Amendment ID: S2125-1-R1

Redraft Amendment 1

Ensuring Receipt of DESE Guidelines

Mr. Keenan moves to amend the amendment in section 9, in proposed section 8 of chapter 71A of the General Laws, by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

“Upon receipt of success templates and guidelines from the department as described in this section, districts shall adopt procedures to identify English learners who do not meet benchmarks in attaining English proficiency established by the department and shall establish a process for the district to: (i) identify areas in which an identified English learner needs improvement and set individualized goals for the identified English learner to attain English proficiency; (ii) assess and track an English learner’s progress on the areas of improvement; (iii) review resources and services available to an identified English learner that may assist the identified English learner in the identified areas of improvement; and (iv) incorporate input from a identified English learner’s parents or legal guardian.”; and

in said section 9, in the third paragraph of said proposed section 8 of said chapter 71A, by striking out the last sentence; and

in said section 9, by inserting after said third paragraph of said proposed section 8 of said chapter 71A the following paragraph:-

“The department shall solicit public comment before issuing the benchmarks, guidelines and English learning success template. The department shall review the benchmarks, guidelines and English learning success template every 5 years and may update them as appropriate. The review shall include a period of public comment.”; and

by inserting after section 11 the following section:-

“SECTION 11A. The department of elementary and secondary education shall establish and publish on its website the benchmarks, guidelines and English learning success template described in section 8 of chapter 71A of the General Laws not later than September 1, 2018. Districts shall adopt the procedures described in said section 8 of said chapter 71A not later than 6 months after the establishment by the department of the benchmarks, guidelines and English learning success template described in said section 8 of said chapter 71A.”.