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English Acquisition Program

Bethlehem Area School District
ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages
Resources for English Language Learners (ELLs)

Center for Language Assessment

Northeast Middle School
1170 Fernwood Street
Hours of Operation: 8:00am - 4:00pm
610-865-7880
 
  
 
 
 
 

Accountability for English Language Learners (ELLs)

As a requirement of NCLB and Title III, the District is required to meet Annual Measureable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs).  Pennsylvania requires that the English language proficiency of all ELLs be measured with the WIDA: ACCESS for ELLs on an annual basis.  There are three objectives to meeting the targets established by the state:

Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs)

AMAO 1:

Progressing in English language acquisition
annual increases in the number or percentage of students making progress in learning English

AMAO 2:

Exiting or reaching English language proficiency
annual increases in the number or percentage of students attaining English language proficiency by the end of each school year

AMAO 3:

ELL-Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
AYP for the ELL subgroup (under Title I) in meeting grade-level academic achievement standards in English Language Arts (Reading) and Mathematics

Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) for English Language Learners (ELLs)
The following AMAOs set challenging yet reasonable goals for educating ELLs.

AMAO Annual Goals

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives and State Report

BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Based on school year 2009-2010
School Year 2009-2010 data AMAO Status
This subgrantee met 3 targets out of 3

MADE AMAOs
AMAO 1
Annual Increases in the number or percentage of children making progress toward learning English
Definition of progress gain of > 0.6 ACCESS for ELLs® composite proficiency level from 2008-2009 to 2009-2010
Number of students eligible for the calculation
Target percentage of students making progress toward learning English
Subgrantee Achievement
BASD
State Achievement
Subgrantee Met Target
BASD

852
53%

61.3%

64.9%

MET
Met by Status
AMAO 2
Annual Increases in the number or percentage of children attaining English proficiency
Definition of attainment:
Grades 1-12: ACCESS for ELLs composite proficiency level score >4.5 on a Tier B or Tier C assessment
Kindergarten:  ACCESS for ELLs composite proficiency level score of >4.5 (accountability Level, not Instructional level).
Number of students eligible for the calculation
Target percentage of students attaining English proficiency

Subgrantee Achievement
BASD
State Achievement

Subgrantee Met Target
BASD

113
18%

31%

32.3%

MET
Met by Status

AMAO 3
Making adequate yearly progress for limited English proficient children

Definition of attainment:
Making adequate yearly progress for limited English proficient subgroup as determined by state academic achievement assessments (the PSSA, PSSA-M or PASA)

MET

Safe Harbor with Confidence Interval
2009-2010 OVERALL AMAO STATUS

BASD MET ALL AMAO TARGETS

 

BASD ESOL Successfully Completes AMAO Triathlon.... Again!

2008-2009 and 2009-2010 AMAOs indicate BASD making the mark!
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AMAO 1:

Progressing in English language acquisition
Annual increases in the number or percentage of students making progress in learning English

Target 53% make progress toward English language proficiency
61% of  ELL students made progress in learning English

AMAO 2:

Exiting or reaching English language proficiency
Annual increases in the number or percentage
of students attaining English language proficiency
by the end of each school year

Target 18% exit the ESOL programming
31% exited ESOL attaining English proficiency

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Bike Finish Line

AMAO 3:

ELL-Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
AYP for the ELL subgroup (under Title I) in meeting
grade-level academic achievement standards in
English Language Arts (Reading) and Mathematics

AYP was achieved through
Safe Harbor

Pennsylvania Department of Education will be releasing the AMAOs for 2010-2011 sometime in April 2012