ENGLISH LEARNER EDUCATION CRITERION I. ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS NUMBER Legal Standard ELE 2 State Accountability Assessment ELLs participate in the annual administration of the MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) or PARCC (The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) exams as required and in accordance with Department guidelines. Authority: NCLB, Title I, Title VI; G.L. c. 69, § 1I; c. 71A, § 7 Implementation Guidance: Federal guidelines allow ELLs the option in their first year of enrollment in U.S. public schools of taking the MCAS or PARCC English Language Arts test. All ELL students are to participate in the MCAS or PARCC Mathematics and Science and Technology/Engineering tests scheduled for their grades. Any student who or an ELL may have access to an currently is has been approved bilingual dictionary on MCAS or PARCC tests. Bilingual dictionaries and glossaries permitted for this purpose are limited to those that provide translations (but not definitions). For more information about ELL participation requirements and MCAS or PARCC accommodations available for ELLs, see . No Rating: Implemented District Response Required: ENGLISH LEARNER EDUCATION CRITERION I. ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS NUMBER Legal Standard ELE 3 Initial Identification The district uses qualified staff and appropriate procedures and assessments to identify students who are ELLs and to assess their level of English proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Authority: Title VI; EEOA; G.L. c. 71A, §§ 4, 5; 603 CMR 14.02; G.L c. 76, § 5; 603 CMR 26.03 Implementation Guidance: Districts should be screening all incoming students using a home language survey in English and the other major languages of the district. Where the language of the home is another language, an interpreter should be available to assist in filling out the survey. All students, whose home language survey indicates a first language which is not English, must be assessed by trained professional staff for English proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and listening, using the English proficiency criteria set by the district.
CRITERION NUMBER ENGLISH LEARNER EDUCATION I. ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS Legal Standard ELE 2 State Accountability Assessment ELLs participate in the annual administration of the MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) or PARCC (The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) exams as required and in accordance with Department guidelines. Authority: NCLB, Title I, Title VI; G.L. c. 69, § 1I; c. 71A, § 7 Implementation Guidance: Federal guidelines allow ELLs the option in their first year of enrollment in U.S. public schools of taking the MCAS or PARCC English Language Arts test. All ELL students are to participate in the MCAS or PARCC Mathematics and Science and Technology/Engineering tests scheduled for their grades. Any student who currently is or has been an ELL may have access to an approved bilingual dictionary on MCAS or PARCC tests. Bilingual dictionaries and glossaries permitted for this purpose are limited to those that provide translations (but not definitions). For more information about ELL participation requirements and MCAS or PARCC accommodations available for ELLs, see . Rating: Implemented District Response Required: No CRITERION NUMBER ENGLISH LEARNER EDUCATION I. ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS Legal Standard ELE 3 Initial Identification The district uses qualified staff and appropriate procedures and assessments to identify students who are ELLs and to assess their level of English proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Authority: Title VI; EEOA; G.L. c. 71A, §§ 4, 5; 603 CMR 14.02; G.L c. 76, § 5; 603 CMR 26.03 Implementation Guidance: Districts should be screening all incoming students using a home language survey in English and the other major languages of the district. Where the language of the home is another language, an interpreter should be available to assist in filling out the survey. All students, whose home language survey indicates a first language which is not English, must be assessed by trained professional staff for English proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and listening, using the English proficiency criteria set by the district.
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