Glossary
AB1116 English
Language Acquisition Program
Bill appropriated by the California legislature requiring
local educational agencies to provide instructional programs to
English language learners. Reference
API Academic
Performance Index
An accountability formula used to help schools track their
progress with student achievement with the Stanford 9 test. Test
scores are used to rank schools from 1-10 with 10 being the highest
score. Reference 1
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CBET Community-Based
English Tutoring Program
Program administered by adult schools and LEAs to provide
English language instruction to parents. Reference
CDE California
Department of Education
Reference
California
Content Standards
Additional test questions on the Stanford 9 test designed
to measure specific skills required under the California state
standards. Reference
EIEP Emergency
Immigrant Education Program
Educational programs for immigrant students and youth. EIEP
is funded by Title VII of the ESEA. Reference
EL English
Learner
Learners with a primary language other than English who are
limited-English proficient. The term "EL" was created
after the passage of Prop 227 that requires new English learners
to be instructed in English.
ELL English
Language Learner
ELLI English
Language & Literacy Intensive
California State Library literacy initiative established
in response to California Governor Gray Davis’ focus on education
and the need to improve the literacy skills of families where
English is not the first language. Programs are administered by
public library literacy programs who partner with local schools.
ELLP English
Language and Intensive Literacy Program
Program administered by adult schools and LEA’s using
standards-based instructional materials for reading and language
arts with English learners. Over 100 LEA’s have received
ELLP grants. Reference
ESEA Elementary
and Secondary Education Act.
See www.edweek.org/context/glossary.
Also known as the Improving Schools Act which is President Bush’s
proposal for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act. Reference
LEA’s Local
Educational Agencies
Includes school districts or county office of education not
public libraries.
LEP Limited
English Proficient students
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NAEP National
Assessment of Educational Progress
Known as the nation’s report for regional and state-by-state
comparisons of the educational attainment of 4th, 8th,
and 12th grade students. Reference
Outcomes-Based
Education
An education theory that guides curriculum by setting goals
for students to accomplish. Reference
Performance-Based
Assessment
A testing approach where students perform hands-on tasks
like conducting a science experiment or writing an essay. Reference
REA Reading
Excellence Act
A $280 million federal grant program available to eligible
schools and districts designed to teach every child to read by
the end of the third grade. Reference
SABE/2
Spanish Assessment of Basic Education
STAR A component of the STAR test used by school districts
to assess Spanish-speaking students for their primary language
skills. Reference
Standards Subject
matter benchmarks to measure student’s academic achievement.
Reference
STAR Standardized
Testing and Reporting Program
Testing program selected by the California Department of
Education that requires all public school districts in California
to test students in grades two-eleven by May 15 of every year.
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SAT 9 Stanford
Achievement Test also known as the Stanford 9.
This is the actual test students in grades two — eleven
take statewide by May 15 of every year. This test was selected
by the California Department of Education from the STAR program.
The test is multiple choice and covers reading, language, and
mathematics. Reference
Title 1 Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act serves remedial education programs to poor and disadvantaged
children in nearly every school district in the country. Reference
Title VII A federal program to make limited-English-proficient
students proficient at the English language. Reference
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