WIDA Contrasting Groups Study Deadline Extension
UPDATE! The deadline to upload WIDA Contrasting Groups Study spreadsheets is being extended by one week to Monday, February 6th. Please continue to collect data, and while the test window will be open during this weeklong extension, please remind participating teachers that their determinations for the study should be made without influence from their students about how those students feel they performed on the test. OSPI staff will continue to help strategize with districts around collecting as much data as possible during upcoming information sessions, and OSPI’s Assessment Analysts team (assessmentanalysts@k12.wa.us) will continue to provide technical assistance with file uploads until data collection closes.
The Contrasting Groups Study will help evaluate the proficiency cut scores used on the WIDA ACCESS in Washington. This study will ask teachers to make their best-faith determination as to whether multilingual/English learners continue to meet our state’s definition of an English learner.
We appreciate your support with this very important and time-sensitive data collection.
Please see the slides and recording from the December 1st Information Session for more information.
On Thursday, February 2, our Information Session will focus on grant funding for ELL and Bilingual endorsements, our upcoming statewide Listening Tour, and updates on the Contrasting Groups Study, WIDA ACCESS, and Dual Language House Bill 1228.
The next information sessions will be held on:
2022-23 Information Session Dates: Mar. 2, Apr. 6, May 4, & Jun. 1
Add sessions to calendar: AM Session (9-10 am) | PM Session (3-4 pm)
For previous resources please go to the Multilingual Education Webinars and Newsletters page.
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ERDC has published a report looking at long term outcomes for multilingual learners in Washington. Key findings from this report include:
- Multilingual learners are more often students of color and have more overlapping participation or eligibility in other K-12 programs (Migrant education, Free-and Reduced-Price Meals, McKinney-Vento, Special Education) than all students statewide.
- Students who successfully transition out of Washington’s Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program tend to have postsecondary and employment outcomes that are similar to or slightly better than the statewide average.
- Overall, multilingual learners enroll in postsecondary programs and complete degrees and certificates at lower rates than all students statewide.
Read the entire report here.
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On January 19, our team presented a webinar on supporting Long-Term English Learners (LTELs).
We will be posting a recording of this event to our website soon!
For resources and topics for previous and upcoming webinars, please see the Multilingual Education Webinars and Newsletters page.
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WIDA ACCESS Updates
NEW! The ELP Assessment team has consolidated all WIDA assessment guidance into one document. Please refer to the Washington 2022-2023 WIDA Assessment Guidance document to answer all of your WIDA Assessment questions.
ACCESS Test Administrator Essentials: This resource contains tips to help students and test administrators prepare for ACCESS testing and provides critical information to have at your fingertips on test day. It condenses information from the Test Administrator Manual, but is less detailed and does not replace it. Testing window opens January 30.
WIDA ACCESS Testing Notification Letter: This editable letter, available on our Family Communications Template webpage in 40 languages, can be used to notify parents and guardians of ACCESS for ELLs test administration dates and to briefly explain what the ACCESS for ELLs assessment is and how it is used. Districts and schools should add their own letterhead, dates, and contact information. Districts can use the Title III American Indian/Alaska Native Testing Notification Letter to inform families of AI/AN students about ACCESS testing.
New Student Cut Off Date: Students who are newly enrolling in Washington schools this spring on or before February 24 are required to take both the screener and the annual WIDA ACCESS assessment if they are eligible for ELD services. For students who are enrolling after February 24 the screener must be completed within 10 days, and the district can determine if the annual ACCESS test can be reasonably administered in the limited time available.
OSPI-developed ACCESS Training: If test administrators have completed screener training for fall 2022 testing or ACCESS training for spring 2022 testing, then they can complete the OSPI-developed training instead of the WIDA Secure Portal training. TAs need to complete one training in its entirety. That is, TAs cannot complete the video from the OSPI training and the quiz on the secure portal or vice versa. DACs have an enrollment link to the OSPI course and can decide who is eligible for the shorter training.
For those who complete the OSPI training, a list of trained TAs will be available in WAMS and updated every few days through February. The list can be found under TA Lists on the Pre-ID tab.
