NCLB Title III Year 2 Seminar

Ensuring Academic Success for English Learners

About the Seminars

Day 1: Title III Year 2 Improvement Plan Addendum (IPA) Requirements

A) NCLB Title III accountability requirements and consequences of not meeting annual measurable achievement objectives (AMAOs)

B) Using the English Learner Subgroup Self Assessment (ELSSA) tool to analyze data and develop an effective IPA

C) Setting expectations by instructional program

Day 2: Ensuring Academic Success for English Learners Seminar

A) Review of Research

B) Designing and Implementing a Comprehensive Improvement Plan for English Learners

Promoting effective practices in EL instruction
Monitoring EL program implementation, student performance and progress: Tools and strategies
Planning next steps

C) Title I and Title III Aligned Accountability Requirements

Seminar Presenters

Robert Linquanti is Project Director in English Learner Evaluation and Accountability Support, and Senior Research Associate at WestEd. He provides technical assistance to schools, districts and state educational agencies on implementing NCLB and evaluating EL services for accountability and improvement. He has assisted California and several other states in developing policy to implement NCLB Title III. He is also a consultant to the Council of Chief State School Officers, the WIDA Consortium, and the US Department of Education on Title III assessment and accountability policies.

Zoe Ann Brown is a Senior Program Associate at WestEd, where her primary focus is working with the CDE and its districts to improve the educational outcomes of English Learners. Zoe Ann brings a variety of experiences to this work, including school, district, and state reform, language and content area assessment, biliteracy instruction, curriculum development, language research, and teacher preparation. Her Ph.D. from Stanford University focused on language assessment, bilingual education/second language curriculum, and teacher education. Her most recent work has been in developing on-line, multimedia programs to teach reading to ELs.

Beth Anselmi Simpson is a Senior Program Associate with the Comprehensive School Assistance Program at WestEd. She has worked at the district level as Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction and in Assessment and Evaluation. She has been a site administrator, staff developer and bilingual teacher in California, Illinois and Iowa. She has also worked as a consultant with the English Learner Accountability Unit at the California Department of Education. She holds Masters degrees in Education Administration and Bilingual/Multicultural Education and is currently working on a doctorate.

California Department of Education

Lilia Sanchez, Interim Administrator, LPLO
Paul Garcia, Consultant
Paula Jacobs, Consultant
Marcela Rodriguez, Consultant

2008 Locations & Dates (note reservation deadlines)

Sacramento, CA - Radisson Hotel Reserve Room by October 12, 2008	November 12-13, 2008
Riverside, CA - Historic Mission Inn Reserve room by October 24, 2008	November 18-19, 2008

Time: Registration and continental breakfast begins at 7:30 AM. Seminar from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

General Payment and Registration Information: Do not send cash. No purchase orders will be accepted. For security purposes DO NOT FAX registration form(s) and/or payment. Payment must accompany form. Only CHECKS or VISA/MASTERCARD payment will be accepted. Submit a separate registration form with contact information for each attendee.

Fee: $175 per participant must be received by CDE’s accounting office no later than October 17, 2008. ($225 if received after October 17, 2008.) Fee includes materials, continental breakfast and lunch.

Cancellation Terms: Written requests for cancellations must be received by October 31, 2008 and are subject to a $25 fee. Refunds will be issued after the conference. After October 31, 2008, substitutions will be allowed, but no refunds will be made.

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Contact:
Paul Garcia, Education Programs Consultant
California Department of Education
Phone: (916) 323-5467
Email: PGarcia@cde.ca.gov

NCLB Title III Year 2 Seminar

Ensuring Academic Success for English Learners

Sponsored by the California Department of Education in collaboration with the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd

About the Seminars

Seminar Presenters

2008 Locations & Dates (note reservation deadlines)