Guidance and Laws

Guidance on Programming for ELs

• Guidance on English Learner Education Services and Programming

• Guidance for Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Programs

• 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

• Guidelines 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

• Next Generation ESL Curriculum Resource Guide

Federal Laws

• Programs for English Language Learners (U.S. Office for Civil Rights)

• Title III FAQs

• Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. Department of Education)

State Laws

• M.G.L. Ch. 71a: English Language Education in Public Schools

• M.G.L. Ch. 71b: Children with Special Needs

• Chapter 138 of the Acts of 2017: An Act Relative to Language Opportunity for Our Kids ("LOOK Act")

• December 19, 2018 Board Presentation on the Look Act

State Regulations

• 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: December 21, 2022