Shelda Hale, Title III, ELL and Immigrant EducationKentucky Department of Education

More than 4.5 million LEP students nationwide = 9.1% of the overall K-12 student population.

Percentage of LEP students in States ranges from less than 1% to 26% of the students in the State. The concentration of LEP students varies widely across States and districts.

More than 90% of LEP students are served under Title III through 4,700+ grants to districts.

Approximately 70% of LEP students are served under Title I.

(Source: State-submitted EDFacts data for the 07-08 school year)

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4th grade

reading

8th grade

reading

4th grade math

8th grade math

all students

LEP students

EL PerformanceEL Performance

Of schools in improvement, on average, 20% of the school population is ELs.

Of schools in the bottom 5%, on average, 13% of the school population is ELs.

Of schools that are both in improvement and in the bottom 5%, on average, 17% of the school population is ELs.

The proportion of the EL population in poor performing schools varies substantially across States, from LEP students comprising from 1% of the population in poor performing schools to LEP students comprising 82% of the population in poor performing schools.

(Source: State-submitted EDFacts data for the 07-08 school year)

Formula - Formula -

Competitive: $4.2b

Formula: $20.8b

$25.0BCompetitive: $7.8b

Formula: $20.3b

$28.0B

FY10 FY11 Request

Increased Student Achievement

Rigorous Standards & Assessments

Rigorous Standards & Assessments

Great Teachers & Leaders

Great Teachers & Leaders

Effective Use of DataEffective Use of Data

Turning Around Low Achieving Schools

Turning Around Low Achieving Schools

Pillars of Reform ESEA Priority Areas

College and Career Ready Students

College and Career Ready Students

Equity and Opportunity for all

Students

Equity and Opportunity for all

Students

Great Teachers and Leaders in Every

School

Great Teachers and Leaders in Every

School

Raise the Bar and Reward Excellence

Raise the Bar and Reward Excellence

Fosters… Results in…

Effective Teaching &

Learning

Effective Teaching &

Learning

Achievement Gap Closing

Increased Graduation and

College Enrollment Rates

Technology

Evidence

Efficiency

Supporting English Learners

Supporting Students with Disabilities

Supporting rural and other high-need areas

Implementing College – and Career-ready

Standards

Great Teachers and

Great Leaders

Providing information to families and educators

Improving student

Learning and Achievement in

our lowest Performing

Schools

The our Assurances College- and Career-Ready Students

Great Teachers and Great Leaders

A Complete Education

Meeting the Needsof Diverse Learners

Successful, Safe and Healthy Students

Fostering Innovation and Excellence

Six Reform Priorities

English Learners◦ Strengthen programs for

English learners and support teachers of ELs, including through new competitive funds.

All programs◦ Transparency on outcomes.◦ Greater flexibility.◦ Other minor changes to

address community concerns or implementation issues.

Maintain federal support for historically underserved groups.

English Learner Education

Migrant Education

Impact Aid

Neglected & Delinquent

Homeless Education

Indian Education

Alaska Native Education

Native Hawaiian Education

Rural Education

Support students with disabilities in IDEA and across ESEA.

Four beliefs guide the Department’s thinkingabout ELs: 1.Greater accountability2.Access to content3.Skilled teachers, paraprofessionals,

principals, and administrators4.Encourage dual language programs

Rethinking the federal accountability system

• Use growth and progress to measure schools.

• Focus on closing achievement gaps.

Respond to greatest

challenges

Respond to greatest

challenges

Provideflexibility for

results

Provideflexibility for

results

Recognize& reward success

Recognize& reward success

Similar differentiation at district and state level

Schools in bottom 5%

Schools in next 5%

Achievement gaps

Most schools

School makinggreatest gains

Schools meeting all performance

targets

Rigorous and Fair Rigorous and Fair Accountability for All LevelsAccountability for All Levels

Measure growth towards attainment of language proficiency

Statewide Common Standards, Assessments, Identification and Exit Criteria

ELP Assessments and Accountability

Valid and Reliable InstrumentsELP Assessments Aligned to ELP StandardsELP Standards Linked to Content Standards

Effective Use of Native Language AssessmentsEvaluate the effectiveness of language instruction educational

programs

Encourage States & districts

to take on comprehensivesystemic reforms.

Create and expand high-performing

charter & other public autonomous schools.

Race to the Top ($1.35b)

Supporting Effective

Charters ($400m)

Spur and scale up promising and proven innovations.

Investing inInnovation ($500m)

Design and implement

comprehensive systems of

choice.

Promoting PublicSchool Choice

($90m)

Support magnets that raise diversity

& achievement.

Magnet Schools

Assistance ($110m)

• Increase funding for national activities

• New competitive grants to states, school districts to support the development of innovative programs

• Professional development and funding fro research programs

Fostering Innovation Fostering Innovation and and

Excellence through Excellence through National ActivitiesNational Activities

Provide new competitive grants to States, districts, and nonprofit partners to support the development of innovative programs, build the knowledge base about promising practices, and scale up effective practices to improve instruction for English Learners, including funding for graduate fellowships to support research and leadership in developing effective practices to improve English Learner outcomes, as well as State or district partnerships with colleges and universities for developing effective teachers.

Accelerating Achievement & Ensuring Equity

Effective Teaching &Learning

ExcellentInstructionalTeams

EducatingDiverse Learners

Fostering Innovation & Success

Supporting StudentSuccess