The purpose of this rule development is to take steps to ensure that when reporting to the USDOE under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, students who have exited English Speakers of Other Language Programs are not included and ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-6.09021Annual English Language Proficiency Assessment for English Language Learners (ELLs)

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development is to take steps to ensure that when reporting to the USDOE under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, students who have exited English Speakers of Other Language Programs are not included and this is accomplished by removing the requirement that former ELLs continue to be assessed on CELLA.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Students to be tested on the annual English Language Proficiency Assessment.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02, 1003.56 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1003.56 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Chane Eplin, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Student Achievement through Language Acquisition, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 444, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. To request a rule development workshop, please contact: Cathy Schroeder, Agency Clerk, Department of Education, [phone] or e-mail: [e-mail] or go to https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT: https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx.