BEA Language Policy and Legislation 3

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

ESSA Title I accountability requirements

Answer

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

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The Lau Remedies of 1975

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IDEA Part B annual performance reports

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Two years after reclassification

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Six months after reclassification

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One full academic year after reclassification

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Four years after reclassification

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

All students born outside the United States

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Students who speak a non-English language at home regardless of their English proficiency

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Students whose parents have requested bilingual services

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

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Mandated bilingual education for all students in districts with more than 20 ELs

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Established the first federal funding stream specifically for EL programs

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Required all EL teachers to hold bilingual endorsements within five years

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within HHS

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Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA)

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National Institute for Literacy (NIFL)

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The state's academic content standards for all students

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The WIDA or ELPA21 consortium standards exclusively

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The Common Core State Standards only

Answer

The Next Generation Science Standards