2016-2019 District English Language Learners (ELL) …

1 2016-2019 District English Language Learners (ELL) Plan Contact Person: Ms. Melba Brito, Administrative Director Department of Bilingual Education and World Languages LEA: Miami-Dade County Public Schools Email: Phone: 305 995-2428 Rule Form ESOL 100 (February 2016) Date Received by FDOE District English Language Learners PLAN ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATION (1) NAME OF THE District : (2) CONTACT NAME/TITLE: (3) CONTACT PHONE NO (EXT.): EMAIL ADDRESS: Miami-Dade County Public Schools Ms. Melba Brito, Administrative Director Department of Bilingual Education and World Languages 305 995-2428 (4) MAILING ADDRESS: Miami-Dade County Public Schools Department of Bilingual Education and World Languages 1501 NE 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33132 (5) PREPARED BY: (If different from contact person) First Name: Last Name: Mailing Address: Phone No: (6) CERTIFICATION BY SCHOOL District The filing of this application has been authorized by the School Board and the undersigned representative has been duly authorized to submit this plan and act as the authorized representative of the District in connection with this plan.

2 I, Alberto M. Carvalho , do hereby certify that all facts, figures, and representations made in this plan are true and correct. Furthermore, all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, and procedures for program and fiscal control and for records maintenance will be implemented to ensure proper accountability. _____ _____ _____ Signature of Superintendent or Authorized Agency Head Date Signed Date of Governing Board Approval (7) Chairperson representing the District ELL Parent Leadership Council (PLC) Name of Chairperson representing the District ELL PLC: Contact Information for District PLC Chairperson: Mailing address: E-mail Address: Phone Number: Date final plan was discussed with PLC: _____ _____ _____ Signature of the Chairperson of the District PLC Date Signed by PLC Chairperson Original signatures on Signature Pages are to be submitted to.

3 School districts are required to abide by a set of assurances when developing and implementing programs and services to students classified as English Language Learners (ELLs), and are required to ensure school- and District -level personnel comply with all the requirements and provisions set forth in the laws, rules, regulations, and federal court orders listed below: The requirements set forth in Section , Florida Statutes; The requirements set forth in Rules ; ; ; ; ; , Florida Administrative Code ( ), and other applicable State Board of Education Rules; The requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; The requirements of the Consent Decree in the League of United Latin American Citizens et al. v. the State Board of Education, 1990; The requirements of the Florida Educational Equity Act, 1984; The requirements based on the Fifth Circuit Court decision in Casta eda v.

4 Pickard, 1981; The requirements based on the Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. DOE, 1982; The requirements based on the Supreme Court decision in Lau v. Nichols, 1974; The requirements of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974; The requirements of Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973; The requirements of the Office for Civil Rights Memorandum of May 25, 1970; The requirements of the Title VI and VII Civil Rights Act of 1964; and The requirements of the Office for Civil Rights Standards for the Title VI Compliance. By signature below, I, Alberto M. Carvalho, do hereby certify that procedures, processes and services that are described herein shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the requirements and provisions of the requirements set forth above. _____ _____ Superintendent's Signature Date Signed Page 1 of 33 Section 1: Identification (Rule , ) Enrollment Procedures and Administration of the Home Language Survey (HLS).

5 Describe the Local Education Agency (LEA) registration procedures to register English Language Learners (ELLs). Upon initial enrollment into a Miami-Dade County Public School, each parent/guardian is surveyed at the time of registration by being asked to address the following questions in the Home Language Survey: a) Is a Language other than English used in the home? b) Did the student have a first Language other than English ? c) Does the student most frequently speak a Language other than English ? The Home Language Survey is a separate form; however, it is an integral part of all student registration procedures. Responses to these questions are recorded on the Home Language Survey (FM-5196), which is placed in the student cumulative folder. Schools are prohibited from inquiring, requiring, or requesting, any documentation on the students and family member s immigration status. School personnel responsible for registering students are required to receive training on registration procedures.

