Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 210 - State Department of Education
Chapter 15 - Curriculum and Instruction
Subchapter 35 - English Language Learner Programs
Section 210:15-35-1 - Definitions

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 210:15-35-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

The following terms, when used in this subchapter and related State Department of Education materials, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Bilingual" means a student whose Home Language Survey (HLS) indicates that a language other than English is spoken in the student's home, and:

(A) The HLS indicates that a language other than English is spoken in the home "more often" than English; or

(B) The HLS indicates that a language other than English is spoken in the home "less often" than English, and one of the following three factors applies:

(i) The student's previous year Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) English Language Arts (ELA) test score was Basic or Below Basic or their College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA) (ACT or SAT) Reading subtest score was at or below the 35th percentile;

(ii) The student has a recent, qualifying ELA/Reading score as measured by a state-approved, locally administered norm-referenced test (NRT). Note that qualifying NRT scores must be the most recently available and may not be used if obtained from an assessment administered prior to spring of the previous school year; or

(iii) The student is designated English Language Learner/Limited English Proficient on an Oklahoma English language proficiency test, including the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs or Alternate ACCESS for ELLs assessment, the WIDA Screener for Kindergarten, the WIDA Screener, or WIDA MODEL assessment.

"English Language Academic Plan" or "ELAP" means an individualized education plan designed to address the specific needs of an ELL student.

"English Language Learner" means an individual:

(A) Who is aged three (3) through twenty-one (21);

(B) Who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary school or secondary school;

(C) Who:

(i) was not born in the United States or whose native language is a language other than English; or

(ii) is a Native American or Alaska Native, and who comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the individual's level of English language proficiency; or

(iii) 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

(D) Whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language may be sufficient to deny the individual

(i) The ability to meet the state's proficient level of achievement on state assessments; or

(ii) The ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is English; or

(iii) The opportunity to participate fully in society.

"Home Language Survey" (HLS) means a survey that must be conducted in regard to every student, which asks the following:

(A) What is the dominant language most often spoken by the student?

(B) What is the language routinely spoken in the home, regardless of the language spoken by the student?

(C) What language was first learned by the student?

"Immigrant children and youth" means individuals who:

(A) Are aged three (3) through twenty-one (21);

(B) Were not born in any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico; and

(C) Have not been attending one or more schools in any U.S. state(s), the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico for more than three (3) full academic years.

"Limited English proficient" means "English Language Learner", as defined in this section.

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