English Language Learner KnowledgeBase for Administrators & Teachers

Monitoring the Success of Former ELL Students

This OCR document contains a list of questions that may be used as a checklist in developing a description of the monitoring procedures.

English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)

ESSA requires each state to have in place ELPS. The standards describe the proficiency level descriptors and student expectations for ELLs. School districts are required to implement ELPS as an integral part of each subject in the required curriculum. States not part of any consortia, have developed their own ELPS aligned to their learning standards

OCR PAR Issues Brochure - Exit Criteria Guidelines

This document contains the exit criteria section from the OCR Region VII office's Profile, Assessment, and Resolution (PAR) Region pilot project. The brochure provides guidance on exiting ELL students.

State Exit Criteria

This table contains links to each state's requirements related to ELL student exit criteria.

Transition and Monitoring Performance

This OCR document addresses the procedures and criteria for determining when students no longer need an alternative language program and can be exited.

Programs for ELLs - Transition from ELL Services

This document from the Office for Civil Rights provides guidance on establishing programs for ELLs. This reference offers questions that may be used as a checklist in developing a description of the transition procedures.