EXIT CRITERIA
The final step is exit from the program. The
ACCESS for ELLs and CATS results will be used in combination with
teacher information to determine recommendation for program exit.
Determination of exiting English Language Learner status will be made
for each student at the building level. The following criteria
will be used as a measure to determine if the student is ready to exit
the program:
A. Student achievement of competency in the basic skill areas of
listening, speaking, reading and writing in the English language.
This is measured by the ACCESS for ELLs and requires an overall
proficiency score of Level 5 with a Literacy composite score of 4 or
great on a Tier B or Tier C assssment. Students may
not be
exited based on W-APT screening scores. Students may
not exit after Kindergarten, regardless the proficiency
level. When a
student is ready
to be considered for exit from the ESL program, assessment scores from
the ACCESS for ELLs (at proficiency level 5 with a Literacy composite
score of 4 or greater on a Tier B or Tier C assessment)
will be used in making a
determination of exit,
along with the following:
1. The student achievement on standardized
achievement tests within normal range for grade level on CATS.
2. Student maintenance of academic achievement
commensurate with peers in same grade.
3. Student ability to complete required course work
at grade level without modifications other than those made for
English-speaking students.
Kindergarten students may not exit ELL services, regardless the ACCESS
score. They must remain in services through grade 1,
and take the grade 1 ACCESS. They may exit services
or continue in services based on those test results.
Annually the school staff will review the progress
of each ELL student to determine appropriate continuation or exit from
the program. The principal and teacher will work in conjunction
with the parents or sponsor and any other school personnel involved in
direct instruction to the student. Counselors of secondary
students will work with teachers to consider special needs and
educational growth of each student. Exit score
documentation will be placed in the records (green folder)
maintained by the ESL teacher as part of the student’s ESL file.
Parent will be notified of exit (www.transact.com - Exit Notification
Letter). Student data on exit will be entered into
Infinite Campus at the beginning of the next school year.
The folders of exited students will be sent to the Intake Center for
storage.
B. All Kindergarten students for whom a language other than
English was indicated on the Home Language Survey upon enrollment will
take ACCESS in the Spring of the Kindergarten year. They
must also take ACCESS at the end of grade 1. Any of
these students who score at Proficiency Level 5 with a Literacy
composite score of 4 or higher on a Tier B or Tier C
assessment at the end of grade 1 may be exited.
