WA Bilingual Page
Menu path: Select Registration from the main menu, select Entry & Reports submenu, select Student Demographic, and then select WA Bilingual.
Field | Description |
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Instructional Model | This field holds the program or date tracked information about the Instructional Model that the student is participating in. Click the hyperlink to update the type of Instructional Model or the start and end dates. Students with an Instructional Model of P – Waiver (Parent Waiver from Program Services) will NOT be included on the FTE report in the Bilingual Program Headcount bucket. Make sure the Instructional Model program is defined to Process Active Students during Registration Rollover with the setting Always close current vector and create a new vector (menu path: select Administration from the main menu, select Registration Setup submenu, select Programs Setup, and then select WABIL. You must click Instructional Model and then select Year End Values).
(Program-tracked field) |
Serving District | If the student is being served for his/her bilingual instructional needs in a different district, click the hyperlink to assign it. (Program-tracked field) |
Location ID | If the student is being served for his/her bilingual instructional needs in a building different from his/her Entry/Withdrawal building, click the hyperlink to assign it. If the student is receiving services outside of your district, you must also enter a Location ID in the other district. (Program-tracked field) |
Program Designation | Program where the student receives services or is placed based on test results.
(Program-tracked field) |
WA Placement Date | Enter the date that the student was first placed into the State Bilingual Instruction Program in any district in Washington. This date could be prior to the student's first Entry/Withdrawal date in your district. |
US Placement Date | Enter the date that the student was first placed into the State Bilingual Instruction Program in any district in any state. This date could be prior to the student's first Entry/Withdrawal date in your district. |
Months US Attendance | Enter the number of months the student attended school in the US (PK-12 grades) prior to enrolling in your district. |
Months Non US Education | Enter the number of months that the student attended school outside the US in his or her native language prior to enrolling in your district. |
Test Scale Score | Enter the scale score for the student's initial placement test for the State Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program. Do not update this if the student takes a supplemental test. |
Test Level Score | Select the level score associated with the scale score for the student's initial placement test for the State Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program. Do not update this if the student takes a supplemental test.
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Placement Test Code | Select the code that represents the most recent placement test the student took in Washington. |
Grade Level at Placement | Select the grade level the student was enrolled in at the time of the most recent placement test. Students enrolled in Kindergarten who took the placement test prior to enrollment should use Kindergarten (K1 or K2) as their grade level at placement. |
Placement Test Date | Enter the date for the student's initial placement test for the State Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program. Do not update this if the student takes a supplemental test. |
Implemented date tracking fields for WA Placement Date, US Placement Date, Months US Attendance, Months Non US Education, Test Scale Score, Test Level Score, Placement Test Code, Grade Level at Placement, and Placement Test Date. The program-tracked fields are tracked by date spans to create new records. Therefore, multiple records can be sent for students.
Reporting a Student as Exited a Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP)
The FTE Monthly Enrollment, Inter District, and ALE Reporting into SAFS options show counts of students who have exited a Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program in the previous school year. This count is no longer based on settings from the WA Bilingual page. These students are now tracked through Test History records as follows:
Total count of students who exited the bilingual program based on the student having a test score within the last two years meeting the following criteria:
- The score is set up with a State Code Equiv of WATBIP. See Exited TBIP Test Score Setup for FTE Reporting for more information.
- The student's score value is PROFICIENT.
WA Student Bilingual Page Entries and the CEDARS Bilingual Programs (J) File
For the CEDARS Bilingual Programs (J) file, eSchoolPlus downloads Start Date, Exit Date, and Exit Reason data based on a student's Instructional Model program record on the WA Bilingual student page. However, CEDARS business rules dictate that a student cannot have an Instructional Model reported in either of the following circumstances:
- If the student has a Program Designation of 3 – Native American Student. Instructional Models do not describe services received by these students.
- If the student earns a Test Level Score of L4 or L5 on the placement test. In this case, the student would never have an Instructional Model assigned.
Students in the above cases still need Start Date, Exit Date, and Exit Reason information reported when appropriate. Below are explanations of how to accomplish this, either through defaults assigned with the CEDARS download or by assigning an Instructional Model of NA for Not Applicable.
To access the Instructional Model program information, click the Instructional Model link on the WA Bilingual student district-defined page.
Scenario | Program Designation | Test Level Score | Instructional Model | Start Date, Exit Date, and Exit Reason for CEDARS | Defaults in the download record? |
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Student has an L4 or L5 on the placement test | 1 and 3 handled the same way in this case | L4 or L5 | None | WA Placement Date used for both Start and Exit Dates. Exit Reason is O – Student Tested but didn't Qualify | Start Date, Exit Date, and Exit Reason default. You will not have entries for the Instructional Model program. |
Student gets an L4 or L5 on the annual test and has an Instructional Model | 1 - State Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program | Keep the value from the student's last placement test. Do not enter the annual test value. | Student already has an Instructional Model assigned. | These values come from the Instructional Model program record. The student needs an Exit Date and Exit Reason of A (Re-designated/ Transitioned) | None. |
Student gets an L4 or L5 on the annual test and has Instructional Model of NA | 3 - Native American Student, Title III, English Language Development services | Keep the value from the student's last placement test. Do not enter the annual test value. | Student needs the Instructional Model value of NA. | These values come from the Instructional Model program record. The student needs an Exit Date and Exit Reason of A (Re-designated/ | Instructional Model defaults as blank based on seeing the code of NA assigned in the Instructional Model program record. |
Student gets anything other than an L4 or L5 on the placement test | 1 - State Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program | Enter the Test Level Score from the placement test | Instructional Model is required | These values come from the Instructional Model program record. | None. |
Student gets anything other than an L4 or L5 on the placement test | 3 – Native American Student, Title III, English Language Development services | Enter the Test Level Score from the placement test | Select NA for Not Applicable | These values come from the Instructional Model program record. | Instructional Model defaults as blank based on seeing the code of NA assigned in the Instructional Model program record. |