1 Delaware Student Testing Program Guidelines for Inclusion English Language Learners September 2, 3, 4, and 29, 2009 Lisa Alexander Helen Dennis Adrian.

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Delaware Student Testing Program Guidelines for

InclusionEnglish Language LearnersSeptember 2, 3, 4, and 29,

2009

Lisa Alexander Helen Dennis Adrian Peoples Margie Loveland

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Part 1

Database Training

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5/27/09• DELSIS Accommodations database was

taken off-line

6/1/09 • DSTP Accommodations went live

– Most 2008-09 accommodations were rolled up to 2009-10

– School and district staff need to perform some quality control steps to ensure correctness of accommodations• We will provided a list of steps and tell you which

students to check

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New DSTPA Home Page

• New look

• More adaptive to changing policies and regulations

• More intuitive data entry

• Cleaner user interface

• Things to note• Accommodations are

no longer attached to a season

• Accommodations are automatically rolled over from year to year

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DSTPA Menu System

• About-Us• Access to Guidelines for Inclusion• FAQs• Forms

• Search• DSTPA home page• Search for students in order to

view/add/edit/delete DSTP accommodations

• Secured to allow for searching only within your authority

• Lists• Print student lists of accommodations

by one of several criteria

• Admin• DOE administrative functions

• SSO Home• Return to your DDOE Single Sign-On

list of applications

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New Feature: View Past Accommodations

• View DSTP accommodations from the 2003-2004 school year to the present

• Print past accommodations

• Show• SWD accommodations

only• ELL accommodations

only• Both SWD and ELL

accommodations

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New Feature: History

• Keeps track of all additions and deletions of accommodations for a given student in a given year

• Helps users determine how a student received his/her final accommodations list

• Helps users determine if an accommodation was removed, when, and by whom

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New Feature: Streamlined Data Entry

• Between July 1 and December 31 you add accommodations for the current year

• Between January 1 and June 30 you may add accommodations for both the current and next school year

• System automatically adds dependent accommodations

• System lists all accommodations added

• To delete, click the trash can icon to the right of the accommodation

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Updated Feature: Print

• Accommodations electronically entered are displayed within the appropriately formatted form for printing

• Form automatically changes based upon the school year being printed

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Updated Feature: Lists

• Allows you to generate student lists of accommodations based on one or more criteria

• Sends list immediately to Microsoft Excel

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Part 2

Guidelines Training

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Who qualifies for English Language Learner Accommodations?

• Students who are officially identified as English Language Learners

• If student is still in process of being evaluated, student is not officially identified and does not qualify

• Parent withdrawals DO qualify• Transitioned students DO NOT qualify

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In Which Grades do Students’ Accommodations have to be entered into DSTP Accommodations?

• Students in grades 2-11 must have accommodations in DSTP Accommodations

• For K, 1, and 12 no accommodations need to be entered.

• At the end of grade 1, the grade 2 accommodations could be entered as part of the planning process for the coming year.

• After grade 11 tests are completed, no accommodations need to be entered.

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Regulations on Instructional and Testing Accommodations.

• ESEA grants states the responsibility to identify which accommodations will be permitted on the state test.

• States are required to select accommodations that do not change the construct of the test.

• Instructors have the responsibility to select instructional and test accommodations for a student, but the testing accommodations must be selected from the state’s list of allowable testing accommodations.

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Changes to Guidelines for Inclusion

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New Categories

• Direct Linguistic Support– In English– In Native Language

• Indirect Linguistic Support

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No Writing test in March 2010

• In ANY grade.• No Stand-Alone writing prompt• No Text-Based writing prompt

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Accommodation 82 has been split into four accommodations:

– 601 - Simplifying or paraphrasing in English the test directions ONLY.

– 602 - Simplifying or paraphrasing writing prompts and test questions (including multiple-choice options) in English.

– 705 - Simplifying or paraphrasing in native language the test directions ONLY.

– 706 - Simplifying or paraphrasing writing prompts and test questions (including multiple-choice options) in native language.

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Accommodation 94 has been split into four accommodations:

• 603 - Reading, re-reading in ENGLISH the test questions, including multiple-choice options. Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies ONLY.

• 604 - Reading, re-reading, clarifying in ENGLISH the test directions ONLY.

• 711 - Reading, re-reading, in SPANISH the test questions, including multiple-choice options. Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies ONLY.

• 712 - Reading, re-reading, clarifying in SPANISH the test directions ONLY.

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#68 and #85

• #68: Using an electronic or written bilingual dictionary for test. (Word for word translation only) – This accommodation will be rolled up to

accommodation 700 (printed dictionary) – School/district must manually change to 701

(electronic dictionary) if desired.

• #85 – “translate directions, questions, writing prompts only (not passages)” – This accommodation will be rolled up to 708,

“translates directions only” – School/district must manually enter accommodation

709 “translate writing prompts and test questions” if desired.

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Decision Tree, page 41

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Improved Guidance on How to Administer Accommodations

• Guidance on how to administer certain accommodations.• Clarifications regarding eligibility• May change the way these accommodations are

administered, • May change to whom these accommodations are

administered.

• Appendix H: Protocol for Simplifying Language/ Paraphrasing

• Appendix I: Protocol for Reading Aloud the DSTP• Appendix J: Protocol for Native Language Interpreter/

Sight Translator

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A New Resource, Published Spring 2009

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Further Guidance on How to Administer Accommodations

A Guide To Selecting, Administering, And Evaluating The Use Of Accommodations For Instruction And Assessment Of English Language Learners (Including Fact Sheets And Teacher Tools)– 2009-2010 DSTP Facts Sheet for

Accommodations – 2009-2010 DSTP Teacher Tools for

Accommodations

http://www.doe.k12.de.us/aab/Report_and_documents/Special_Populations.shtml

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Unique Accommodations

• Submit unique accommodations requests online in DOESSO/Incidents, Exemptions, and Unique Accommodations. (NOT in DSTPA).

• You may want to include additional information about your request.

• Remember to

– fill out the entire application

– describe thoroughly the accommodation you are proposing.

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DSTP IEA vs DSTP Accommodations

• DSTP Accommodations

• Unique Accommodations -

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Word-for-Word Glossaries

Many available on the internet:• http://sde.state.ok.us/Curriculum/Bilingua

l/pdf/Dictionary.pdf• http://www.word2word.com/dictionary.ht

ml• OK as long as they have no definitions

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Timeline

• This new database went online on June 1, 2009. Accommodations from 08-09 school year were rolled up to 09-10 school year.

• Now thru October 18: make sure grade 4 and 6 ELL student accommodations are correct

• October 19: October testing window for grade 4 and 6 science and social studies starts

• November ’09 thru March 9, 2010: Update all students, grades 2-10, accommodations in reading and mathematics (no writing)

• March 10, 2010: Mathematics and Reading testing begins

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Quality control steps• Upcoming Testing

– Grades 4 and 6 Science and Social: October 2009– Grades 2-10 Reading and Math (no writing): March 2010– Grade * and 11 Science and Social: May 2011

• Accommodation 82 was not rolled up. You need to go in and enter the correct accommodation(s) (601, 602, 705, or 706)

• Accom 68 was rolled up to accommodation 700 (printed dictionary). School/district must manually change to 701

(electronic dictionary) if desired. • Accommodation 94 was not rolled up: You need to go in

and enter the correct accommodation(s) (603, 604, 711, 712)

• Accommodation 85 was rolled up to 708. You must enter accommodation 709 if it is also needed.

• See the memo dated May 15, 2009, available on the DSTP Website under “Special Populations”

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Any questions?