Type and Amount of Services

Office of English Language Learners & Global Languages

English Language Learners (ELLs) Programs

  • Foreign Language Immersion Program
  • English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) Program
  • Bilingual Dual Language Program

Type and Amount of Bilingual Services

  • The type and amount of bilingual services for eligible students is based on the level of English oral language proficiency as measured by the BVAT and on the number of years in the USA.
  • Principals of schools with 40 or more eligible bilingual students are required to make every effort necessary to hire bilingual teachers to provide bilingual education services in an integrated regular self-contained class of bilingual and non-bilingual students taught by a bilingual teacher.
  • Students who have been in the United States for less than two years, and scored Level 1 or Level 2 on the BVAT, could be scheduled daily for up to one-half day to a class of 15 to 20 students, taught by a bilingual teacher. This class will focus on the curriculum reflected in the Pathways to Fluency in English for English Language Learners developed by the Office of English Language Learners & Global Languages. The other half-day, these students must be scheduled to a regular integrated bilingual class.
  • The Office for Civil Rights requires that bilingual students not be segregated for more than 15 hours per week. This requirement is supported by research and best practices.
  • Principals of schools with a high concentration of bilingual students are required to first consider a qualified bilingual teacher to fill any existing vacancy.
  • Principals of school with 10 to 39 eligible students will offer bilingual push-in or pull-out services provided by a part-time teacher, educational technician or school service assistant. Bilingual staff must speak the language of the majority of these students.
  • The amount of time the teacher or educational technician is assigned to the building will be determined by the educational needs and the English language proficiency of the bilingual students in the school.
  • Schools with 9 or less eligible students will offer the students the option to attend a bilingual "cluster" in another school. The "sending school" must document its students' acceptance or refusal of the clustering option. The Office for Civil Rights requires that students who "opt out" of the clustering program receive Title I Services.

 

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