Annalisa Allegro, Coordinator
Mid-West RBERN at Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES

RBERN – Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network
ELL – English language learners (not LEP)
ESOL or ESL – English to speakers of other languages or English as a second language
SIFE – Students with interrupted formal education
NYSITELL – NYS Identification Test for English Language Learners
NYSESLAT – NYS English as a Second Language Achievement Test

To ensure that ELLs are provided with appropriate and equitable educational programs and services so they may attain the highest level of academic success and English language proficiency.
Statutory Provision
EL 3204 and 3602; Parts 80.9, 80.10, 100, 117, 200 and 154 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education; Chapter
827 of the Laws of 1982.

 Identification Process
 Initial and reentry
 SIFE status
 Instructional Program
 Parental Notification and Information
 Retention of Identification and Review Records
 Graduation Requirements
 Support and Transition Services
 Professional Development
 Exit Criteria
 District Planning/Reporting/Responsibilities

Jul 9
Sept 15-16
Oct 1
2014-15
2014-15
Sept 2015
Amendments published in NYS Register
Public comment period for 45 days
Amendments to Board of Regents for approval
Amended Part 154 regulations go into effect
Planning and optional implementation
FAQ’s and Guidance on implementation
Full Implementation

 Additional step in process pg 5
 For ELL SWD, determine whether disability is the determinant factor affecting ability to demonstrate proficiency in English
 Qualified staff required to implement process
 Identification of SIFE pg 5

 Meetings with parents of ELLs
 in addition to generally required meetings, meetings in preferred language of parents on their child’s academic content progress and needs pg 6

 Identification process for ELLs
 Language proficiency team (LPT) for identification of ELLs with disabilities
 Orientation meetings
 Parent-teacher conferences
 Quarterly progress meetings

 Administrators and teachers
 For both, 15% of professional development hours specific to needs of ELLs, language acquisition, cultural competency pg 9
 Bilingual and ESL teachers
 50% of professional development hours specific to needs of ELLs pg 9

 Program delivery
 Integrated and stand-alone ESL pg 7
 Co-teaching or dual certification pg 7
 Maximum grade span for instructional grouping is two contiguous grades pg 8

 Administrators
 ELL programs, regulations, culture
 Classroom and content teachers
 Research-based instruction for ELLs, culture, second language development, co-teaching
 Bilingual and ESL teachers
 Literacy development, content knowledge, co-teaching

 Program delivery
 Integrated and stand-alone ESL pg 7
 Co-teaching or dual certification pg 7
 Maximum grade span for instructional grouping is two contiguous grades pg 8

 Co-teaching of ESL and content teachers
 Limited grade span for instructional grouping

 Exit criteria options pg 8
 Transitional supports
 for at least two years after exit pg 9

 Documentation & Record Keeping
 ELL parent meetings pg 6
 Identification and placement process in student’s cum folder pg 6
 Annual estimates in spring of ELL enrollment and languages of the students pg 7
 Information provided to parents pg 9
 Reports on measurements and tracking academic progress of ELLs as a sub group pg 9
 Reports on programs for subpopulations of ELLs pg 10

http://www.p12.nysed.gov/biling/bilinged/