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  1. Which provision requires states to report disaggregated data on EL academic achievement and language proficiency progress to the federal government?

    Answer: ESSA Title I accountability requirements

    ESSA's Title I accountability system requires states to publicly report EL progress on both academic assessments and English language proficiency measures.

  2. When a school reclassifies an EL student as 'Reclassified Fluent English Proficient' (RFEP), the district must provide monitoring for at least:

    Answer: Two years after reclassification

    Federal guidance under ESSA and OCR requires districts to monitor reclassified students for at least two years to ensure they continue to succeed academically.

  3. Under current federal law, which students must be identified as English Learners and offered language services?

    Answer: Students whose home language is other than English and who score below proficiency on an ELP assessment

    EL identification requires both a non-English home language (from a Home Language Survey) and a score below proficiency on an English language proficiency screener.

  4. The 'Lau Remedies' issued by the Office for Civil Rights in 1975 were significant because they:

    Answer: Specified instructional approaches districts must use to serve ELs after the Lau v. Nichols ruling

    The Lau Remedies provided OCR guidance on acceptable methods for serving ELs, operationalizing the Lau v. Nichols decision for school districts.

  5. Which federal agency administers Title III grants to states for language instruction educational programs?

    Answer: Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) within the U.S. Department of Education

    OELA administers Title III formula grants and national activities to support English learners and immigrant students across the country.

  6. A state's English Language Proficiency standards must be aligned with which other standards under ESSA?

    Answer: The state's academic content standards for all students

    ESSA requires ELP standards to reflect the academic language demands embedded in a state's own academic content standards across subject areas.

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