majority of students who are ELL are first language Spanish speakers
vast majority of those students are enrolled in Sheltered English Immersion programs (over 90%)
Here’s what happens when you virtually outlaw other options. #MAEdu pic.twitter.com/DdHJLnc39c— Tracy O'Connell Novick (@TracyNovick) December 19, 2017
- districts now have flexibility in choose language acquisition to best fit student needs
- department to develop and conduct comprehensive reviews of new acquisitions
- licensure endorsements for language acquisitions
- requires establishment of parent advisory councils
- state seal of biliterarcy
- state to establish English proficiency benchmarks, guidelines, and ELL student success programs
Wulfson intent is not to overregulate
Peyser evidenced-based practice "not let a thousand flowers bloom"
federal scrutiny on meeting needs of ELL students; state has responsibility to ensure students are being well-served
McKenna: much research has been done, much evidence-based programming exists
seal of biliteracy already being piloted; will be bringing regulations starting in March
pilot has used national criteria
"all of this begins next year for us": that's alternative programming submissions due next January (for use the next year), parent advisory councils in 2018-19, endorsed educator list by June, benchmarks/guidelines/templates by September, reporting requirements for 2018-19, and seal of biliteracy for next year
SEI endorsement being run for vocational educators: right now a pilot with Worcester Tech and Greater Lawrence Tech
propose expanding SEI endorsement requirement to vocational teachers by providing SEI endorsement
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