The ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Materials Ordering Window is currently open. Per the New Hampshire ESSA plan, all public schools, including charters, are required to administer the ACCESS test to all enrolled English learners.
Beginning with the 2022 testing cycle, NH will require all students to take the ACCESS test online. The Kindergarten and Alternative ACCESS will remain paper-based. Other exceptions will be made for students with limited or interrupted formal education or those with a current IEP or 504 specifying paper-based assessments. For more information, please visit the NH WIDA page.
The Materials Ordering Window will close on Monday, November 22nd.
Need support placing your order? A recorded webinar is available for all NH Test Coordinators. To access the webinar: Log into the WIDA Secure Portal > click on Webinars > choose "Recorded" from the left menu > then, "Pre-Testing: Ordering Materials in WIDA AMS" (10/12/21).
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K-WAPT & WIDA MODEL:
As of July 1, 2021, the WIDA Kindergarten Screener is the sole Kindergarten English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessment approved for use to determine EL eligibility. LEAs using the WIDA K W-APT or WIDA MODEL (at any grade-level) must make plans to transition to the state-approved ELP Screeners: WIDA Screener for Kindergarten; WIDA Online Screener or WIDA Paper Screener. A transitional grace period of six months was extended and will expire on 12/30/21.
Risk assessments for the 2020-21 Program Monitoring cycle will be completed by the end of November. LEAs identified for Title III monitoring will be notified by 12/15/21.
Reallocation of 2021-22 Title III Funds:
Title III funding is made available to any district serving EL students. Any funding not claimed by LEAs will be redistributed among the current 2021-22 grantees. Grantees will receive a preliminary reallocation notice by 12/30/21.
Resource Share:
BCNH's multilingual case managers are available to help any NH school with family outreach and individual student support. The BCNH team can provide language assistance in Nepali, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Kirundi and French.
To request support from the BCNH team, please submit this online form.
The English Learner Portal a collection of resources, including webinars on a variety of topics relevant to EL educators.
