Published on: 15086136. Programs for English Language Leaners, Extension of Services in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Program, Requirements for the District English Language Learners Plan, Exemptions Provided to English Language Learners
Published on: 15025317. The purpose of these rule amendments are to update the referenced rules as necessary, including the following revisions: Rule 6A-6.0900 - update list of rules applicable
to ESOL programs and to add recently adopted rules to the existing list; Rule 6A-6.09022 - update
references to the statewide standardized assessment (formerly FCAT) and the statewide English Language Proficiency Assessment; make necessary changes in grammar to clarify the deadline for re-evaluation of a student’s progress towards English language proficiency for purposes of extension of services; Rule 6A-6.0905 - clarify the Department’s obligation to consider objections by any school district parent leadership councils representing parents of English Language Learners (ELLs) to any district ELL plan under Department review; revise requirement to submit the district ELL plan via an online template to instead require submission on an incorporated form; and Rule 6A-6.0909 - update references to the statewide standardized assessment (formerly FCAT) and the statewide English Language Proficiency Assessment; remove exemption option for school districts to have ESOL-endorsed instructors if they have fewer than ten ELLs within a radius of 20 miles of a given school or attendance zone, whichever is larger.
Published on: 14948493. The purpose of this rule development is to update the referenced rules as necessary, including the following revisions: Rule 6A-6.0900 - Update list of rules applicable to ESOL programs to add recently adopted rules and correct the titles of rules in the existing list; Rule 6A-6.09022 - Update references to the statewide standardized assessment (formerly FCAT) and the statewide English Language Proficiency Assessment; make necessary changes in grammar to clarify the deadline for re-evaluation of a student’s progress towards English language proficiency for purposes of extension of services; Rule 6A-6.0905 - Clarify the Department’s obligation to consider objections by any councils representing parents of ELLs to any district ELL plan under Department review; revise requirement to submit the district ELL plan via an online template to instead require submission on an incorporated form; and Rule 6A-6.0909 – Update references to the statewide standardized assessment (formerly FCAT) and the statewide English Language Proficiency Assessment; Remove exemption from requirement for ESOL to be taught by an ESOL certified or endorsed instructor for districts with fewer than ten English Language Learners within a radius of twenty miles of a given school or within the school attendance zone, whichever is larger.
Published on: 13408521. The purpose and effect of these proposed amendments are to (1) authorize electronic ELL student plans; (2) require districts to collect and use the date an ELL was enrolled in school in the United States as the starting date for evaluating whether ESOL services need to be extended past three years; and (3) allow districts until October 1 each school year to complete extension of services determinations for students whose anniversary dates fall within the first two weeks of school.
Published on: 10350208. Requirements for Identification, Eligibility Programmatic and Annual Assessments of English Language Learners, Extension of Services in English for Speakers of Other Languages Program, Requirement for Classification, Reclassification, and Post Reclassification of English Language Learners