Demonstration of Educational Results
The district shall provide data demonstrating that LEP or former LEP students are performing on a level equal to or above that of all students statewide, or that current LEP students are learning at a sufficiently rapid pace to close the gap between their performance and that of all students.
Instruction by Credentialed Teachers
Appropriately credentialed teachers shall provide English language development and primary language instruction.
A permanent teacher with a basic teaching credential shall be considered qualified to provide specially designed content instruction delivered in English if he/she has completed 45 hours of instruction in methods of specially designed content instruction in English prior to January 1, 1998. (Education Code 44253.10)
A teacher who has completed the above training may provide instruction for English language development in a self-contained classroom if he/she has either: (Education Code 44253.10)
1. Completed an additional 45 hours of district approved staff development, including English language development training, or
2 Taught for nine years in California public schools, certified that he/she has had experience or training in teaching LEP students, and authorized verification of this by the Alhambra Unified School District.
During the period when the teacher is pursuing training in instruction for English language development or specially designed content instruction delivered in English, he/she may be provisionally assigned to provide that instruction. (Education Code 44253.10)
Plan to Remedy the Shortage of Qualified Teachers
The Superintendent or designee shall develop a plan to remedy the district's shortage of qualified teachers in accordance with law and with California Department of Education approval. This plan shall include an appropriate staff development program designed to provide training in English language development teaching methodology, bilingual cross-cultural teaching methodology, and the acquisition of the primary languages of LEP students.
As part of this plan, appropriately qualified bilingual paraprofessionals will be teamed with regular teachers. The plan shall specify the number of teachers to be trained and the number expected to meet certification or local designation standards each year. The training program shall also address the needs of teachers who instruct LEP students on an interim basis.
General Waiver Authority
When the district is unable, after good faith efforts, to obtain the human and material resources necessary to provide instructional and support services for LEP students, the district shall request a waiver under the General Waiver Authority. (Education Code 33050)
Specially Designed Services and Training
To serve the needs of LEP students, the Superintendent or designee may design special instructional services and staff training programs in concert with the California Department of Education's Bilingual Education Office.
(cf. 4112.21 - District Interns)
(cf. 4113 - Assignment)
(cf. 6174 - Education for English Language Learners)
The district may employ persons with an emergency 30-day substitute permit for 30 days or less in positions requiring certification. Persons with an emergency substitute permit may be employed for 20 days or less in special education positions requiring certification. (5 CCR 80025; Education Code 56061)
Before employing such persons, the Superintendent or designee shall prepare and keep on file a signed statement of need. The statement of need shall describe the circumstances that necessitate the use of a 30-day substitute permit holder and state either that a credentialed person is not available or that the available credentialed person(s) do not meet the district's specified employment criteria. (5 CCR 80025)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
33050 Request for waiver of code provisions
44253.1-44253.10 Certification for bilingual-cross-cultural competence
52160-52178 Bilingual-Bicultural Act of 1976
52180-52186 Bilingual teacher training assistance program
62000-62005.5 Evaluation and sunsetting of programs
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1701-1704 Equal Educational Opportunities
Teresa P. et al v. Berkeley Unified School District et al, San Francisco Federal District Court, 2/14/89, Dock No. Civ. 87-2396
Management Resources:
CDE PROGRAM ADVISORIES
0210.89 Changes regarding Limited-English Proficient Program
0520.88 State Program for Students of Limited English Proficiency, CCP:87/8-14
CDE PUBLICATIONS
Option 1 Alternatives: Technical Standards and Recommended Practices for Development of Outcome-based Assessment of District Services to LEP Students, 1991
Local Designation of Qualified Teachers, LEP Staffing Option 3, 1989
A Resource Guide, Plan to Remedy the Shortage of Qualified Teachers (Option 4), 1991
Regulation ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: September 9, 1997 Alhambra, California