IHBEA - ENGLISH LEARNERS
The School Board recognizes the need to provide a program for students who are English learners in order to assure these students of equal educational opportunity.
The Superintendent shall appoint a Lau Plan Coordinator, who will be responsible for developing and implementing a plan to meet the needs of these students. This Lau Plan shall include procedures for screening, identification, provision of services, assessment, exiting, and monitoring. The Lau Plan Coordinator will also conduct periodic reviews of the program.
The Lau Plan shall be approved by the Board before it is submitted to the Maine Department of Education.
Legal Reference:
- Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
- Title III of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- Maine Dept. of Ed. Rule Ch. 127.02
Cross Reference:
Adopted:
- May 13, 1997
Revised:
- September 10, 2013
- May 14, 2019