DMSELPA Policies and Procedures

Policy – Category 5000 (Students)

BP 5004 – Instructional Planning and the IEP

• A description of activities, including related services, which are directed at the remediation of the specific disability with clear indications of the extent to which the student’s primary language will be utilized in this process. • If the student is to be taught in his/her primary language, statements regarding the duration of primary language instruction prior to the introduction of English instruction shall be made. • If the student is to be taught using bilingual instruction, statements regarding the appropriateness of primary language usage versus English in selected instructional areas shall be made.

• If the student is to be taught using all English instruction, a statement regarding the rationale for all English instruction shall be made.

• The amou nt of inclusion into general education programs with the student’s own language peers and/or English peers shall be included.

• An indication of the personnel and/or other programs that will be needed in order to meet the stated goals shall be made.

• The date of initiation and duration of all programs and services shall be stated.

• There shall be clear, objective criteria and dates for evaluation of the goals.

• A plan for coordination of services shall be written with specifics regarding which language will be used in which instructional setting.

• In addition to the above IEP components, all English Language Learners must have the following educational components provided to them:

➢ A program of English Language Development that promotes the development of proficiency in English as effectively and efficiently as possible. This must be appropriate for their identified level of language proficiency.

➢ Primary language instruction or specifically designed instruction in English.

BP 5004 – Instructional Planning and the IEP

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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 10/18)

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