Meetings and Monitoring Visits

Alternative Language Services (ALS) Directors’ Meetings 

Updated Schedule 2019-2021
Location: Utah State Board of Education North and South Boardrooms
Time: 9 a.m. - 12:30

Note: Webinars are only as needed.

Professional Learning

Two new Massively Integrated Data Analytics System (MIDAS) Courses (3.0 Credits each):

1. Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) English Learner (EL) Support using World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Key Uses and Individual Student Reports; and
2. Evidenced-Based English Learner Programs and High Leverage Strategies

School Visit Schedule (Not an Audit)

These visits will be coordinated with the Utah State Board of Education Title I and School Improvement Teams to alleviate any undue burden on schools:

• Dual Immersion
• Endeavor Hall
• Esperanza School with School Improvement
• Freedom Academy
• Pacific Heritage Academy with School Improvement
• Utah International School

Note: Title III Specialist will schedule with Wasatch; North and South Sanpete; Millard; South Summit; American Leadership.

The following Local Education Agencies (LEAs) have been visited and official Utah State Board of Education reports uploaded into Utah Grants. Title III Specialist will schedule consultations that support LEAs’ completion of the required LEA response to recommendations in the Utah State Board of Education report and then uploaded to Utah Grants.

1. Granite (Cottonwood Feeder); Consultation on TSI Schools
2. Salt Lake (West Feeder); Consultation on TSI Schools
3. Canyons (Hillcrest Feeder); Consultation on TSI Schools
4. Entheos (Kearns and Magna); Consultation on TSI Schools
5. Guadalupe; Consultation on TSI Schools
6. Jordan (West Jordan High Feeder); Consultation on TSI Schools
7. Davis (Northridge Feeder); Consultation on TSI Schools
8. Uintah (Uintah High Feeder); Consultation on TSI Schools

Evidence-Based Practices

Evidence-Based Improvement: A Guide for States to Strengthen Their Frameworks and Supports Aligned to the Evidence Requirements of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
WestEd

This guide provides an initial set of tools to help school districts understand and plan for implementing evidence-based improvement strategies.

Non-regulatory Guidance: Using Evidence to Strengthen Education Investments
United States Department of Education

This guidance seeks to help State Educational Agencies (SEAs), Local Education Agencies (LEAs), schools, educators, partner organizations, and other stakeholders understand the four levels of evidence and recommends a step-by-step process for choosing and implementing interventions that improve outcomes for students.

The Evidence Provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Results for America

ESSA's definition of "evidence-based" includes 4 levels of evidence:

• Level 1: Strong
• Level 2: Moderate
• Level 3: Promising
• Level 4: Under Evaluation

Frequently Asked Questions

Ensuring English Learner Students can Participate Meaningfully and Equally in Educational Programs

Information on the Rights of all Children to Enroll in School: Questions and Answers for States, School Districts and Parents

Non-Regulatory Guidance: English Learners and Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Immigrants, Migrants

Resources

Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)

English Language Development (ELD) Standards
World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
United States Department of Education

Language Codes