ERIC Number: ED663806
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jan-18
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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Fact Sheet: Providing Services to English Learners During the COVID-19 Outbreak. Addendum. [OESE-2021-02]
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education
This addendum to the U.S. Department of Education (Department) "Fact Sheet Providing Services to English Learners During the COVID-19 Outbreak" (EL Fact Sheet) outlines State educational agencies' (SEAs') responsibilities regarding select topics related to English learners (ELs) during the national emergency caused by the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the 2020-2021 school year. Other than statutory and regulatory requirements included in the document, the contents of this guidance do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. Specifically, it is intended to provide additional information about requirements in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and other Federal laws related to ELs in light of COVID-19. It answers several questions that have been frequently raised by State and local educational agencies regarding the annual English language proficiency (ELP) assessments, flexibilities for statewide standardized entrance and exit procedures, among other topics.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Access to Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Language Proficiency, Student Placement, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, School Closing, At Risk Students, Student Evaluation, Compliance (Legal), State Departments of Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. 400 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 202-401-0113; Fax: 202-205-0310; Web site: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/index.html
Related Records: ED605143
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) (ED)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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