World Language Exemption      

INCL 5.0

A student may be exempt from the World Language requirement under the following circumstances:

●     If it is explicitly stated in the recommendation section in the student’s evaluation(s).

●     If the student has a language based learning disability, such as Specific Learning Disorder with Impairment in Reading, and appropriate accommodations and/or modifications cannot be made in the world language class to make the material accessible to the student. 

Purpose:

• To allow students with special needs who would benefit from exemption from the World Language requirement to have access to Catholic education.

Commentary and Procedural Points:

• If a student has world language exemption as a selected accommodation on his/her SAP, the school should notify their Associate Superintendent. 

• The school needs to plan for what the student will be doing while his/her class is taking world language.  This will vary depending on the school’s resources.  Students may remain in the world language class and audit it, giving them exposure to a world language, but not penalizing them for having difficulty learning it.  Schools may also create alternative programming for these students if they have the resources needed for implementation. 

• World language exemption is not indicated on the student’s progress reports. There is no comment recorded in the World Language section of the progress report.  It may be left blank.

November 2022