English Language Proficiency
Essa Accountability ELP
New York State requires districts to report annual achievement scores related to English proficiency to comply with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). For more information about New York’s ESSA Plan, the New York State accountability system, and how each of the accountability indicators are used to determine school and district accountability status, please visit NYSED Every Student Succeeds Act information videos.
How do students show progress?
1. EXIT ELL STATUS
Grades K-12: scoring Commanding level on the NYSESLAT or
Grades 3-8: Scoring Expanding level on the NYSESLAT and 3 or above on the NYS ELA exam in the same school year
Grades 9-12: Scoring Expanding level on the NYSESLAT and 65 or above on the Regents Exam in English
2. REACH EXPECTED GAINS ON NEW YORK STATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST (NYSESLAT)
ELL Status (Less than 5 years)
Long-Term ELLs
3. DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS THROUGH THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISION
How is a School’s ELP Calculated?
PROBABILITY OF STUDENTS MEETING GROWTH TARGETS (2015 EXAMPLE BELOW)
AGGREGATING PROBABILITIES AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL (AKA SCHOOL BENCHMARK)
CALCULATE THE RATIO (STUDENTS WHO MADE PROGRESS/EXPECTED GROWTH).
A School Success Ratio of 1 means that 100% of students met expected growth; less than 1 means that the school underperformed compared to expectation; greater than 1 means school outperformed compared to expectation.
TRANSLATING INTO AN ESSA INDICATOR.
