Alternative Language Program Model. The District may select ALP models appropriate for its use that is based on sound educational theories and practices that are designed to assure equal educational opportunity to District LEP students, and fully describe the ALP model(s) the District will implement at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels to serve all LEP students. • Staffing. The District will develop and describe procedures designed to assure that it will have sufficient licensed and endorsed/qualified staff to fully implement its selected ALP service model(s) within a reasonable time. The District will: o describe the staffing resources it needs to effectively implement the District’s ALP model(s), including a description of the training and qualifications of staff that provides program services; o determine how many certified and endorsed/qualified teachers and other staff members are necessary to fully implement the ALP model(s) at each school that offers ALP services. In making this determination, the District will consider the training and qualifications of staff needed to implement each service model.1 o Determine the extent to which the staff members needed to implement the ALP models and services are currently available, and how many additional staff members need to be trained, hired, or assigned to the ALP program to meet ALP staffing needs. o Describe the steps it will take to assure that ALP teachers have the skills necessary to teach effectively in a program for LEP students, (e.g., use validated evaluative instruments that measure the skills in question, evaluate teacher’s classroom performance by an individual trained and familiar with the skills and methods required by the District’s ALP model(s)). o Describe the steps it will take to fully and timely meet its ALP staffing needs (fully qualified staff teaching all LEP students), and the anticipated timeframe for the ALP to be fully staffed. The ALP shall include the manner and timeframes the District will implement to monitor progress toward acquiring sufficient qualified ALP staff. • Program Evaluation and Modification. The ALP will include procedures for periodically evaluating effectiveness of services for LEP students provided pursuant to the ALP based on longitudinal data collected annually for use in its evaluations. For the District’s initial ALP evaluation due at the end of SY 2020-2021 by June 30, 2021, the District will provide to OCR: o The total number of PHLOTE students and LEP students by schoo...
Alternative Language Program Model. The District may select an ALP model appropriate for its use that is based on sound educational theories and practices that will ensure equal educational opportunity to District LEP students: The Plan will:
1 Where the District has existing policies, procedures, training, or documentation requirements that meet OCR standards, these requirements may be incorporated into the District’s ALP Plan.
a. Fully describe the ALP model(s) the District will implement at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels2 to serve all LEP students; and
b. Delineate the educational services (including English language development instruction) to be provided to LEP students, based on their respective English- language and academic needs.
Alternative Language Program Model. The District can select ALP models that are appropriate for its use based upon sound educational theories and practices and that will ensure equal educational opportunity to EL students. The model may include, but need not be limited to, the District’s current English as a Second Language (ESL) program with an emphasis on the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) model. The model will state measurable goals for English language acquisition and academic content area achievement for all EL students. The Plan will fully describe the ALP model(s) that the District will implement at the elementary, middle and high school levels to serve all EL students and will set forth the educational services (including English language development services and support for EL students who do not progress as anticipated in the acquisition of language proficiency and/or academic content areas) that will be provided to all EL students based on their respective English language and academic needs.
