Exit Process

(1) EL students who attain the qualifying score for exit on the Department-adopted English language proficiency assessment identified in State Board Policy 3.207 shall be exited from Direct or Indirect ESL Services. Students who exit Direct or Indirect ESL Services shall be considered Transitional EL students for four (4) school years. (2) Exited EL students in the first (1st) and second (2nd) years of transition are referred to as T1 and T2 respectively. Exited EL students in the third (3rd) and fourth (4th) years of transition are referred to as T3 and T4 respectively. However, T3 and T4 students shall be included in the LEA’s EL student subgroup with T1 and T2 students for accountability purposes. (3) Transitional EL students shall be served in the general education classroom. T1 and T2 students shall be monitored for two (2) years. (a) If a Transitional EL student demonstrates difficulty in the general education classroom or fails to meet ILP benchmarks, academic interventions should be provided by a general classroom teacher or a teacher with an ESL endorsement. (4) Each LEA shall have a written reclassification procedure to be used for exited EL Students who require reentry into the ESL program that includes parent consent. The LEA shall apply its reclassification procedure if academic or non-academic interventions are unsuccessful. (5) EL students who take alternate assessments for TCAP, as determined by their individualized education program (IEP) team, shall be considered for exit from ESL services through the criteria listed for the alternate English language proficiency assessment identified in State Board Policy 3.207. (6) If a student was exited from ESL services by another state, the exit shall stand as valid.