Module 6: Exiting ESOL/Dismissal from ESE

In order to exit an ESE/ELL student from the ESOL program, an ELL Committee meeting must be held. The committee’s decision to exit the student from the ESOL program may be based on traditional or alternative exiting criteria as noted below:

a) The committee's decision to exit from the ESOL program may be based on traditional exiting criteria as defined in the Multicultural, ESOL and Program Services Department Handbook.

b) The committee may also consider other factors for exiting from the ESOL program for ESE/ELL students who do not meet the traditional exiting criteria.
These factors include consideration of at least TWO of the following:

• extent and nature of prior educational and social experiences; and student interview;
• written recommendation and observation by current and previous instructional supportive services staff;
• level of mastery of basic competencies or skills in English and/or home language according to appropriate local, state and national criterion-referenced standards;
• grades from current or previous years;
• test results other than those from the district assessments of listening/speaking/reading/writing.

Students in the ESE program may be exited from the ESOL program using alternative criteria. In order to exit an ESE/ELL student from the ESOL Program, an ELL Committee meeting must be held.  The Committee’s decision to exit the student from the ESOL program may be based on traditional Exit criteria by grade as discussed in  Unit 5 or alternative exiting criteria as noted below and are also defined in ESOL procedures:

When an ESE/ELL student is being dismissed from the ESE program, in addition to the regular ESE requirements for paperwork for dismissal, an ELLSEP folder continues to be required for the student.