Additional Materials: If the materials your district received are insufficient for your testing needs, you can order additional materials through WIDA AMS beginning on January 18. Only DACs can order additional materials, and additional materials can only be ordered using the “District-level Additional Orders Only” option under the “schools” dropdown. All additional orders must be approved by OSPI and we cannot approve orders that are made for specific schools, only those made for the “District-level Additional Orders Only” option. OSPI is requesting that districts place only one order of additional materials for the test window instead of multiple smaller order.
ELP Assessment Contact Information: We are here to support the smooth rollout of testing in your district. If there is any support we can offer, please don't hesitate to send us an email.
ELP Assessment questions: ELPAssessments@k12.wa.us
WIDA AMS questions: wida@datarecognitioncorp.com
WIDA Secure Portal questions: help@wida.us
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The Zoom at Noon
Lunch with Leslie is an opportunity on Mondays at noon for districts to hear updates from the OSPI Assessment Team, ask questions about WIDA assessments, or find out how other districts are approaching testing processes.
Key topic for this week: Open Q & A
January Access Q & A Webinar
If you were unable to join WIDA and DRC for the During Testing: Technology Troubleshooting on January 5, a video will be made available on the WIDA Webinars page. Recordings are available within a week of the presentation.
Our Multilingual Education team has started monthly PLCs for certain types of programs including:
Virtual Schools and ALE Programs Multilingual Education/TBIP Programs PLC – This PLC is focused on the unique needs and challenges of serving multilingual students in a virtual and Alternative Learning Experience setting. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be held on:
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Thursday, February 9 at 3:00–4:00 PM | Zoom
Small/Rural District Multilingual PLC – This PLC is focused on the unique needs and challenges of serving multilingual students in small rural districts. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be held on:
- Tuesday, February 13 at 3:30–4:30 PM | Zoom
Please direct questions about the Virtual/ALE Schools PLC to Virginia Morales and about the Small/Rural District PLC series to Katie Sperling.
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LLRNs are professional learning communities of school and district language learning leaders in each Educational Service District (ESD) who meet regularly to engage in professional learning, collaboration, and program improvement planning. Click on the pdEnroller links below for a full list of dates and to register for a LLRN.
Region Program Supervisor: Shannon Martin
Region Program Supervisor: Katie Sperling
Region Program Supervisor: Virginia Morales
Region Program Supervisor: Sue Connolly
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Professional Learning
Upcoming PLC Meetings
Tribal Language PLC
- Thursday, February 2 from 4–5 pm | Zoom
Dual Language Leaders PLC | This month’s session will continue to our conversation about K-12 language, literacy, and content assessment systems.
- Tuesday, February 7 at 1-2 pm | Zoom
Elementary Spanish DL Educators' PLC | En esta capacitación nos enfocaremos a colaborar e identificar estrategias para usar el dictado y como aplicar dichas destrezas en el salón de clases. This PLC will focus on collaborating and identifying strategies to use Dictado and how to apply those skills in the classroom.
- Tuesday, February 7, 4-5 pm | Zoom
Elementary Dual Language Educators’ PLC | Will focus on Early Literacy teaching strategies, instructional practices, and the components of a comprehensive literacy approach and explore the role of literacy development in dual language programs.
- Thursday, February 9, 4-5 pm | Zoom
Heritage Language Educators' PLC | Setting rigorous and reasonable goals for heritage language learners. HL PLC Flyer.
- Tuesday, February 14 at 4-5 pm | Zoom
ELL & BE Prep Programs' PLC | Learn about ways districts will soon be able to use Title II funds to support more ELL and Bilingual endorsement candidates!
- Wednesday, February 15 at 3-4 pm | Zoom
Planning & New DL Programs' PLC | We will work on ways to engage your team in writing clear vision and mission statements and define the goals of dual language for your program, using the DL Program Framework template.
- Tuesday, February 21 at 1-2 pm | Zoom
Lectoescritura: Literatura Autentica Para Todos Niveles PLC | Nuestra capacitación será colaborar e identificar literatura en español que nos ayudará a incrementar nuestro vocabulario y aplicar dichas destrezas en el salón de clases. We will collaborate and identify literature in Spanish that will help us increase our vocabulary and apply these skills in the classroom.
