Education Laws and Regulations

603 CMR 14.00:

Education of English Learners Regulations

Section:

  • 14.01: Scope and Purpose
  • 14.02: Identification and Assessment of Students
  • 14.03: Census
  • 14.04: Placement of Students in English Learner Education Programs
  • 14.05: English Literacy and Fluency Requirements for Teachers of English Language Classrooms
  • 14.06: Parental Right of Enforcement
  • 14.07: Assignment of English Learners to Teachers in School Districts
  • 14.08: Career Vocational Technical Teachers and Administrators
  • 14.09: English Learner Parent Advisory Councils
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Most Recently amended by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education: June 26, 2018

14.02: Identification and Assessment of Students

(1) Each school district shall establish procedures, in accordance with Department guidelines, to identify those students who may be English learners and assess their level of English proficiency upon their enrollment in the school district.

(2) The parent or guardian of any student enrolled in the school district may request that the school district assess the child's level of English proficiency.

(3) The school district shall notify the parent or guardian and place in the student's school record the following information:

  1. (a) the school district's determination as to whether the student is an English learner; and

  2. (b) the student's program placement.

(4) Each school district shall establish criteria, in accordance with Department guidelines, to identify students who may no longer be English learners.

Regulatory Authority:
M.G.L. c. 69, § 1B; c. 69, §§ 1J and 1K, as amended by St. 2010, c. 12, § 3; c. 71, § 38G; c. 71A, as amended by St. 2017, c. 138.

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Last Updated: July 23, 2018