IHAA-R IHAA-RREGULATION
ENGLISH INSTRUCTION
Program
Each school shall use an English Learner (EL) program developed from a state task force approved model. All ELs are to be provided with appropriate daily English language development and instruction.
Student Identification
A Primary Home Language Other Than English (PHLOTE) survey form (format provided by Arizona Department of Education) will be completed at the time of enrollment of new or transfer students. If the primary language used in the home or the language most often spoken by the student or the language the student first acquired is a language other than English, the student shall be considered to have a primary or home language other than English.
All PHLOTE children shall be administered an English language assessment upon initial entry. The assessment is administered for all PHLOTE students upon initial enrollment and is available throughout the school year. This assessment will determine if a student qualifies for EL services.
The tests will be administered by trained personnel. After learning the student's assessment score, parents shall receive a notice of student proficiency level and program placement.
Student Reassessment
for Reclassification
A reassessment examination will take place each year for all students who are not proficient on the initial placement test and will continue each year until the student becomes proficient. All parents shall receive a reclassification notice and a copy of the notice will be placed in the student's EL file. Dates of reassessment examination will be provided to the LEA from ADE.
ELs not progressing as evidenced by failure to improve scores on the Arizona state standards tests or the nationally standardized test of A.R.S. 15-741 may be provided compensatory instruction to assist them in achieving those standards. A written individualized compensatory plan that documents the scope and type of instructional services provided to an EL shall be kept in the student's file.
When a student is reclassified as a Fluent English Proficient (FEP) student, the school shall monitor the student for two (2) years after the reclassification to determine if the student is performing satisfactorily. The two (2) year monitoring form shall be maintained in the student's file.