Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. All EL must participate in statewide
assessments. EL qualify for accommodations. Test accommodations must not be
different from or in addition to the accommodations provided in the classroom
during instruction and assessment and must not compromise test security or
confidentiality. Accommodations must be documented on an EL accommodation
form.
B. English learner-an
individual:
1. who is aged 3 through
21;
2. who is enrolled or preparing
to enroll in an elementary school or secondary school;
3. who was not born in the United States or
whose native language is a language other than English;
4. who is a Native American or Alaska Native
or who is a native resident of the outlying areas and comes from an environment
where a language other than English has had significant impact on such
individual's level of English language proficiency; or
5. who is migratory, whose native language is
a language other than English, and who comes from an environment where a
language other than English is dominant; and
6. whose difficulties in speaking, reading,
writing, or understanding the English language may be sufficient to deny the
individual:
a. the ability to meet the
state's proficient level of achievement on state assessments described in
Section 1111(b)(3);
b. the ability
to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is
English; or
c. the opportunity to
participate in society (PL-10710, Title IX,
Sec.
9101 [25].
C. Approved Accommodations for
English learners
1. The following
accommodations may be provided for ELL students participating in the LEAP 2025,
GEE, LAA 2, LEAP Connect, English III EOC or high school LEAP 2025 assessments.
a. Extended Time. Extended time for statewide
assessments is allowed until the end of the school day. Students must complete
a test session on the day it is begun.
b. Provision of English/Native Language
Word-to-Word Dictionary (No Definitions). English Learners may use either a
standard or an electronic English/native language word-to-word dictionary,
without definitions, on all sessions of the test.
c. Tests Read Aloud. Students with
accommodation of test read aloud may have all parts of the LEAP 2025 tests read
aloud. When reading aloud, the test administrator must exercise caution to
avoid providing answers. It is a breach of test security to provide signs or
cues that convey answers.
d. Test
Administered by ESL Teacher or by Individual Providing Language Services.
Familiarity with the speech patterns of the ESL teacher or individual providing
language services may assist the student in understanding the test directions
or the portions read aloud if the student receives the accommodation tests read
aloud.
D.
Spanish language versions of math state assessments are provided for on LEAP
2025 math assessments. Directions for LEAP 2025 assessments are provided in
multiple native languages.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:6,
R.S.
17:1941 et seq., and
R.S.
17:24.4(F)(3).
