Guidance on English Learner Education Services and Programming
Guidance for Supporting English Learners with Disabilities
Guidance for Implementing the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy
Guidance for English Learner Parent Advisory Councils
Guidance for Defining and Implementing Two Way Immersion Programs
Guidance for Defining and Implementing Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) Programs
Guidance for the Use of Benchmarks Toward Attaining English Proficiency
Massachusetts Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) Definition and Guidance
Enrolling and Supporting Newcomer Students in Massachusetts Schools & Districts Frequently Asked Questions
Guide to Assigning Scores for Missing Domains on ACCESS for ELLs Tests
Guidance for Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Programs
Appendix A — Glossary of Terms
Appendix B — How this Guide was Developed
Appendix C — Acknowledgments
Appendix D — References
Appendix E — Spotlight on Collaboration
Appendix F — Scenarios
US Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter
English Learner Tool Kit (U.S. Department of Education)
M.G.L Ch. 69: Powers and Duties of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
M.G.L. Ch. 71a: English Language Education in Public Schools
M.G.L. Ch. 71b: Children with Special Needs
Programs for English Language Learners (U.S. Office for Civil Rights)
Title III FAQs
Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. Department of Education)
Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 (EEOA)
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
603 CMR 14.00: Education of English Learners Regulations
603 CMR 28.00: Special Education
603 CMR 31.00: Massachusetts Certificate of Mastery & State Seal of Biliteracy
Last Updated: March 16, 2023
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