Paragraphs 54 & 55

ESL & SEI Instruction Compliance

Paragraph 54. By June 30, 2012, and thereafter by October 1, December 1, and March 1 of each school year, the District shall obtain from each school and, within 10 days thereafter, shall forward to the United States for its review an electronic list of all enrolled ELLs that includes for each student:

  • a. Student name;
  • b. Grade level;
  • c. ELD level;
  • d. SPED status;
  • e. Weekly hours of ESL instruction;
  • f. ESL class type (e.g., language-specific or multilingual SEI program strand class; HILT; ELL-only ESL class or pull-out instruction outside of strand; push-in or co-taught ESL; or embedded general education ELA class);
  • g. Whether the student is receiving ESL instruction (0= yes, 1 = no);
  • h. Whether the student is receiving the appropriate amount of ESL instruction for his/her ELD level required by Paragraph 41 (0= yes, 1 = no);
  • i. Whether the student is grouped for ESL in accordance with the requirements of Paragraph 39 (0= yes, 1 = no);
  • j. Whether, for any student identified as an ELD level 3, the student is enrolled in an ESL class with students at ELD levels 1 and 2;
  • k. Name of ESL teacher;
  • l. Whether the student is receiving ESL instruction from an ESL-certified teacher (including students with ELD levels 4 and 5 who are receiving ESL instruction embedded in an ELA class) (0= yes, 1 = no); and
  • m. The number of SEI core content classes with teachers who are not fully trained.

Paragraph 55. The report required by Paragraph 54 for each school shall also include the number of students, in total, and separately by ELD level, who: (1) are not receiving ESL instruction by tallying column g; (2) are not receiving the appropriate amount of ESL instruction for their ELD level by tallying column h; (3) are not grouped in accordance with the requirements of Paragraph 39 by tallying column i; (4) are L3 students enrolled in an ESL class with students at ELD levels 1 and 2 by tallying column j; (5) are not receiving ESL instruction from an ESL-certified teacher (including students with ELD levels 4 and 5 who are receiving ESL instruction embedded in an ELA class) by tallying column l; and (6) the number of SEI core content classes in which students are placed with teachers who are not fully trained by tallying column m.