Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 6A-1.09432 - Assessment of English Language Learners
(1) All students classified as English
Language Learners (ELLs) must participate in the statewide assessment program,
prescribed in Section
1008.22, F.S. There is no
categorical exemption from participation in the statewide assessment program
for ELLs except as provided in Rule
6A-6.0909, F.A.C.
(2) An exemption from participation in the
English Language Arts component of the statewide assessment program for an
individual English Language Learner may only be made by specific action of an
ELL committee as defined in subsection
6A-6.0901(5),
F.A.C., and only for a student whose Date Entered a United States School
(DEUSS) falls within one (1) year prior to the assessment date.
(a) The ELL committee, in making its
decision, shall consider the following factors:
1. Level of mastery of basic competencies or
skills in English and home language according to appropriate local, state, and
national criterion-referenced standards;
2. Grades from the current or previous years;
or
3. Other test
results.
(b) The ELL
committee shall exempt an English Language Learner from participation in the
English Language Arts component of the statewide assessment program if it
determines that the student's participation would have an unsound instructional
effect on the student. Students exempted from a component of the statewide
assessment program may be counted as non-participants for that component and
may reduce the participation rate of assessed students in the school, district,
and state and federal accountability reports.
(3) The use of ELL assessment data for school
grading purposes shall be as stated in Rule
6A-1.09981, F.A.C.
(4) ELL assessment data shall be used by
school districts and schools to evaluate the effectiveness of their
instructional programs for English Language Learners and to follow-up such
evaluations with appropriate adjustments, modifications, and improvements of
the district's and the school's English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
programs. The district's ELL plan submitted to the Department pursuant to
Sections 1003.56 and
1011.62, F.S. and Rule
6A-6.0905, F.A.C., shall be
revised whenever substantive changes in the district's ESOL program are
required.
(5) Assessment results of
individual students shall be used by schools to evaluate the progress of
individual students. When indicated, such evaluations shall result in
appropriate adjustments, modifications, and improvements of each individual ELL
student plan, pursuant to Rules
6A-6.0901,
6A-6.0902 and
6A-6.0903, F.A.C. The ELL
committee shall be convened whenever substantive changes in an individual ELL
student plan are required.
(6) No
promotion or retention decision may be made for any individual student
classified as an English Language Learner based solely on a score on any single
assessment instrument, whether such assessment instrument is part of the
statewide assessment program or of a particular district's formal assessment
process. A formal retention recommendation regarding an English Language
Learner may be made through action of an ELL committee.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02, 1003.56, 1008.22, 1008.25, 1008.34 FS. Law Implemented 1003.56, 1008.22, 1008.25, 1008.34, 1011.62 FS.
New 4-29-02, Amended 4-21-09, 6-23-16.
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(1) All students classified as English Language Learners (ELLs) must participate in the statewide assessment program, prescribed in Section 1008.22, F.S. There is no categorical exemption from participation in the statewide assessment program for ELLs except as provided in Rule 6A-6.0909, F.A.C.
(2) An exemption from participation in the English Language Arts component of the statewide assessment program for an individual English Language Learner may only be made by specific action of an ELL committee as defined in subsection 6A-6.0901(5), F.A.C., and only for a student whose Date Entered a United States School (DEUSS) falls within one (1) year prior to the assessment date.
(a) The ELL committee, in making its decision, shall consider the following factors:
1. Level of mastery of basic competencies or skills in English and home language according to appropriate local, state, and national criterion-referenced standards;
2. Grades from the current or previous years; or
3. Other test results.
(b) The ELL committee shall exempt an English Language Learner from participation in the English Language Arts component of the statewide assessment program if it determines that the student's participation would have an unsound instructional effect on the student. Students exempted from a component of the statewide assessment program may be counted as non-participants for that component and may reduce the participation rate of assessed students in the school, district, and state and federal accountability reports.
(3) The use of ELL assessment data for school grading purposes shall be as stated in Rule 6A-1.09981, F.A.C.
(4) ELL assessment data shall be used by school districts and schools to evaluate the effectiveness of their instructional programs for English Language Learners and to follow-up such evaluations with appropriate adjustments, modifications, and improvements of the district's and the school's English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs. The district's ELL plan submitted to the Department pursuant to Sections 1003.56 and 1011.62, F.S. and Rule 6A-6.0905, F.A.C., shall be revised whenever substantive changes in the district's ESOL program are required.
(5) Assessment results of individual students shall be used by schools to evaluate the progress of individual students. When indicated, such evaluations shall result in appropriate adjustments, modifications, and improvements of each individual ELL student plan, pursuant to Rules 6A-6.0901, 6A-6.0902 and 6A-6.0903, F.A.C. The ELL committee shall be convened whenever substantive changes in an individual ELL student plan are required.
(6) No promotion or retention decision may be made for any individual student classified as an English Language Learner based solely on a score on any single assessment instrument, whether such assessment instrument is part of the statewide assessment program or of a particular district's formal assessment process. A formal retention recommendation regarding an English Language Learner may be made through action of an ELL committee.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02, 1003.56, 1008.22, 1008.25, 1008.34 FS. Law Implemented 1003.56, 1008.22, 1008.25, 1008.34, 1011.62 FS.
New 4-29-02, Amended 4-21-09, 6-23-16.