Irving ISD Department of World Languages

Irving ISD Department of World Languages July 2014

2014 ESL Program Evaluation High School Irving ISD

2014 High School Findings 1 [Type text] [Type text] [Type text]

TELPAS Only 42.55% of students in grades 9-12 made progress on TELPAS in 2014. Ninth grade has the smallest percentage of students make progress, and 11th grade had the highest percentage. Cardwell was the least successful campus with only 36.84 percent of their students making progress. With the exception of Singley Academy, which had 55.79% of their students make at least one year of progress, campus percentages of students with progress ranged from thirty six to forty one percent.

English I EOC The district pass rate for English I was 17.76%, with no students scoring commended. The lowest pass rate was at Cardwell, where only 13.73% of their LEP students passed the exam. Singley had the highest percentage of students pass (25.68%). As a district, there needs to be an increased focus on reading and writing across content areas.

English II EOC The district pass rate for English II was slightly higher than English I (23.52%). Again, Cardwell had the lowest scores (13.51%) while Singley had the highest pass rate (35.09%). Singley was nearly eleven percentile points ahead of the other campuses.

Algebra I EOC As a whole, Algebra I saw an increase in scores from the 2013 administration. Cardwell held the lowest passing rate (45.71%) while MacArthur had the highest (62.96%). Singley had the highest STAAR L passing rate (55.56%) while MacArthur had the lowest (20.0%). MacArthur had the largest gap (almost forty three percentage points) in STAAR and STAAR L scores for the Algebra I EOC.

Biology EOC The district pass rate for Biology was 81.46%, however, the STAAR L pass rate was only 47.73%. The largest gap (nearly thirty nine percentage points) in STAAR and STAAR L scores for the Biology EOC was at Irving High School. The other campuses had STAAR L passing rates in the mid 50th percentile.

U.S. History EOC The district pass rate for U.S. History was 81.07%, but the STAAR L pass rate fell nearly twenty points lower. MacArthur had the highest percent of students score commended (4.48% of LEP students taking STAAR and 14.29% on STAAR L). They were also the only campus to have students score commended on STAAR L.

2013 Activities

2 Irving ISD Department of World Languages July 2014  After school and/or Saturday tutoring focused on ELLs (newcomers and long-term) at most high school campuses o Writing to Learn Initiative (Cardwell) o Writing Center (Cardwell) o Content-based after school tutoring for ELLs (MacArthur, Irving)  Weekly classroom visits at each high school campus o Focus: . Fidelity of implementation of new curriculum, rigor . Implementation of 7 Steps (Singley, MacArthur, Irving) . Consistency in usage of linguistic accommodations for students  Monthly educational rounds with high school specialists. o Each month we met at a different campus and spent time observing. o Each campus presented a different focus.  Specialists were content focused to ensure a deeper focus on teacher and student needs. o Bronwyn Griffith focused on math, including Intensified Algebra and ALEKS at all campuses. o Terri Dodds focused on Read 180 at four campuses and ESOL and Social Studies at MacArthur and Nimitz. o Patry Lerwick worked with all teachers at Barbara Cardwell and Singley Academy. o In the absence of a specialist at MacArthur, the Secondary Coordinator worked with teachers in all content areas at MacArthur.  Specialists monitored student and teacher data throughout the year.  Book Study/PD with High School Specialists o RtI for ELLs  Curriculum aligned to grade level standards o Resources: SpringBoard, Glencoe, Portals, Edge  Tutors at each campus o Content focus aligns with college major/certification area o During school day, after school, and Saturdays  7 Steps campus focus at MacArthur and Singley Academy all year o Follow up in PLCS o Campus visits with PD coordinators o Follow up with administrators  7 Steps stage 1 implementation at Irving High School o Campus visits with PD coordinators o Follow up with administrators  Planned specialized trainings and PLC sessions with PD coordinators for each campus  Specialists conducted both content and language focused PD sessions (at the district and campus level) for teachers in grades 9-12  High School ELL Student Summits at each campus (Fall) o Focus on program entry and exit, testing and accommodations, resources on campus, JOURNEYS, college, financial aid . Barbara Cardwell/Nimitz - October 25 3 [Type text] [Type text] [Type text]

. Academy – October 29 . Irving High – October 31 . MacArthur – November 1  Parent Roundtables at each campus o Fall Dates: . November 12 at Nimitz . November 14 at MacArthur . November 19 at Irving High  New Independent English Course o ELAR taught through content o AVID focus o SAT/ACT prep built in o Great Debate . Participants sent to SMU for focused training in debate o Independent English Debate . Classroom Debates . Campus Debates - May 15, 2014 . District-Wide Debate - May 29, 2014  Winner: Irving High School  PLC observations at the elementary and middle school levels o Focus: Essential components of an effective PLC  Classroom observations and campus visits at 2 elementary schools per cluster o Focus: Effective small group instruction and differentiation practices  Development of a newcomer plan for students at SRC o Purchase of iPods/Swivl technology o Training/Implementation plan created with IT & PD Coordinators  Staffing guidelines sent to each campus for consideration in making master schedule for 2014-2015  One-on-one pre- and post-conferences with principals & lead counselors about staffing and guidance in scheduling and courses o Review of master schedules for each campus o Follow up and feedback sent to each campus  ESL Summer Enrichment Program o Credit Courses . ESOL 1a (1st semester credit)  17 of 20 students earned credit . Alg 1 ESL (1st semester credit)  13 of 14 students earned credit . Health  35 of 35 students earned credit o Enrichment Courses (84 Participants) . Math Enrichment (Alg, Geometry)  Real World Applications . Forensic Science . Theater 4 Irving ISD Department of World Languages July 2014 . Leadership o Field Trips in July . Perot Museum . Dallas Museum of Art . Holocaust Museum . Fort Worth Museum of Science and History . Dallas Zoo . Dallas World Aquarium

2014 Plan for Action

 Continued parent meetings to explain data, accountability, and the importance of each assessment 5 [Type text] [Type text] [Type text]

 Parent Interest Inventories to select topics for quarterly parent meetings  Continued ELL Student Summit at each campus to explain data, accountability, etc. to students  Targeted tutoring efforts at all campuses in each of the 5 tested courses o Increase in number of tutors o Content area trainings for tutors  Targeted instruction in each subject area at BCCCP  Targeted work with English and Algebra I teachers district wide  Effective Tier I instruction as the focus for High School Title III Specialists and Coordinator o PLCs at campus level o District level PD o Walk-through focus o Increased focus on protracted ELLs based on data Years in Number of Total Percentage US Students Students of Students 0 years 57 1 year 125 2 years 145 497 31.32% 3 years 92 4 years 78 5 years 77 6 years 61 7 years 59 8 years 64 9 years 271 1090 68.68% 10 years 284 11 years 187 12 years 71 13 years 12 14 years 4

 Revised curriculum and assessments

6 Irving ISD Department of World Languages July 2014 o Focus: Targeted skills based on EOC data  PD for ESOL teachers o Opportunities for PLC and planning sessions with their counterpart at each campus o Increased English content focus o Alignment of grade level standards and curriculum being implemented  Ongoing progress monitoring to guide instruction o District Benchmarks (DA 1, DA2, DA3, DA4) o Failure Rates each six weeks