Proficiency in Spoken English. Where applicable, employees must, to be involved in classroom instruction, be proficient in the oral use of English. No employee shall be evaluated as deficient in oral English language skills unless proved deficient in accordance with the appropriate procedures and examinations established by Section 1012.93, Florida Statutes, for testing such deficiency.
a. No reference to an alleged deficiency shall appear in the annual evaluation or in the personnel file of a faculty member who achieves a satisfactory examination score determining proficiency in oral English (“ 50" or above on the Test of Spoken English).
b. Faculty who score at a specified level on an examination established by law for testing oral English language skills ("45" on the Test of Spoken English), may continue to be involved in classroom instruction up to one (1) semester while enrolled in appropriate English language instruction, as described in paragraph (d) below, provided the appropriate administrator determines that the quality of instruction will not suffer. Only such faculty members who demonstrate, on the basis of examinations established by law that they are no longer deficient in oral English language skills may be involved in classroom instruction beyond one (1) semester.
c. Faculty who score below a minimum score on an examination established by law for determining proficiency in oral English (“ 45" on the Test of Spoken English) shall be assigned appropriate non-classroom duties for the period of oral English language instruction provided by the University under paragraph (d) below, unless during the period of instruction the faculty member is found, on the basis of an examination specified above, to be no longer deficient in oral English language skills. In that instance, the faculty member will again be eligible for assignment to classroom instructional duties and shall not be disadvantaged by the fact of having been determined to be deficient in oral English language skills.
d. It is the responsibility of each faculty member who is found, as part of the annual evaluation, to be deficient in oral English language skills by virtue of scoring below the satisfactory score on an examination established by law for determining such proficiency to take appropriate actions to correct these deficiencies. To assist the faculty member in this endeavor, the University shall provide appropriate oral English language instruction without cost to such faculty members for a period consistent...
Proficiency in Spoken English. No employee shall be evaluated as deficient in oral English language skills unless proved deficient in accordance with the appropriate procedures and examinations established by Section 1012.93, Florida Statutes, for testing such deficiency.
Proficiency in Spoken English. Pursuant to Section 1012.93, Florida Statutes, faculty members involved in classroom instruction must be proficient in the oral use of English. Such oral use proficiency may be demonstrated by achievement of a satisfactory grade on the “Test of Spoken English” of the Educational Testing Service or a similar test approved by the State Board of Education.
Proficiency in Spoken English. No employee shall be evaluated as deficient in oral English language skills unless proved deficient in accordance with the appropriate procedures and examinations established by Section 1012.93, Florida Statutes, and State Board of Education rule, for testing such deficiency.
A. Faculty involved in classroom instruction, other than in courses conducted primarily in a foreign language, found by their supervisor, as part of the annual evaluation, to be potentially deficient in English oral language skills, shall be tested in accordance with appropriate procedures and examinations established by statute and rule cited above for testing such skills. No reference to an alleged deficiency shall appear in the annual evaluation or in the personnel file of a faculty member who achieves a satisfactory examination score determining proficiency in oral English as specified in the rule (currently "50" or above on the Test of Spoken English).
B. Faculty who score at a specified level on an examination established by statute and rule cited above for testing oral English language skills ("45" on the Test of Spoken English), may continue to be involved in classroom instruction up to one (1) semester while enrolled in appropriate English language instruction, as described in paragraph (D) below, provided the appropriate administrator determines that the quality of instruction will not suffer. Only such faculty members who demonstrate, on the basis of examinations established by statute and rule, that they are no longer deficient in oral English language skills may be involved in classroom instruction beyond one (1) semester.
C. Faculty who score below a minimum score on an examination established by statute and rule for determining proficiency in oral English (currently "45" on the Test of Spoken English) shall be assigned appropriate non-classroom duties for the period of oral English language instruction provided by the University under paragraph
Proficiency in Spoken English. No Faculty Member will be evaluated as deficient in oral English language skills unless proved deficient in accordance with the appropriate procedures and examinations established by Florida law and University Regulation for testing such deficiency. Faculty involved in classroom instruction, other than in courses conducted primarily in a foreign language, found by the Supervisor, as part of the annual evaluation, to be potentially deficient in English oral language skills, will be tested in accordance with appropriate procedures and examinations established by statute and rule cited above for testing such skills. No reference to an alleged deficiency will appear in the annual evaluation or in the personnel file of a Faculty Member who achieves a satisfactory examination score determining proficiency in oral English as specified in the rule (currently “50” or above on the Test of Spoken English).
Proficiency in Spoken English. (a) Employees must, to be involved in classroom instruction beyond one (1) semester, establish proficiency in the oral use of English, as set forth in Section 1012.93, Florida Statutes, and any applicable Board of Education or Board of Governors rule or resolution.
(b) For non-tenured employees found to be deficient in the oral use of English as set forth in Section 10.5(a), the University shall provide, as needed, one or two month-long sessions with post-training evaluations administered through the Center for Multicultural and Multilingual Studies. Employees who require more than two sessions to speak English effectively will have to rely upon personal resources to correct this deficiency. Failure to correct the deficiencies may result in termination. This paragraph shall apply only during the first three years of employment.
Proficiency in Spoken English
