Assessment of English language learners - Classification

1. The assessment process shall follow the North Dakota English language proficiency assessment program. The English language proficiency assessment process must be supervised by a teacher of English as a second language or a bilingual education teacher. A school district may use a screening protocol prior to conducting the assessment. Criteria for the screening protocol may include observation, a checklist, writing samples, and other indicators of language proficiency. 2. The assessment process will result in classification of the student by determining whether the student has preliterate - level I, beginning - level II, intermediate - level III, basic - level IV, or proficient - level V English language skills.