learner programs who is employed in that role for one-half time or more has a Supervisor/Director license and an English as a Second Language, Transitional Bilingual Education, or English Language Learners license. If a district with 200 or more LEP students—including any Commonwealth charter school with 200 or more LEP students—has a director of English language learner programs, that director has an English as a Second Language, Transitional Bilingual Education, or English Language Learners license even if he or she is employed in that position for less than one-half time. (This requirement does not apply separately to Horace Mann charter schools.) Authority: Title VI; EEOA; G.L. c. 71, § 38G, §89(qq); 2002, c. 218, §§ 24, 25, 30; 603 CMR 7.04(3), 7.09(3) Rating: Partially Implemented District Response Required: Yes Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Comments: District documentation indicated that not all district ESL teachers that provide students with ESL instruction hold an appropriate license or current waiver issued by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Language Fluency and form submitted by the district indicates that the district “English Literacy” does not have a written policy as required by G.L. c. 71A, §2, for assuring English language fluency and literacy of teachers in classrooms where English is the language of instruction. CRITERION NUMBER Legal Standard ELE 15 Professional Development Requirements District schools with LEP students implement a professional development plan that provides teachers and administrators with high quality training, as prescribed by the Department, in (1) second language learning and teaching; (2) sheltering content instruction; (3) assessment of speaking and listening; and (4) teaching reading and writing to limited English proficient students. The school provides training opportunities to teachers of LEP students that ensure the progress of LEP students in developing oral comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing of English, and in meeting academic standards.
learner programs who is employed in that role for one-half time or more has a Supervisor/Director license and an English as a Second Language, Transitional Bilingual Education, or English Language Learners license. If a district with 200 or more LEP students—including any Commonwealth charter school with 200 or more LEP students—has a director of English language learner programs, that director has an English as a Second Language, Transitional Bilingual Education, or English Language Learners license even if he or she is employed in that position for less than one-half time. (This requirement does not apply separately to Horace Mann charter schools.) Authority: Title VI; EEOA; G.L. c. 71, § 38G, §89(qq); 2002, c. 218, §§ 24, 25, 30; 603 CMR 7.04(3), 7.09(3) Rating: Partially Implemented District Response Required: Yes Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Comments: District documentation indicated that not all district ESL teachers that provide students with ESL instruction hold an appropriate license or current waiver issued by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. “English Language Fluency and Literacy” form submitted by the district indicates that the district does not have a written policy as required by G.L. c. 71A, §2, for assuring English language fluency and literacy of teachers in classrooms where English is the language of instruction. CRITERION NUMBER Legal Standard ELE 15 Professional Development Requirements District schools with LEP students implement a professional development plan that provides teachers and administrators with high quality training, as prescribed by the Department, in (1) second language learning and teaching; (2) sheltering content instruction; (3) assessment of speaking and listening; and (4) teaching reading and writing to limited English proficient students. The school provides training opportunities to teachers of LEP students that ensure the progress of LEP students in developing oral comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing of English, and in meeting academic standards.
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