Language Proficiency definition
Examples of Language Proficiency in a sentence
The District will monitor the EL services and English Language Proficiency progress of current ELs and the academic performance of current and former ELs through its electronic student information system(s).
Relevant Curriculum Based Measures (CBM) and the Idaho English Language Proficiency Assessment will be used to monitor student growth.
In accordance with timelines provided by the CSI finance department, the Institute will provide to the School the School’s proportionate share of applicable state categorical aid (e.g., At-Risk Supplemental Aid, English Language Proficiency Act, Gifted and Talented, Amendment 23 Capital Construction funds, or Transportation funding) received by the Institute for which the School is eligible.
This will include providing ELs with access to ESL and core content materials appropriate to their age and English Language Proficiency levels.
The purpose of the Foreign Language Proficiency Program is to provide linguistic assistance for non-English speaking person(s) who represent a large segment of the Glendale community, and for hearing impaired individuals who make use of sign language.
To facilitate its monitoring of current and former ELs, the District will maintain the following information electronically and in hard copy in each student’s permanent educational record: the home language survey; the EL’s initial and annual English Language Proficiency assessment scores in all domains, and the name of each EL program (e.g., Sheltered ESL, ESL Push-In, Transitional Bilingual) in which the student is enrolled (e.g., if the EL program changed over time).
A list of all former EL students who have been re-entered into EL status per Paragraph 40 by: student ID; school; all English Language Proficiency assessment scores; exit date; re-entry date; and the type and amount of ESL and/or other EL services provided.
For each student registered in the District whose home language survey indicated a language other than English is spoken at home or by the student: local student ID number; grade level; language background (i.e., primary or home language(s) on the home language survey); the results of the English Language Proficiency assessment; the District’s recommended EL program; the parent’s preferred EL program; and, the actual school and EL program in which the District enrolled the student.
To permit evaluations of its EL programs over time, the District will maintain in its student database the following data in separate fields: all English Language Proficiency assessment scores, including the initial screener and annual assessment scores; standardized test scores; retention, drop out, and graduation data; whether the student is a long-term EL, an opt-out EL, a former EL, or a newcomer EL or has limited or interrupted formal education; and the year that the student was designated as an EL.
For each student: student ID; school; prior EL program; number of years in the EL Program; English Language Proficiency assessment scores (composite and domain scores); and exit date.