6 How do LEA procedures compare to those followed for non-ELLs? All students (ELLs and non-ELLS) are registered at each individual school site following the same procedures established by Federal & State Compliance office (formerly Attendance Services). Students entering the District register at the school on the basis of the actual residence of the parent or legal guardian. Assistance in the home Language is provided to parents and guardians of ELLs as feasible. Into what languages are the HLS translated? The Home Language Survey is available to schools in English , Spanish, and Haitian Creole. Information on the Home Language Survey is recorded in the District s automated student database. How does the LEA assist parents and students who do not speak English in the registration process? As part of the registration process, registration forms are available to parents in Spanish and Haitian-Creole which are the two major languages represented in our District .

7 Assistance to parents in other languages is available, as feasible, by school personnel that may be linguistically qualified to support the Language and translation. All registration forms are provided in English , Spanish, and Haitian-Creole. Registration package may be viewed at How do you identify immigrant students? The student is an immigrant if: His/her age is between 3 and 21 years old AND Page 2 of 33 He/she is not born in the USA, Puerto Rico, or the territory of the US (the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) AND He/she entered a US school within 3 years of the current date. Business rules as per DOE: How is Date Entered US School (DEUSS) obtained in the registration process? The information is collected upon initial registration from response provided by the parents on the Home Language Survey signed by the parent or guardian and verified by school records, if appropriate.

8 Please include a link to your HLS. Page 3 of 33 Section 2: English Language Proficiency Assessment (Rule , ) 1. English Language Proficiency (ELP) Assessment What is the title of the person(s) responsible for administering the ELP assessment of potential ELLs in the LEA? (Check all that apply.) Registrar X ESOL Coordinator/Administrator X Other (Specify) ESOL Teacher ESE Teacher 2. Listening and Speaking Proficiency Assessment List the Listening and Speaking (Aural/Oral) assessment(s) used in the LEA to ascertain if a K-12 student is an ELL. Name of Listening and Speaking Assessment(s) Cut Score Used For Placement (Entry) Determination By Type Of Score Grade Level Raw Score(1) Scale Score(2) National Percentile(3) Miami-Dade County Oral Language Proficiency Scale-Revised (M-DCOLPS-R) K <20 Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment Form 3 (Online CELLA) 1 <1978 Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment Form 3 Online CELLA (Total score is used for grades 2-12) 2 < 2080 Online CELLA 3 <2128 Online CELLA 4 <2165 Online CELLA 5 <2194 Online CELLA 6 <2216 Online CELLA 7 <2232 Online CELLA 8 <2242 Online CELLA 9 <2248 Online CELLA 10 <2255 Online CELLA 11 <2260 Online CELLA 12 <2263 Page 4 of 33 1.

9 A raw score represents the number of points a student received for correctly answering questions on a test. 2. A scale score is a raw score that has been converted to a scale. The conversion table provided by the test publisher should be used to report the scale score if the test results are not provided in terms of a scale score. 3. A national percentile is the percentile rank provided by a national norm-referenced test that indicates the percentage of a referenced group obtaining scores equal to or less than the score achieved by an individual. In grades 2-12, the Total Performance Category of the Online CELLA scores is used (sums of Listening/Speaking, Reading, and Writing scale scores) are used for placement into the ESOL program for students in grades 2-12. ESOL LEVEL RAW SCORE DESCRIPTION I 4 Novice Requires ESOL II 8 Low Intermediate Requires ESOL III 12 High Intermediate Requires ESOL IV 16 Advanced Requires ESOL V 20 Fluent Does not require ESOL The basic instrument for assessing English listening and speaking skills of students in Kindergarten is the Miami-Dade County Oral Language Proficiency Scale-Revised (M-DCOLPS-R) Interview with Guidelines.

10 A student with a score of zero (0) through 16 is considered NES or LES and is placed in the ESOL program. A student who scores 20 is determined to be FES. A test from the Continuum of ESOL Placement Tests for Exceptional Students (see link below) shall be used to assess the English proficiency/dominance of exceptional students whose Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) indicate that they take the Florida Alternate Assessment. NOTE: Charter Schools, at their discretion, may choose to administer the M-DCOLPS-R or the Online CELLA for student placement. Describe the procedures to ensure that the Listening and Speaking assessment(s) are administered within 20 school days of the student s initial enrollment. Upon registration and verification of Home Language Survey, students are administered the approved instruments for initial enrollment on the same day, when feasible. The appropriate schedule is then finalized.