1 CCR 301-62.2224-R-3.00 - DEPARTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES
3.01 The
Colorado Department of Education shall provide oversight to school districts in
their requirement to assess the language proficiency of students whose dominant
language is one other than English.
3.02 Districts shall be required to assess
and identify the numbers and percentages of students whose dominant language is
not English, and to track student progress toward English language acquisition;
meeting language arts content standards; and to report progress and achievement
data for students, in grades k-5, 6-8 and 9-12, to the department,
annually.
3.03 The Department is
required by annually to report district progress in meeting annual measurable
achievement objectives for English proficiency to state and federal
agencies.
3.04 The Department is
charged with overseeing that assessment accommodations are planned and applied
in the administration of the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) to
students whose language is one other than English in the categories of
time/scheduling, timing/scheduling, and setting/environment.
3.05 All accommodations extended to these
students must be part of the language instruction educational plan (LIEP) for
three months prior to the administration of the assessment.
3.06 The accommodations shall be reviewed
annually to determine if students are receiving appropriate, adequate, and
consistent assistance, prior to and during the administration of formal student
achievement and language assessments.
3.07 The Department shall establish criteria
for the development of a trained interpreters corps, which shall include, but
not be limited to instruction in the implementation of guidelines for the use
of translated materials; CSAP administration practices; and evaluation of
existing accommodations.
3.08 The
Department shall collect data to track all elements related to the acquisition
of language proficiency and academic progress.
3.09 Districts will be required to assess
students using a single language proficiency assessment instrument, for the
purpose of measuring language proficiency and the computation of measurable
achievement objectives.
3.10
Presently sanctioned language proficiency assessment instruments may be used
for screening purposes and initial placement.
3.11 The Department shall collect data to
track all elements related to the acquisition of language proficiency and
academic progress.
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