Assessment of previously-exempted students. The District will convene an assessment committee to identify all current PHLOTE students who were improperly exempted from language proficiency assessment and who are still enrolled in the District. Specifically, the committee will identify all exempted PHLOTE students who are not successfully participating in the District’s program, as determined by student grades in academic core subjects (or comparable measure). For each student identified, the District will conduct a meeting with the student’s parent/guardian, in a language they can understand, and will inform them of: the District’s intent to assess the student for English language proficiency; the reason for the assessment; the benefits of English language development program services; and the opportunity to waive the assessment in writing if they believe that their child is not English language deficient or that their academic progress has not been impacted negatively by being exempted from language proficiency assessment. The District will assess each student, with the exception of those whose parents waived the assessment.
