English Learners       

INCL 6.0

Students who qualify as recently arrived English learners may be exempted from one administration of the standardized testing in their first year of testing.

 Purpose:

• To offer flexibility to schools who have students who are recently arrived English learners.

Commentary/Procedural Points:

• Qualifications to be a recently arrived English learner are as follows:

  • • The student has been assessed through Title III services and met criteria as an English learner (EL)

    • The student has an active Student Accommodation Plan that documents the EL accommodations being given on a day-to-day basis for instruction and/or assessment.

    • The student has been enrolled in a United States school for fewer than 12 months, counting back from the first day that the test is to be administered.

• Principals must notify their Associate Superintendents of this in advance of the test administration.

References:

• Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015

• “A Call to Inclusion” AOB Resource Handbook

June 27, 2019