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English Learners

There are many programs and services to help students who do not speak, read, write or understand English well as a result of English not being their home language. These students are considered English learners (ELs.) The overall goal of the various programs is to improve the English language skills of English Learner students, Immigrant students, Migratory students and provide information to their parents about services available.

Redesignation is the process whereby a student is reclassified from English Learner (EL) status to Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) status. Reclassification can take place at any time during the academic year, immediately upon the student meeting all the criteria.

The English Learner (EL) reclassification criteria set forth in California Education Code (EC) Section 313 remains unchanged and are available on the CDE Reclassification web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/rd/:

  • Criterion 1: Assessment of English Language Proficiency (ELP)
    ◦English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
  • Criterion 2: Teacher Evaluation
  • Criterion 3: Parent Consultation
  • Criterion 4: Basic Skills Relative to English Proficient Students

For more information on the redesignation process, please CLICK BELOW.

Additionally, you may CLICK BELOW to view Duarte Unified's Redesignation Packet. 

Title III

Duarte Unified School District receives Title III funding from the federal government to help English Language Learners (ELL) to speak, read and write in English and to achieve in reading and mathematics. School districts and other agencies that receive Title III funds are reviewed each year, as required by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, to see if they meet the three Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO) for their English Language Learners:
  • Progress in learning English
  • Progress in the percentage of students who become proficient in English
  • Academic targets in English-language arts and mathematics
Parents, for more information about your child's performance toward meeting these targets, please contact your child's teacher and/or school. For information on the educational program to help English Language Learners become English proficient and meet academic goals, please contact Nadia Hillman, Ed.D. Assistant Superintendent Educational Services, at 626-599-5011 or via email to [email protected]. 
 
District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)