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§273.2. Foreign language immersion programs; certification process; criteria
A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and
implement a process to certify foreign language immersion education programs as a means
to provide statewide standards for foreign language immersion programs and assist and
support schools and school districts in establishing and maintaining high quality, highly
effective foreign language immersion programs.
B.
(1)Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year and annually thereafter, the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall designate any foreign language
immersion program that consistently meets the criteria listed below as a "Certified Foreign
Language Immersion Program".
(a)Adherence to state guidelines governing the minim
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§273.2. Foreign language immersion programs; certification process; criteria
A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop and
implement a process to certify foreign language immersion education programs as a means
to provide statewide standards for foreign language immersion programs and assist and
support schools and school districts in establishing and maintaining high quality, highly
effective foreign language immersion programs.
B.(1) Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year and annually thereafter, the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall designate any foreign language
immersion program that consistently meets the criteria listed below as a "Certified Foreign
Language Immersion Program".
(a) Adherence to state guidelines governing the minimum time of daily instruction
in the immersion language.
(b) High quality immersion language teaching time.
(c) Protection of the written and oral forms of the immersion language as the
exclusive language of communication within immersion teaching time.
(d) Evidence of immersion language teaching throughout content area teaching time.
(e) Immersion language teachers who possess native-like fluency in the immersion
language.
(f) Articulated professional development on best practices for immersion teachers,
English-speaking team teachers, and school administrators.
(g) Provision of student remediation, as needed, in the immersion language.
(h) Articulation, or planned articulation, throughout the elementary, secondary, and
postsecondary levels of education.
(i) Visibility and recognition of the foreign language immersion program throughout
the school.
(j) Written policies regarding entry into and exit from the foreign language
immersion program.
(2) Notice of receipt of State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
designation as a "Certified Foreign Language Immersion Program" shall be included on the
school's annual report card compiled by the Department of Education and in the academic
records of each student enrolled in the program.
C. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall promulgate rules
to implement the provisions of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure
Act.
D. For purposes of this Section, "foreign language immersion program" means any
type of dual language immersion program in French or Spanish.