Laws, Policies, and Regulations

Serving English Learners

Laws, Policies, and Regulations

Serving English Learners

Laws, Policies, and Regulations

Written by Dr. Debbie Zacarian

Serving English Learners: Laws, Policies, and Regulations was written by Dr. Debbie Zacarian, Director of the Center for English Language Education at the Collaborative for Educational Services (Northampton, MA). This publication was made possible with the support of the Carnegie Corporation. Color?n Colorado is based at public broadcasting station WETA in Washington, DC and is funded by the American Federation of Teachers, with additional support from the Carnegie Corporation and the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs.

About the author

Dr. Debbie Zacarian, Ed.D., is the director of the Center for English Language Education with

the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, MA, a non-profit organization for professional development, consulting, and educational research, policy, and practice. She consults with state agencies and school districts in the United States on policies, programming, and professional development for culturally and linguistically diverse populations.

In addition, she has authored numerous publications, including Transforming Schools for English Learners: A Comprehensive Guide for School Leaders (Corwin Press, 2011); Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content Areas (Haynes & Zacarian, 2010, ASCD); The Essential Guide for Educating English Learners (Zacarian & Haynes, in press, Corwin); and Advancing Student Achievement: A Comprehensive Framework for Transforming Classrooms (Zacarian, in press, Corwin). Dr. Zacarian was also a columnist for TESOL's Essential Teacher publication throughout its tenure.

Editors

Lydia Breiseth, Color?n Colorado Dr. Karen Ford, University of Virginia Blake Spitz, Collaborative for Educational Services

Designer

Anne Chesnut

State Resources Web Producer

Laura Schreiber

? 2012 WETA, Washington, DC

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Contents

4 Introduction

5 Part I The Role of Federal Policy to Ensure a Student's Civil Right to a Quality Education The Federal Definition of an English Learner English Learner Identification: Federal Guidelines, Home Language Surveys, and Case Examples

10 Part II English Learner Instruction The Legislation: Landmark Court Cases and No Child Left Behind Federal Laws Regarding Instructional Programming

13 Part III Annual Assessments for English Learners English Language Proficiency Exams and Statewide Assessments What are AMAOs? Exemptions and Exclusions Statewide Evaluations

17 Part IV The Rights of Parents Identification and Instruction Assessment and Accountability

19 Part V Summary of the Federal Overview

20 Endnotes

20 References

21 Recommended Resources

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