Common use of English Language Development Clause in Contracts

English Language Development. This is a compliance model with limited services. Charter schools are 100% responsible for all legal and settlement costs for any English Language Development (ELD) litigation or claims. For more information please refer to the English Language Development Compliance plan update ● Communicate with parents/families in the parents’/family’s preferred language, and provide interpretation and translation services for families in need of such service regardless of the student’s English proficiency (see the US Department of Education Fact Sheet). ● Ensure charter school ELD teachers participate in all required ELD training (typically named “essentials” or Think Tanks). Additionally, charter schools have access to ELD training regarding the following: ELD programming and services, related services, assessments, identification of potential MLs, eligibility for ML services, and access to language learning in the general education setting. ● Ensure every NEP, LEP, and Year 1/Year 2 Monitor student receives direct and consistent ELD instruction by a certified and endorsed ELD teacher. ● Ensure adequate ELD staffing allocations to directly and consistently serve every NEP, LEP, and Year 1/Year 2 Monitor student. Recommended staffing ratio is 1 certified and CLD endorsed ELD teacher for every 30 students. If recommended staffing ratio is not in place, charter school leadership will provide a justification of the ELD program, including successful student outcomes according to CDE’s English proficiency trajectory, in the school compliance plan. ● Have access to the Language, Culture, & Equity leadership, and/or LCE Coordinator, and/or ELD Team Lead, and/or ELD Charter Lead for consultation regarding compliance with federal and state laws and district procedural guidelines. ● Have Access to Title Funded testing and instructional materials unique to English Language Development programming services through the District Library Media Center. ● Utilize the DCSD Multilingual Learner Plan platform.

English Language Development. This is a compliance model with limited services. Charter schools are 100% responsible for all legal and settlement costs for any English Language Development (ELD) litigation or claims. For more information please refer to the English Language Development Compliance plan update ● Communicate with parents/families in the parents’/family’s preferred language, and provide interpretation and translation services for families in need of such service regardless of the student’s English proficiency regardless of the student’s eligibility for ELD programming. This includes classroom, school-wide, and individualized verbal and written communication. (see the US Department of Education Fact Sheet). ● Ensure charter school ELD teachers participate in all required ELD training (typically named “essentials” or Think Tanks). Additionally, charter schools have access to ELD training regarding the following: ELD programming and services, related services, assessments, identification of potential MLs, eligibility for ML services, and access to language learning in the general education setting. ● Ensure every NEP, LEP, and Year 1/Year 2 Monitor student receives direct and consistent ELD instruction by a certified and endorsed ELD teacher. ● Ensure adequate ELD staffing allocations to directly and consistently serve every NEP, LEP, and Year 1/Year 2 Monitor student. Recommended staffing ratio is 1 certified and CLD endorsed ELD teacher for every 30 students. If recommended staffing ratio is not in place, charter school leadership will provide a justification of the ELD program, including successful student outcomes according to CDE’s English proficiency trajectory, in the school compliance plan. ● Have access to the Language, Culture, & Equity leadership, and/or LCE Coordinator, and/or ELD Team Lead, and/or ELD Charter Lead for consultation regarding compliance with federal and state laws and district procedural guidelines. ● Have Access to Title Funded testing and instructional materials unique to English Language Development programming services through the District Library Media Center. ● Utilize the DCSD Multilingual Learner Plan platform.