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KINDERGARTEN ESOL Exit Criteria 2013-2014. Grades 1-12 th ESOL Exit Criteria 2013-2014. Exiting students from ESOL. English learners who meet the state exit criteria are no longer eligible for language assistance and must be exited from services
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KINDERGARTEN ESOL Exit Criteria 2013-2014 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech
Grades 1-12th ESOL Exit Criteria 2013-2014 WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech
Exiting students from ESOL • English learners who meet the state exit criteria are no longer eligible for language assistance and must be exited from services • After July 1, their status must be changed in the district Student Information System from EL-Y to EL-M (monitored) for 2 calendar years
Exiting students from ESOL: LAC option • The purpose of the Language Assessment Conference (LAC) is to determine whether certain ELs in grades 1-12 are ready to exit from English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs or if they are still in need of language assistance services • The LAC is not a required exit process for all non-English language background students • It must be convened only for • those ELs who are not making reasonable progress after two or more years of ESOL services • for ESOL re-entry candidates • and for ELs in grades 1-12 who appear ready to exit but who did not meet the requirements to exit ESOL services without a LAC meeting • Note: Kindergarten students may not be exited via the LAC process
Reminder . . . Do not change student record status of Exiting ELs from EL-Y to EL-M before July 1st 2013-2014 Student Record data is not finalized until the end of June!
Where to find Exit Criteria for Georgia ELs GaDOE ESOL & Title III Exit Criteria for ELs is posted on the GaDOE ESOL & Title website & may be found in the ESOL & Title III Resource Guide