ERIC ED615849: Rhode Island's Strategic Plan for Multilingual Learner Success: A Plan to Implement the "Blueprint for Multilingual Learner Success"

2020·0.82 MB·English

by  ERIC

RHODE
ISLAND’S
STRATEGIC
PLAN FOR
MULTILINGUAL
LEARNER
SUCCESS:
A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE
BLUEPRINT FOR MULTILINGUAL
LEARNER SUCCESS
2020
Commissioner’s Statement
It is with great excitement that I announce the completion We felt strongly that it was important to model the shift
of Rhode Island’s Blueprint for Multilingual Learner (MLL) in practice we hope to see in the state as we developed
Success—a foundational document that unequivocally the Blueprint for MLL Success, namely shared ownership
affirms the cultural and linguistic assets of MLLs and sets over MLL education across partnerships and at all levels
priorities for continuous improvement in serving these of the educational system.
students across the state.
As part of the process, the Blueprint for MLL Success
MLLs represent the fastest-growing student population in workgroups took an unprecedented look at MLL demo-
Rhode Island, with the state seeing more than 40 percent graphic and performance data. One story that the data
increase in the last six years alone. Rhode Island is in a repeatedly illuminated was that MLLs in Rhode Island
pivotal position to promote multilingualism as a strength experience stark opportunity gaps. On our five statewide
that benefits all who live in our state. Students’ home assessments for science, ELA and math, fewer than 14
languages and cultures are more than assets that educa- percent of current and former MLLs met or exceeded
tors can leverage in the classroom; they are a proven expectations in 2018–2019, compared to 39 percent
commodity for competing and winning in our increasingly of non-MLLs. Such figures only heighten the sense of
global economy. urgency we all share about providing equitable access to
high-quality instruction.
Driven by this conviction, the Rhode Island Department
of Education (RIDE) convened a series of workgroups to We also heard loudly and clearly from stakeholders that
develop the Blueprint for MLL Success. These workgroups the community needs a concrete outline from RIDE as
gathered teachers, district leaders, and representatives to how it will implement the Blueprint for MLL Success.
of student groups, advocacy organizations, and insti- From these urgent calls for action, Rhode Island’s
tutes of higher education, as well as staff from RIDE Strategic Plan for MLL Success was born. I am proud of
and the Providence Public School District (PPSD). The the commitment that Rhode Islanders have shown to this
effort benefited from first-rate facilitation by the Region effort, even as we navigate a global pandemic. Our work
2 Comprehensive Center, which allowed RIDE staff to together has only just begun, but this plan is a foundation
participate alongside key stakeholders. we can count on for the long haul.
Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green
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Table of Contents
Introduction 4
Rhode Island’s Principles for MLL Success 5
Timeline and Process 7
Who are our multilingual learners? 9
Why do we need the Blueprint and Strategic Plan in Rhode Island? 12
Goals, High-Leverage Strategies, and Action Steps 14
Goal 1 – High-Quality Instruction 14
Goal 2 – Capacity of Educators and Administrators 16
Goal 3 – Coherent, Effective Systems 18
Goal 4 – Data and Research Use 20
Goal 5 – Family and Caregiver Engagement 22
Goal 6 – Bilingual/Dual Language Instruction 23
Promising Futures 26
Rhode Island’s Strategic Plan for Multilingual Learner Success: A Plan to Implement the Blueprint for Multilingual Learner Success | page 3
INTRO-
DUCTION
Rhode Island’s Blueprint for MLL Success articulates
a vision and research-based principles that lay out
what must be in place at all levels of the educational
system for MLLs to thrive. Together, the vision and the
principles set the foundational structure for systemic
improvement of MLL instruction in Rhode Island. With
the Blueprint, Rhode Island affirms the shared responsi-
bility required to develop MLLs’ academic and linguistic
skills in environments that respect and sustain their
languages and cultures.
RIDE is committed to implementing the Blueprint for
MLL Success. That is where the Strategic Plan for MLL
Success comes into play. The Strategic Plan outlines
how RIDE will make the vision and principles from the
Blueprint a reality.
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Vision
All multilingual learners in the state of Rhode Island are empowered with high-quality instructional opportunities,
including multilingual education, that leverage their cultural and linguistic assets, promote college and career
readiness, and prepare them to thrive socially, politically, and economically, both in our state and globally.
RHODE
P rin ciples for MLL Success
ISLAND’S An asset-oriented
system
PRINCIPLES
A coherent A high-quality
and nimble instructional
system system
FOR MLL
A research- A family- and
and data-informed community-centered
system system
SUCCESS
Principle 1: professional learning) provides Principle 4:
access to rigorous standards-
An asset-oriented system embraces A research- and data-informed
aligned learning opportunities
expectations and approaches to system holds all educators
and empowers students.
value, respect, and sustain MLL responsible for continuously
languages and cultures. Principle 3: strengthening MLL education.
Principle 2: A family- and community-centered Principle 5:
system maximizes the assets of
A high-quality instructional system A coherent and nimble system aligns
families, communities, and schools
(including curriculum, instruction, policies, resources, and practices to
so MLLs reach their full potential.
materials, assessments, and increase MLL achievement.
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The Strategic Plan contains six mutually reinforcing goals. MLLs must improve, and all educators must have support
