Latest News and Comment from Education

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

LAUSD RESPONSE-TO AGREEMENT-WITH US DEPT OF ED /OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTICATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER & BLACK STUDENTS

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD RESPONSE-TO AGREEMENT-WITH US DEPT OF ED /OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTICATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER & BLACK STUDENTS:

LAUSD RESPONSE-TO AGREEMENT-WITH US DEPT OF ED /OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTICATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER & BLACK STUDENTS

FROM AN INTERNAL LAUSD DOCUMENT

smf: An expert on language acquisition within LAUSD – involved in this investigation from the get-go - opines: “As well thought out as this is - and it provides policies that are an improvement over the current ones - it does not mention anything about primary language instruction or support or the right of parents to choose these. … This report will need to be deeply analyzed by people who understand what they are reading.”

Los Angeles Unified School District

Detailed Summary of Agreements— English Learner & Resource Comparability Components

LAUSD/OCR Resolutions Summary

English Learner Component

MASTER PLAN FOR ENGLISH LEARNER SERVICES

The District will develop a Master Plan for English Learners, which includes goals for its program for EL students, a program implementation and accountability structure to deliver English language instruction and services to EL students in all educational settings, including special education, and EL Secondary students who have completed English language development (ELD) instruction. While the new Master Plan is being finalized, the current Master Plan and District policies will remain in effect during the school year 2011-2012. The District will begin implementing new Plan by September 2012.

This Master Plan for English Learners will include a separate component (“Academic Language Proficiency”) that addresses the language