2024 Guidance on English Learner Education Services and Programming
Important Changes in the 2024 Guidance on English Learner Education Services and Programming
Guidance for Implementing Dual Language Education Programs
Guidance for Supporting English Learners with Disabilities
Guidance for Implementing the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy
Guidance for English Learner Parent Advisory Councils
Guidance for Implementing Transitional Bilingual Education Programs
Guidance for the Use of Benchmarks Toward Attaining English Proficiency
Massachusetts Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) Definition and Guidance
Enrolling and Supporting Newcomer Students in Massachusetts Schools & Districts Frequently Asked Questions
Guide to Assigning Scores for Missing Domains on ACCESS for ELLs Tests
Section One: Introduction to the Next Generation ESL Project
Section Two: Defining ESL Instructions
Section Three: Collaboration Tool as Foundation
Section Four: MCU Development at the Unit Level
Section Five: MCU Development at the Lesson Level
Section Six: Focus Topics in Next Generation ESL MCUs
Section Seven: Additional Resources
Newcomer Toolkit (US Department of Education)
Family Tooklit (National Clearninghouse for English Language Acquisition)
US Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter
English Learner Tool Kit (U.S. Department of Education)
M.G.L Ch. 69: Powers and Duties of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
M.G.L. Ch. 71a: English Language Education in Public Schools
M.G.L. Ch. 71b: Children with Special Needs
Programs for English Language Learners (U.S. Office for Civil Rights)
Title III FAQs
Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. Department of Education)
Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 (EEOA)
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
603 CMR 14.00: Education of English Learners Regulations
603 CMR 28.00: Special Education
603 CMR 31.00: Massachusetts Certificate of Mastery & State Seal of Biliteracy
Last Updated: July 31, 2024
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