Full Report - Center for Collaborative Education
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Improving <strong>Education</strong>al Outcomes of English Language Learners<br />
in Schools and Programs in Boston Public Schools<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
I. INTRODUCTION 1<br />
II. THE STUDY 5<br />
A. Research Questions 6<br />
B. Defining the Population of English Language Learners in Boston Public Schools. 6<br />
C. Sources of Data 8<br />
D. Definitions of the Demographic, Program, School, and Outcome Variables Used in the Study 8<br />
III. ENROLLMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS 11<br />
A. What Is the Enrollment of BPS Populations Defined by English Proficiency, and<br />
How Has This Enrollment Changed through Time? 12<br />
IN DEPTH: Enrollment of English Language Learners through Time 13<br />
B. What Are the Characteristics of Student Populations Defined by English Proficiency? 14<br />
IV. ENROLLMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS<br />
IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS 18<br />
A. What Are the Characteristics of Schools in which English Language Learners Are Enrolled?<br />
How Do These Schools Compare with Those in which English Proficient Students Are Enrolled? 19<br />
B. What Are the Characteristics of English Language Learners Enrolled in Different Types of Schools? 22<br />
V. ENROLLMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS<br />
IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS 26<br />
A. What Are the Programs in which English Language Learners Are Enrolled?<br />
What Were the Trends in Their Enrollment Between SY2006 and SY2009? 28<br />
IN DEPTH: A Focus on Enrollment of LEP Students in Special <strong>Education</strong> Programs 33<br />
B. What Are the Characteristics of English Language Learners Enrolled in Different Types of Programs? 35<br />
VI. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 38<br />
A. How Are English Proficiency Levels Distributed across English Language Learners? 41<br />
B. What Are the Characteristics of English Language Learners at Different English Proficiency Levels? 41<br />
C. What Are the English Proficiency Levels of English Language Learners in Different BPS Programs? 42<br />
D. Which MEPA English Proficiency Levels Are Most Frequently Represented among Those Who<br />
Pass MCAS ELA?What Proportion of English Language Learners Reach This Level? 43<br />
IN DEPTH: A Look at the English Acquisition Trajectories of English Language Learners at<br />
Different Grade Levels 44<br />
4 Improving <strong>Education</strong>al Outcomes of English Language Learners in Schools and Programs in Boston Public Schools