English learner programs in public schools gained additional flexibility under the LOOK Act. Check out the updated guidance documents from DESE on planning new programs for English learners and revamping existing curriculum and instructional programs.
The links to the Massachusetts Guidance Documents for English Learner Programs are online, but here are the documents as of December 2018:
- Guidance for English Learner Parent Advisory Councils
- New Initial Identification Criteria – WIDA Screener for grades 1-12
- Guidance on Identification, Assessment, Placement, and Reclassification of English Language Learners
- Massachusetts Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) Definition and Guidance
- Guidance for Defining and Implementing Two Way Immersion Programs
- Next Generation ESL Curriculum Project: ESL Curriculum Resource Guide
- Guidelines for the Use of Benchmarks Toward Attaining English Proficiency
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