Are students entitled to have ESL programs tailored to their individual English language skills?
YES. State law requires that ESL programs be designed to be appropriate for the student’s particular English language abilities. Not every ESL student in one class has to receive the same ESL curriculum. For example, an ESL student with significantly more advanced English skills than his or her classmates is entitled to a more advanced ESL curriculum. When are schools required to create bilingual education programs? Elementary and junior high schools that have 15 or more ELL students with the same native language in the same grade or 2 contiguous grades are required to create a bilingual program in that language. High schools that have 20 or more ELL students with the same native language in one grade are required to create a bilingual program in that language. Do parents have the right to notice and information regarding bilingual education and ESL? YES. Parents must be notified when their child is required to take bilingual education or ESL. They also have the right to (1) an explana
