EVENT(S)/BEHAVIOR(S):
In the Marshalltown Community District, there are a couple different types of assessments that are used to assess language learners. A student that is new to the country will take the TELPA assessment, which is required by the state. This test needs to be taken within thirty days from the beginning of the year, fourteen days after the start of the year. Another assessment that is given annually is called ELPA21, which is a new assessment for the Marshalltown District. It has replaced the annual assessment, I-ELDA. The new assessment, ELPA21, connects with the Iowa Core and the ELP standards.
For the ELPA 21 assessment, a student will be marked “proficient” when all domain levels are greater or equal to 4. A student will be marked “progressing” when the domain level combinations fall in between the criteria for “proficient” and “emerging.” A student will be marked “emerging” when all domain levels are less than or equal to 2. …show more content…
If a student is marked “proficient”, the student is exited out of the program and is in a Monitoring Phase. Students are monitored for the next four years. If there are concerns on student’s growth or progress. the problem solving method looks at the type of instruction, skills and strategies that are being used, reinforcing the differentiated and scaffold levels within the general education