CA Education for a Global Economy Initiative (Prop 58): Federal Compliance Items “The purpose of the California Education for a Global Economy (CA Ed.G.E.) Initiative is to ensure that all children in California public schools receive the highest quality education, master the English language, and access high-quality, innovative, and evidence-based language programs that prepare them to participate in a global economy.” (California Education Code (EC) Section 300(n) The CA Ed.G.E. initiative amended EC sections 300, 305, 306, 310, 320 and 335, and repealed EC Section 311 (parent waiver). Student Services will ensure that stakeholders voice their interest about language programs and language acquisition programs through the following groups:
Site Level
District Level
English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC)
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District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) Parent Advisory Committee Parent and Community Forums
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School Site Council Stakeholder Surveys
Stakeholder Surveys
LCAP Development Sessions
Addressing the Language and Learning Needs of ELs in Special Education There may be many factors that get in the way of English learners’ academic progress, such as poverty, transiency, health, and lack of effective and meaningful instruction. General education is responsible for making sure that all English learners have access to standards-based instruction that incorporates integrated and designated ELD daily. To support all SBCSS Student Services staff on the identification of skill deficits, low performance or other concerns, California Practitioner's Guide for Educating English learners with Disabilities has created indicators to determine whether it is a language difference or a disability (Chapter 3, pages 114-119). These indicators clearly demonstrate the comparison and differences between a disability and language need. Each English learner with disabilities must be annually assessed for English language development using the accommodations, modifications, or alternate assessments for the current English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) if specified in the pupil’s IEP or Section 504 Plan.
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