The English Language Learner KnowledgeBase for Administrators

This KnowledgeBase archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.

The English Language Learner (ELL) KnowledgeBase for Administrators is an online resource supporting the administration of programs for English learning students. It offers resources related to Office for Civil Rights (OCR)requirements and the Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA).

Task 1: Become Familiar with OCR Requirements for Evaluating English Language Learner Programs

Guideline: Prior to developing program evaluation policies and procedures, program administrators should familiarize themselves with the OCR guidelines for evaluating English language learner programs.

resources

Tools

Assessment Terminology: A Glossary of Useful Terms

This link is to a glossary of assessment terminology on the U.S Department of Education website. As noted at this website, "the following is a list of terms that are used to describe current educational assessment practices. This guide is intended not to promote the use of jargon, but to establish a clear and common understanding of what these terms mean."

Guidelines

OCR Self-Assessment Guide - Program Evaluation

This assessment guide is part of an OCR Region VII pilot program to encourage partnership approaches to civil rights compliance. It assists school districts to voluntarily comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding equal educational opportunities for national origin minority students who are English language learners. This section covers developing an evaluation plan for an alternative language program.

Alternate format: PDF

Legal

September 27, 1991 OCR Memorandum

"The September 27, 1991, Memorandum is OCR's policy update on a school's obligations toward national origin minority students with limited English proficiency (LEP). This memo provides guidance on complying with the requirement to provide any alternative language programs necessary to ensure that national origin minority students with limited-English proficiency (LEP students) have meaningful access to the schools' programs."

References

Programs for English Language Learners - Intro: Program Evaluation

This document from the OCR offers guidance on program evaluation as it relates to establishing programs for ELLs.

Programs for English Language Learners - Key Evaluation Elements

This document from the OCR offers guidance on program evaluation as it relates to key evaluation elements.

The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and are intended for general reference purposes only. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education or the Center, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Some resources on this site require Adobe Acrobat Reader. This website archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.