Assessment, ELL, & Compensatory Education

The Office of Assessment, English Language Learners, and Compensatory Education is part of the Department of Instructional Services. Its mission is to narrow the achievement gap by providing systemic professional development and sustaining local leadership to help ensure that all learners achieve academically across content areas. Research-based practices are implemented to ensure that English language learners, economically disadvantaged and immigrant students attain English language proficiency and content mastery successfully.

 

Additionally, the office coordinates the development and administration of district and state assessments and provides teachers and administrators with the necessary support and professional development about test administration and interpretation. Ongoing assistance is provided to examine student assessment results in order to improve students' academic achievement and determine effectiveness of programs and interventions.

The office also assists in building the nation's capacity in critical foreign languages by coordinating and developing Dearborn's Arabic as a foreign language program which focuses on developing a viable curriculum, assessments, integration of technology, cultural competence, and accelerating students' foreign language proficiency.

The Office of Assessment, ELL, and Compensatory Education administers programs and activities under Title I and Title III of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). As you navigate our website, you will find descriptive information about services, special programs, initiatives, activities, and resources available to educators, parents and students.

Shereen Tabrizi, Ph.D, Director Assessment, ELL and Compensatory Education Ph: 313-827-3040 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Intissar Harajli, Coordinator I ELL and Compensatory Education Ph: 313-827-6154 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Maura Sedgeman, Teacher Leader ELL and Compensatory Education Ph: 313-827-3126 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Nadra Shami , District Resource Teacher Assessment, ELL and Compensatory Education Ph: 313-827-3013 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

DISTRICT ASSESSMENT :

• Assessment Schedules: 
  

  • File Downloads	File Size
    2010-2011 ELEM Schedule	65.02 kB
    2010-2011 HS Schedule	101.2 kB
    2010-2011 MS Schedule	63.3 kB

•  Guidelines for High School Grading
•  Assessment Template
•  Developmental Reading Assessment Guide
•  Assessment Integrity - IMPORTANT!!!
  
•  Curriculum GLCE

BLUEPRINTS FOR EXCEPTIONAL WRITING

•  Blueprint For Exceptional Writing Material
• BEW Videos via D-Tube
  • Fable
  • Fantasy
  • Personal Narritive
• Pearson Webinar – Blueprints for Exceptional Writing by Jennifer Fontenot
  http://www.pearsonpd.com/webinars/media/jennifer_fontenot_011410/

MEAP RESOURCES

• MEAP RESULTS (Michigan.gov)
•  MEAP Ethical Practices Document
•  MEAP Assessment Admin Manual Grade 3
•  MEAP Assessment Admin Manual Grade 4-9
• MEAP TOOLBOX RESA
• Dearborn Schools MEAP Toolbox (Link Found on the Staff Resources Page.  Please login.)
• Oakland ISD (MEAP Practice for first 20 days)

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS:

• K-8 English and Math Learning Expectation Parent Guides
•  Parent Guide To District Standard-Based Report Card

Title I School-Parent Compact

•  Parent Compact English Version
•  Parent Compact Arabic Version

Dearborn Public Schools Bylaws & Policies

• Public Complaints
•  AR Policy 9130 Arabic

Elementary Report Card Standards (Adobe PDF files)

•  Report Cards View Example Report Cards in both English and Arabic
•  Report Card Comments (What do all those numbers mean exactly?)

Dearborn Foreign Language Acquisition Program

• Dearborn FLAP Webpage
• EFTAL (William Ford & Miller Elementary)

Presentation Downloads

•  DFLAP Oral Language Development-Strategies That Work
•  DFLAP Thinking Maps
•  Oral Language Development In Arabic
•  Reading Comprehension-EFTAL-Classroom Applications

 

ONLINE RESOURCES

MI Mathematics and Science Center Network	Bowse math and science released items organized by benchmark. You may select a teacher or student version as well as an answer key document.
Macomb ISD Assessment Tool	A mix of MEAP, NAEP and ACT released items
Assessment Training Institute	Downloadable resources on assessment for learning (formative) and assessment of learning (summative)
Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation	PARE's purpose is to provide education professionals access to refered articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practices, especially at the local education level.
Center for Performance Assessment	A great source of professional development and supporting materials in the areas of standards, assessment, and accountability.
University of Wisconsin	Ready-made rubrics on current topics