooper@azed. gov (602) 364 -1722 Leann. Gilbreath@azed. gov (602) 364 -1694 John. Stollar@azed. gov (602) 364 -1955 Patty Hardy (ADE - Highly Qualified) Patty. Hardy@azed. gov (602) 542 -3626 Barbara Dillard (Harcourt – AZELLA) Barbara. Dillard@Harcourt. com (1 -800 -8305 ext. 5645) 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 39

Thank You! 11/01/07 ADE ~ OELAS 40