ELL Indentification and Assessment

Identification and Intake Assessment

As part of the District's enrollment process, all parents are asked to fill out a Home Language Survey. If the Home Language Survey indicates that a language other than English is spoken in the home, an English language proficiency assessment (Woodcock-Muñoz Language Survey), will be conducted within two weeks of the student's arrival. Students who score less than 4 on the "broad" (overall measure of English language proficiency) portion of the Woodcock-Muñoz Language Survey are eligible for English language development instruction as part of the ELL program.

Annual Language Proficiency Assessment

All students who are eligible are for instructional services from the English Language Learner program will be assessed each spring using the state's English Language Proficiency Assessment “ELPA." This includes students who are currently receiving instructional services and those who qualify for services but have declined. This assessment is computerized and measures the four areas of English language proficiency: comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. As students progress through the program, parents will receive annual results from this assessment.

ELL Program Parent Notification

Parents are notified in writing when their child first qualifies for ELL services and each year that they continue in the program. Parents will also be notified when their child is “reclassified” and no longer needs ELL program instruction. These letters are currently available in Spanish, Korean, and English. The ELL Program Coordinator is bilingual in Spanish and is available to answer any questions pertaining to the ELL Program or other program services. We also provide interpreters in other languages as needed. For further information contact Abby Lane, ELL Program Coordinator or Debi Starr, ELL Program Assistant, (541) 687-3145

ELL Measurable Goals

The Eugene 4J School District has adopted the Oregon Department of Education's "Annual Measurement Achievement Objectives" (AMAOs) to measure English language proficiency growth and academic achievement in academic content. These goals are as follows:

• AMAO #1 Make progress in learning English: 85% or more must move up by one proficiency level (90% for 07-08 school year).
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• AMAO #2: Reach English language proficiency by the end of the school year (20% or more of all ELL students must reach full English proficiency).
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• AMAO #3: Make Adequate Yearly Progress for the English Learner Student population on required state tests (both in achievement and test participation for Language Arts and mathematics). Current targets: 95% participation, 49% meets or exceeds in math, and 50% meets or exceeds in language arts.

Eugene School District AMAO Results - January 2007

➢ 70% of LEP (Limited English Proficient) students have moved to a higher proficiency level.

➢ 20% of the District's students enrolled in an ELL program attained English proficiency by the end of the school year.

➢ “Adequate Yearly Progress” results in Language Arts and Math:

Oregon Assessment in English Language Arts
Participation - “met” at all levels
Academic Status - met targets at elementary level, but not at middle/high school level

Oregon Assessment in Math
Participation-“met” at all levels
Academic Status- met targets at elementary level and high school. Middle school did not have enough English Language Learners taking this assessment to count for this objective.