Project Summary

New York City school districts identified for corrective action contracted with Learning Point Associates (LPA) in partnership with The Education Alliance to conduct curriculum audits in order to identify how districts have delineated, interpreted, aligned and articulated New York state standards and written district curricula in English language arts and/or math. The Education Alliance audits focused on English language learner instruction, as part of this comprehensive district audit process.

The audit targeted overall district alignment across all schools and student populations as well as alignment issues specific to English language learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities, with the Alliance's contribution focused on ELLs. The services included consultation, data collection, analysis and co-interpretation to support LPA's overall audit process and district development of action plans for improvement. Methods included site visits to schools within nine districts, teacher interviews, classroom observations, focus groups with parents/community members, and administrator interviews.