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WIDA (ACCESS for ELLs)

2021/2022

(World Class Instructional Design Assessment)

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The WIDA Consortium is a member-based organization made up of U.S. states, territories and federal agencies, and is dedicated to the research, design and implementation of a high-quality, standards-based system for K-12 English learners.

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Member of the WIDA Consortium since 2005.

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There is a 3-step process for ELL identification, including:

1. Home Language Survey (HLS) (all students);

2. Records review (all students who indicate a Language Other Than English);

3. Testing.

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Spring 2022

Data Analysis-31 students SAES (1 alternate)� 21 students SAMHS

  • Languages within the SAES
    • 4 Arabic
    • 2 Portuguese
    • 25 Spanish

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  • Languages within the SAMHS
    • 4 Arabic
    • 1 Russian
    • 16 Spanish

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Students Who Exited

  • 1 elementary school student achieved an overall proficiency level above 4.5
  • 1 elementary student exited + one alternate test student exited
  • 0 middle school students exited
  • 0 high school student exited
  • All students did improve at the elementary school.
  • 7/9 students improved at the middle/high school.

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WIDA /ACCESS for ELLs (English Language Proficiency Test)

  • Overall scores are computed when all 4 domains have been completed
  • A-Oral Language=50% Listening+50% Speaking
  • B-Literacy= 50% Reading+ 50% Writing
  • C-Comprehension= 70% Reading + 30% Listening
  • D- Overall Score=
    • 35% Reading + 35% Writing + 15% Listening+ 15% Speaking
    • Scaled score equated to proficiency level which must be 4.5 to exit

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Student Enrollment 2021/2022

SAES: 31 students

Kindergarten (7); Grade 1 (5); Grade 2 (5); Grade 3 (4); Grade 4 (4); Grade 5 (6)

SAMHS: 21 students

Grade 6 (2); Grade 7 (5); Grade 8 (2); Grade 9 (3); Grade 10 (2); Grade 11 (4); Grade 12 (3)

2020/2021 enrollment

ES (31); MS (9); HS (12)

52 students

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Longitudinal Data by Enrollment

2021-2022: 52

2020-2021: 41

2019-2020: 33

2018-2019: 31

2017-2018: 25

2016-2017: 24

2015-2016: 16

2014-2015: 20

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Example of Data Analysis w/Student Sample

Susan F. Hitchcock

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ESL Longitudinal Data