- Tuesday, February 21 at 4-5 pm | Zoom
2022-23 Tribal, Heritage and Dual Language PLCs | 1-page Flyer with All PLCs and Calendar Links
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Albert Lee Wright, Jr. Migrant Scholarship
NASDME is very happy to announce the 2023 Al Wright Migrant Scholarship application process is now open!
Please find the 2023 Application Materials here. They will also be available shortly on the NASDME website and at the National Migrant Education Conference tab on the website.
The applications must be received at the DC address on or before Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Applications received after that date will unfortunately not be considered. Please remember that regular postal delivery is currently very undependable. Please plan accordingly.
Students receiving the 2023 Scholarship will be honored at the 2023 National Migrant Education Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
We look forward to once again supporting migratory students in their goals of achieving higher education and fulfilling their occupational and life dreams.
These professional learning opportunities are shared for your information but do not constitute an endorsement by OSPI of any specific organizations.
Instituto de Escritura en Español | La escritura en español: Pensamiento y Palabra
Registration is open! - La escritura es la expresión de nuestros pensamientos, sentimientos, y voz. Escribimos para comunicar nuestras ideas. Como maestros, modelamos el proceso de la escritura y creamos un ambiente en el cual la escritura es una experiencia divertida que valora y respeta el esfuerzo de cada autor.
Dates: January 28, February 4, and February 25
Location: ATDLE Virtual Workshop Series
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NAELPA - 2023 Hybrid Conference: Assume Greatness: Diversity IS our Strength
Registration is open! -The theme of this year's conference is "Assume Greatness: Diversity IS our Strength" with author and journalist, Jo Napolitano as our keynote. The conference includes virtual pre-conferences in early February, in-person and virtual presentations in Portland, Oregon and new this year - an exclusive in-person workshop with Dr. Michelle Yzquierdo.
Dates: February 21 - 22, 2023
Location: Hilton Portland Downtown - Portland, Oregon
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NABE - 52nd Annual International Conference
Registration is open! - Who should attend NABE? Teachers in the field of dual language, ESL, administrators, paraprofessionals, university professors, students, researchers, advocates, policymakers, and parents.
Dates: February 23 - 25, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center - Portland, Oregon
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2023 Spokane Regional ESL Conference
Register now for the 2023 Spokane Regional ESL Conference. Join us Saturday, February 25th, at Gonzaga University as we come together for 34 Years of Inspiring Teachers.
- Opening Keynote: Amplifying Opportunities for Multilingual Learners: Where Do We Begin? by Dr. George C. Bunch, University of California Santa Cruz
- 25 sessions (up to 6 clock hours available)
- $45 Early Bird Registration by Feb. 1st
- Group Registration available through Feb. 17th.
Visit spokaneesl.com to register
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The WABE Annual Conference will feature 3 amazing keynote speakers: Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld, Educator, Author, and Consultant on Co-Planning and Co-Teaching, Dr. Sharroky Hollie from the Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, and 2021 National Teacher of the Year, Juliana Urtubey. WABE is still accepting session proposals as well.
Dates: April 27-29, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency, Bellevue
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Virtual Literacy Summit 2023
Save the Date! This Summit is a virtual learning experience with literacy leaders on the why and how of equitable structured literacy. Registration is $200 and will open January 9th on pdEnroller.
Dates: May 11 & 12, 2023
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 Kristin Percy Calaff, Ph.D. – Director of Multilingual Education | 564-999-3144
Virginia Morales– Supporting ESD 121 & 189 | Multilingual Education Program Supervisor | 360-725-4477
Shannon Martin– Supporting ESD 112, 113 & 114 | Multilingual Education Program Supervisor | 360-269-5232
Katie Sperling– Supporting ESD 101 & 171 | Multilingual Education Program Supervisor | 360 -701-5064
Sue Connolly– Supporting ESD 105, 123 & Charter Schools | Multilingual Education Program Supervisor | 360-522-0001
Ema Shirk– Supporting Heritage and Dual Language Programs | Dual Language Program Supervisor | 564-200-3167
Teresa Mendoza-Casby– Supporting Dual Language Programs | Dual Language Program Supervisor | 564-999-0610
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