April 2022

Assessment Updates:

As a reminder, the Office of Academics & Assessment has created an Assessment Policy and Procedures Manual to provide schools with guidance, including specific information to support English learners during testing.

A complete list of students required to test can be found in the Assessment Roster in the NHDOE i4see database. Students enrolled in a U.S. school for less than 12 months and identified as English Learners are exempt for one administration of the reading or language arts assessment. First year status is identified in the Assessment Roster; therefore, a special exemption form is not required.

More information about statewide assessments can be found on NHED website > Office of Academics and Assessment.

ACCESS Test: Data Validation

The Pre-Reporting Data Validation Window for ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs opens on Thursday, April 21, 2022 and closes on Monday, May 2, 2022.

The data validation process is designed to identify student demographic, accommodation, and test result records that could potentially contain errors, as well as provide the opportunity for corrective action before reporting.

All Test Coordinators should reference the WIDA AMS User Guide Supplement for Data Validation located in the Resources section of the WIDA Secure Portal. You can also view the Post Testing: Data Validation webinar located in the Webinars section of the WIDA Secure

Portal.

Important WIDA related deadlines and information can be found on the NH WIDA webpage.

Title III Updates:

Title III

Reallocations for the 2021-2022 grant cycle are complete and have been loaded into GMS.

From the Field: Resource Share

Effective Literacy Education for English Learners: Beyond Foundational Skills

The National Committee for Effective Literacy released a new research and policy overview in February focused on effective literacy education for English learners. A webinar recently presented at the California Association of Bilingual Educators (CABE) and facilitated by the authors, Dr. Kathy Escamilla and Dr. Laurie Olsen, is available now.

Link to Webinar and Research

Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities

EL & Title III Open Office Hours

3:00-4:00 PM

Tuesday, May 5th

Tuesday, May 17th

There is no set agenda for the open office hour. The time is offered for NH educators to seek Technical Assistance from NHED on any questions or issues related to programs for English learners or Title III.

Zoom Room Info:

Meeting ID: 865 3993 3224

Passcode: 673911

Statewide EL Educator's

Community of Practice

Thursday, April 21, 2022

3:30-4:45

Link to Meeting Code & Agenda

Statewide Low-Incidence Community of Practice (LICoP)

Monday, May 2, 2022

3:30-4:30 PM

Meeting ID: 969 3311 8229

Passcode: 5921y6

Meeting Link