EL & Title III Monthly News & Updates

January 2022

Happy New Year!

Assessment Updates

WIDA ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS Test

2021-22 Testing Window: 2/1/22 - 3/25/22

Beginning with the 2022 ACCESS administration, all NH schools are required to administer the computer-based version of the ACCESS test. Review the pre-testing technology readiness checklist and video available in the WIDA Secure Portal to ensure your systems are ready.

First time setting up the testing app? Watch the WIDA Installation Webinar Recording and review the INSIGHT Technology User Guide to help!

Review the NH WIDA member page for key dates and information related to the upcoming ACCESS and Alt. ACCESS testing window.
Test materials will be delivered on Monday, January 17, 2022. Please be sure personnel is available to receive and sign for materials.

New Technical Assistance Guidance for EL Educator's Available--Accessing the Assessment Roster.

Title III

Title III program monitoring for the 2020-21 grant year has been postponed. Monitoring notices are now scheduled to go out in early March 2022. Program monitoring will be scheduled between April-June 2022.
Reallocation calculations for the 2021-22 grant cycle are underway. Reallocation notices will be distributed by mid-January.

NHDOE ESEA Programs Website

Resource Share

Family Engagement Resources Now in Dari

WIDA has released parent engagement resources in Dari and Pashto--two main languages spoken in Afghanistan. The newly translated resources are available on the WIDA Family Engagement webpage and will help our new Afghani students as they transition to NH schools.

BCNH has hired a new multilingual staff member available to help the 120 new Afghan refugees that have already arrived in NH. Hussain Amiri speaks five languages including Dari and Pashto. He is available to help support any student in NH through a grant partnership program between the DOE and BCNH. The Union Leader published an article about Hussain Amiri on 1/3/22.

To request the support of Hussain Amiri or other multilingual liaisons/case workers available through BCNH, please complete this online request form.

Classroom Spotlight

Choice Boards

EL teacher, Ieva Grauslys, from Bedford School District is using Choice Boards to increase student engagement with her secondary ELs, while targeting specific language skills across all four domains. Check out the resources Ieva has pulled together, which will be discussed in more detail during our January Statewide Community of Practice meeting.

CoP Share

Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities

EL & Title III Open Office Hours

3:00-4:00 PM

Monday, January 10th
Monday, January 24th
Monday, February 7th
Monday, February 21st

Meeting ID: 865 9422 2696

Passcode: 968392

Zoom Link to Join

Statewide EL Educators

Community of Practice (CoP)

Thursday, January 20, 2022

3:30-4:45 PM

Link to Agenda & Meeting Code

Statewide Low-Incidence Community of Practice (CoP)

Monday, February 7, 2022

3:30-4:30 PM

Zoom Meeting Link (pre-registration not required)

Upcoming WIDA Webinars

Technology Troubleshooting

January 6, 2022 from 2:00-3:00 PM

During Testing--Monitoring for Completion

February 1, 2022 from 2:00-3:00 PM

All webinars can be accessed through the WIDA Secure Portal.

Upcoming WIDA Workshop:

Teacher Leaders: Planning with the WIDA ELD Standards Framework

A Hybrid Workshop:

Webinar: 4/8/22 from 8:30-9:30 AM
In-Person Workshop: 4/14/22 from 8:30-3:00 in Concord

This hybrid workshop is designed to support teacher leaders, coaches, and those that provide local professional development and support for using the WIDA ELD Standards Framework (2020 ed.) to plan instruction at the unit level. More information available here.

Limited space available: Please complete this simple application, if you are interested in participating. Applications are being collected now through March 15, 2022. If interest is high, participants will be selected based on their roles, willingness to train others and regional location. All applicants will be notified by March 18th.