19 Tex. Admin. Code § 89.1228 - Two-Way Dual Language Immersion Program Model Implementation
(a) Student enrollment in a two-way dual
language immersion (DLI) program model is optional for non-emergent bilingual
(EB) students in accordance with §89.1233(a)
of this title (relating to Participation of
Non-Emergent Bilingual Students).
(b) A two-way DLI program model shall fully
disclose candidate selection criteria and ensure that access to the program is
not based on race, creed, color, religious affiliation, age, or disability.
Additionally, identified and reclassified EB students and non-EB students shall
not be restricted access to the two-way DLI program model based on any
linguistic or academic achievement measures in the program's partner language
or English.
(c) A school district
implementing a two-way DLI program model shall develop a policy for enrollment
and continuation for students in this program model. The policy shall address:
(1) equitable access, including the program's
intention to maintain a ratio of 50% EB students to 50% non-EB students and
have no more than two-thirds speakers of the partner language to one-third
speakers of English in each classroom;
(2) support of program benefits and goals as
stated in §89.1210 of this title (relating to
Program Content and Design);
(3)
the district's commitment to providing equitable access to services for EB
students and to ensuring continuity of program for all program
participants;
(4) the program's
language allocation plan for the grade levels in which the program will be
implemented; and
(5) expectations
for students, families, and district and campus
stakeholders.
(d) A
school district implementing a two-way DLI program model shall obtain written
parental approval as follows.
(1) For EB
students, written parental approval is obtained in accordance with
§89.1240 of this title (relating to
Parental Authority and Responsibility).
(2) For non-EB students, written parental
approval is obtained through a school district-developed
process.
(e) A school
district implementing a two-way DLI program model shall determine the
appropriate assessment option for program participants as follows.
(1) For EB students, the Language Proficiency
Assessment Committee (LPAC) shall convene before the administration of the
state criterion-referenced test each year to determine the appropriate
assessment option for each EB student in accordance with §89.1220(i) of
this title (relating to Language Proficiency Assessment Committee
(LPAC)).
(2) For reclassified EB
students and non-EB students, the appropriate assessment option for the
administration of the state criterion-referenced test each year is determined
by the LPAC or through a school district-developed process.
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