EL HANDBOOK - 2024

Table of Contents Introduction..............................................................................................................5 SBCSS Student Services .........................................................................................5 Section I: Background and Purpose Statement............................................................6 Federal Law...........................................................................................................6 Policy: The English Learner Roadmap 2017 .............................................................6 Equity ...................................................................................................................7 Guiding Principles for Educating English Learners.....................................................7 2023 English Learner Master Plan Revisions.............................................................7 Assets-Oriented and Needs-Responsive Plan............................................................8 Access to Standards-Based Instruction: Effective Instruction for English learners .......8 Assessments, Data Analysis, and Accountability .......................................................8 Description of State and District Assessments:.........................................................9 Progress Monitoring .............................................................................................10 Family and Community Engagement .....................................................................11 Professional Development ....................................................................................11 Legal and Compliance Requirements .....................................................................11 Essential Terminology ..........................................................................................12 Section II: Timeline of EL Activities ..........................................................................13 Identification .......................................................................................................13 Identifying and Classifying English Learners...........................................................13 Immigrant English Learners ..................................................................................13 Initial Assessment ................................................................................................ 14 Summative Assessment ........................................................................................ 14 Home Language Survey (HLS) ..............................................................................15 Parent Notification of Assessment and Placement ..................................................15 CA Education for a Global Economy Initiative (Prop 58): Federal Compliance Items .19 Addressing the Language and Learning Needs of ELs in Special Education...............19 Classification/Descriptors of English Learners.........................................................25 Section III: English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) ..............27 What is the purpose of the ELPAC? .......................................................................27 The ELPAC Assessments:......................................................................................27

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