For ELs with an IEP or Section 504 Accommodation Plan, are parent notifications, administration of assessments, and evaluation results only to be provided in English?
No. State and federal law continue to require that parent notifications for ELs be provided in the parent’s primary language unless it is not practicable. Student assessments must be conducted in the student’s primary language. If it is clearly not feasible or appropriate, the student must still receive valid alternative assessments. The results of the assessments must be presented to the parents in a language that they can understand (CCR, Title 5, sections 3040 [b] and EC 56320[a]).