These goals will guide implementation of the Blueprint. in implementing evidence-based instruction. All learning
Each goal identifies high-leverage strategies and environments must not only be welcoming, inclusive,
action steps that RIDE will undertake in its five-year plan and safe but must also value the assets that MLLs bring
for improving MLL outcomes. As done in the Strategic to school and engage their families and communities
Plan, the Blueprint will serve as the anchor for efforts to as partners in MLLs’ education. Policies and resources
enhance MLL instruction across the state. must align intentionally to drive change, and educators
and administrators must continuously gather and act
Whereas the Blueprint lays out what must be in place for
on evidence of learning to ensure that MLLs achieve
MLLs to thrive, the Strategic Plan provides a roadmap for
academic and learning goals. Such shifts in practices are
how RIDE will affect change. For all MLLs to graduate
within reach through the Strategic Plan.
college- and career-ready, the quality of instruction for
Figure 1. Blueprint for MLL Success alignment
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Timeline and Process
All Rhode Island educators are tasked with providing included individuals that represented local education
high-quality instruction so MLLs succeed in learning agencies, universities, community organizations, and
English and grade-level content and graduate ready for offices at RIDE and PPSD. The different groups met over
college, career, and life. MLLs must have access every eight sessions and completed exercises between sessions
day in every classroom to instruction that draws on their to develop two living documents. The Blueprint provides
cultural and language assets, engages them in rigorous an overall framework for change, and the Strategic Plan
academic instruction and discourse, integrates academic outlines the path to implement those changes.
language and content, and provides ongoing assessment
With these living documents in hand, RIDE will
and feedback.
continue to engage stakeholders, begin implementing
In order to guarantee this high-quality instruction, RIDE the plan, and make adjustments as needed based on
initiated a multilevel process to develop the Blueprint for stakeholder feedback.
MLL Success. The Blueprint for MLL Success workgroups
Figure 2. 2020-2021: Development
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and printed in
for MLL Success
multiple languages
Recommendations from • Rhode Island’s Strategic Documents drafted
workgroups synthesized Plan for MLL Success Dissemination and translated
and instructional tenets and feedback • Rhode Island’s Blueprint
developed by workgroup gathered for MLL Success
for RI’s High-Quality • Rhode Island’s Strategic
Instructional Framework Plan for MLL Success
for MLLs to Thrive
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Figure 3. 2021-2026: Implementation
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• Aligning policies and Practices aligned to the Blueprint • Supporting implementation of new
revising regulations and Strategic Plan policies and regulations
• Generating guidance documents • Implementing high-quality
and finalizing RI’s High-Quality instruction, programs, and services
Instructional Framework for MLLs for all MLLs
to Thrive
• Establishing data- and research-
• Developing tools for classroom informed continuous improvement
observation protocols, instructional efforts across systems
rounds, and curriculum review
• Developing a stronger
• Expanding bilingual/ educator workforce, including but
dual-language (BDL) programs not limited to pipelines for English to
Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Enhancing leadership and
and BDL certification
teacher capacity
• Expanding parent and
• Strengthening parent and
community partnerships
community partnerships
• Creating MLL data dashboards
• Consolidating existing resources
and cultivating new resources to • Evaluating the impact of
support implementation new practices aligned to the
Blueprint’s Vision and Principles
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Who are our multilingual learners?
MLLs are diverse. More than 100 languages are MLLs who are still receiving services (Current MLLs)
spoken by MLLs in Rhode Island. and those who have exited services (Former MLLs).
We can further understand MLLs’ learning needs by
RIDE recognizes that language development is a life-
analyzing MLL data by the years and types of services
long process and that MLLs have unique educational
received: Newcomer, Developing, Long-Term,
experiences. To fully track education outcomes for
Monitored, and Reclassified MLLs.
MLLs, we must look at data from our Ever MLLs — both
Figure 4. Categories of multilingual learners
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Table 1. K–12 student population in 2018-2019
Percentage of
Number of
MLL Groups Definition Total Student
Students
Population
Any student ever classified as an MLL (the “current” and
Ever MLL 23,931 16%
“former” groups combined)
Never MLL A student never classified as an MLL 124,731 84%
A student with an active MLL service line, including those
Current MLL 15,953 11%
“eligible but not enrolled”
A student who exited MLL services (the “monitored” and
Former MLL 7,978 5%
“reclassified” groups combined)
Newcomer
An MLL in U.S. schools for less than 3 years 6,129 4%
MLL
Developing A student who has completed 6 years or less of MLL services in
8,426 6%
MLL a RI school and is not a “newcomer”
Long-Term A student who has completed more than 6 years of MLL
1,398 1%
MLL services in a RI school
Monitored A student who exited MLL services and is in the first or second
1,351 1%
MLL year of monitoring
Reclassified A student who exited MLL services and is no longer being
6,627 4%
MLL monitored
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