Common use of Provision of EL Services and Access to the Core Curriculum Clause in Contracts

Provision of EL Services and Access to the Core Curriculum. 8. The District will provide all EL students, including ELs with disabilities, at least a daily period1 of ESL unless the EL student’s parents make a voluntary and informed decision in writing to opt out2 of such services. The District will monitor the academic progress of each opt-out EL to assess his/her ability to participate meaningfully in the regular education program without EL services by having the core content teachers complete a monitoring form each quarter. When an opt-out EL is not progressing as expected, the District will inform the student’s parents and recommend ESL and/or other EL services in a language the parents understand, including providing a qualified interpreter and a translated version of the opt-out monitoring form in the Major Languages.