Know Your Designations
This is the lowest-level teacher designation and is the minimum required for all teachers in DPS, regardless of program or school.
What is ELA-T
(MLE Level 1)?
These individuals are responsible for choosing teacher designations when posting positions.
Who are school leaders or proxies?
Teachers hired into ELA-S positions must pass all three parts of this exam.
What is the Spanish Language Proficiency (SLP) exam?
Extra credit - How long do teachers have to pass all three portions of the SLP exam?
This legal document outlines more than 300 requirements for how DPS serves Multilingual Learners.
What is the Modified Consent Decree (MCD) [2013]?
Extra credit: The Modified Consent Decree is monitored annually by these two entities.
This designation is for teachers who deliver core content instruction in English to Multilingual Learners.
What is ELA-E
(MLE Level 2 English)?
The process HR uses when a teacher fails to meet MLE qualification deadlines.
What is issuing a corrective action letter and possible non-renewal or discontinuance?
You can support leaders by reminding them to review this training report.
What is the MLE Teacher Training Report 18250?
MLE certification Course Progress 18250
The approximate number of languages spoken by DPS's Multilingual Learners.
What is nearly 200 languages?
This teacher designation applies when the teacher will deliver core content instruction in Spanish and requires proof of Spanish proficiency.
What is ELA-S
(MLE Level 2 Spanish)?
These are two ways leaders can proactively support compliance with MLE training.
What are reviewing the 18250 report and regularly checking in with HRBPs?
MLE Certification Course Progress Report 18250
We ask HR Partners not to make changes to these MLE categories.
What are MLE/ELA designations?
These services help us meet families' rights to receive important communications in their language of choice.
What are interpretation and translation services?
This request must be submitted if a teacher's designation needs to be updated.
What is the Designation Update Request Link?
Extra Credit: What must be true before a teacher can be designated ELA-S?
These two student population factors drive school program designation and teacher hiring requirements.
What are the current and projected enrollments of Multilingual Learners?
This person can help you navigate questions about MLE training, waivers, or SLP results.
Who is Jay Lees?
The two deadline months that HR monitors for MLE training compliance.
What are January and May?