Testing/Classification
Required Programs
Policy, HLS, Parents
Program Content and Design
LPAC
100

Pre-LAS

What assessment is required to identify EBs in PK through Kinder?

100

20

What is the number of students with the same L1 in a grade level needed to require a bilingual program be offered?

100
To become competent in the English language
What is the goal of bilingual and ESL programs in Texas?
100
ELLs' affective, linguistic, and cognitive needs
What must be addressed in bilingual and ESL programs?
100
professional personnel, administrator, and parent of an ELL (bilingual educator)
Who is required to be on the language proficiency assessment committee for ESL (bilingual)?
200

LAS Links

What assessments are required to identify an EBs in grades 2-12?

200
4
How many models of bilingual education are approved by TEA?
200
One
How many home language surveys should be conducted?
200

Art, music, and PE

In which subjects is it required that EBs participate with their English-speaking peers?

200
designate language proficiency level, academic achievement, instructional placement; facilitate participation in other special programs; classify students and recommend exit if appropriate
What does the LPAC do upon initial enrollment and at the end of the school year?
300

4 calendar weeks

What is the time frame for students to be assessed, identified as an EB and enter into the appropriate linguistic program?

300
1
What is the number of students needed to require a district provide ESL?
300
Parent approval in writing
What is needed prior to the entry or placement of a student in bilingual or ESL?
300
An ELL in ESL is with an ESL certified teacher for all content
What is ESL content-based
300
Place students in the recommended program but not receive the allotment (funding)
What can school districts do prior to receiving parent approval?
400

Achieve composite advanced high on TELPAS, pass STAAR, and STE

When a student be reclassified as English proficient?

400
2
How many ESL program models are approved by TEA?
400
A language other than English is recorded on the home language survey
What determines if a student needs to be tested for language proficiency?
400
promotion of bilingualism, biliteracy, cross-cultural awareness, and high academic achievement
What are the goals of a dual language immersion one-way and two-way program?
400
Monitor a student for two years
What does the LPAC do for students who have been reclassified as proficient in English?
500

IOWA

What is the norm reference test used to reclassify students in 1st-2nd and 11-12th grade?

500

PK-5 or PK-6

What are the grade levels required to offer a bilingual program if there are 20 or more students with the same L1?

500

The essential knowledge and skills required by the state (TEKS, ELPS)

What standards are taught to EBs in bilingual and ESL?

500
Apparently has no goals
What is transitional bilingual/early exit?
500
Forward to another school district
What needs to be done with current LPAC documentation for a student who enrolls in another district?
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