602.13 - English Learners (EL) Instruction
602.13 - English Learners (EL) InstructionThe district will provide instruction for English Learners (EL) students whose primary home language is other than English and who have not yet become proficient in English. The district program for EL will include identification of students, assessment of proficiency and needs of students, provision of appropriate instruction, employment of staff to provide needed services, provisions for students to exit the program according to identified criteria, periodic review and evaluation of the program, provisions for parental notice, and provisions for proper identification and services for special education programs. It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to make such assignments as necessary for administrative support and coordination of the English Learner program.
(June 17, 1996; July 7, 2003; January 17, 2011; July 9, 2012; January 19, 2015, October 21, 2019)