Mission

Program Description

Round IIA English Language Development (ELD) Classroom Practices Training/20 Contact Hours -Register Here-

Announcements / Memorandums

• OELAS Notification Memo Update by John Stollar – 05-01-08
• Leading Change Institute
• SEI Budget Notification Letter – 01-22-08

Arizona Revised Statute: Title 15 – Education, Chapter 7 - Instruction
Article 3.1 - English Language Education for Children in Public Schools
A.R.S 15-751 to 15-757 (Please scroll down to Chapter 7, Article 3.1.)

Useful Links

• Lau v. Nichols
• Flores Consent Order
• Flores Stipulation
• Proposition 203
• Case of Castañeda v. Pickard, 648 F.2d 989 (C.A. Tex 1981)M
• U.S. Department of Education Home Page
• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
• Title III — Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
• OELA - National Professional Development Program – FAQs
• OELA - Grant Application Forms

Round II English Language Development (ELD) Training Materials

(The materials provided herein are included in the Structured English Immersion (SEI) English Language Development Round II Training provided and authored by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE). They are to be utilized as presented by ADE staff trainers. They are not to be modified without explicit written consent from the Office of English Language Acquisition Services of the Arizona Department of Education.)

• ELP Standards Teacher's Guide - Listening and Speaking
• Discrete Skills Inventory (DSI)

2007-2008 Compensatory Instruction Fund Allocation Request Information

• FY 2008 directions for completing the application regarding the Compensatory Instruction Fund
• 2007-2008 Compensatory Instruction Fund Allocation Request Spreadsheets
• 2007-2008 Compensatory Instruction Fund Allocation Request Signature Page
• Written Individualized Compensatory Instruction Plan (WICIP)

Practitioners of English Language Learners (PELL) Meeting Information

• A PELL Meeting has been scheduled for Friday, May 2, 2008 @ 9:30 a.m. at the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) in Mesa.
• PELL Meeting Agenda for Friday, May 2, 2008

Structured English Immersion Program Models

• Model Adoption and SEI Budget Request Information
• Nuts & Bolts - Round 1 Training - PowerPoint
• Frequently Asked Questions - SEI Models
• Structured English Immersion Models of the Arizona English Language Learners Task Force
• Research Summary and Bibliography for Structured English Immersion Program Models
• Arizona English Language Learners Task Force
• Individual Language Learner Plan (ILLP) - Elementary School Students
• Individual Language Learner Plan (ILLP) - Middle and High School Students

Arizona State Board of Education Approved SEI Endorsement Training

• Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
• Individual Trainers & Educational Service Agencies
• Institutes of Higher Learning

Structured English Immersion (SEI) Curricular Documents

• Structured English Immersion (SEI) Fast Facts
• Memo Regarding Omnibus Numbers
• Notification - Provisional SEI Endorsement Training
• Structured English Immersion Endorsement Information
• Credit for SEI Endorsement
• R7-2-613. Endorsements
• Checklist for SEI Training to be maintained at LEA for On-site Monitoring
• Checklist for SEI Training to be submitted to ADE/EAS
• Full Structured English Immersion Endorsement Attestation
• Provisional Structured English Immersion Endorsement Attestation
• Curricular Framework for (SEI) Endorsement Training (45 hour Completion)
• Curricular Framework for (SEI) Endorsement Training (Augmented 45 hours Provisional)
• Course Approval for Structured English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement
• Certification Structured English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement K-12
• SEI Training Information Requests
• SEI Reimbursement Allocation Letter

Arizona English Language Learner Assessment (AZELLA)
(July 1, 2006 - Present)

• AZELLA Rapid Reports Website
• SPECTRUM Website
• AZELLA Form AZ-1 Pre-Test Workshop-Summer 2007-PowerPoint Presentation
• AZELLA Form AZ-1 Demographic Page – Uses for Box 8 (Other Information)
• AZELLA Critical Dates Chart for School Year 2007-2008
• Pearson Press Release Regarding Acquisition of Harcourt Assessment
• AZELLA AZ-1 Technical Manual
• Pearson AZELLA Inquiry Notification Form

Harcourt Stanford English Language Proficiency (SELP) Test
(July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2006)

• SAIS Related Student Assessment Rules for FY 2006
• Creating an ELL Proficiency Level Scale, By Jerome V. D’Agostino, Ph.D., U of A

Title III Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) Determinations

• FY 2007 Title III AMAO Determinations
• FY 2006 Title III AMAO Determinations
• FY 2005 Title III AMAO Determinations
• FY 2004 Title III AMAO Determinations
• Arizona’s School Accountability System Technical Manual - Volume III: Title III Accountability

Arizona’s English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards & Correlation Guides

• Preface to the Arizona English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards
• English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards - Listening and Speaking
• English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards - Reading
• English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards - Writing
• Glossary for the Arizona English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards
• Correlation Guide For ELL Proficiency Standards in Listening and Speaking to K-12 Arizona Academic Standards
• Correlation Guide For ELL Proficiency Standards in Reading to K-12 Arizona Academic Standards
• Correlation Guide For ELL Proficiency Standards in Writing to K-12 Arizona Academic Standards
• Fluency Definition and Fluency Standards

Guidance

• Testing Accommodations: Guidelines for 2007-2008
• Attorney General Opinion regarding the application of Proposition 203 to Charter Schools
• Implementation of Arizona English Language Immersion Laws

Sample Forms

The Arizona Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition Services has developed these forms for use by the LEAs. These were created as samples and can be used by the LEA, or the LEA can create one for their own use.

	Sample AMAO Letter	(In English)	(In Spanish)
	Sample Notice of Reclassification Letter	(In English)	(In Spanish)
	Sample Two-Year Monitoring Form	(In English)	(In Spanish)

ELL Forms for Student Files

	Home Language Survey	(In English)	(In Spanish)
	Parental Notification	(In English)	(In Spanish)
	Parental Request for Withdrawal	(In English)	(In Spanish)
	Waiver Request Form	(In English)	(In Spanish)
	Parent Notification for ELL After Reclassification	(In English)

Monitoring Documents and Information

• SSY 2007-2008 Corrective Action Plan Template    Word    PDF
• Table of Contents for the ELL Monitoring Notebook    Word    PDF
• English Language Proficiency Assessment Attestation    Word    PDF

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Contact Information

Arizona Department of Education
Accountability
Office of English Language Acquisition Services
1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin 31
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Tel: 602-542-0753
Fax: 602-542-3050