N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:15-1.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 6A:15-1.14 - Parental and family engagement

(a) Each district board of education shall provide for the maximum practicable engagement of the parent of MLs in the development and review of program objectives and dissemination of information to and from the district boards of education and communities served by the LIEP.

1. This duty includes ensuring all information regarding an ML's educational experience is available in the language in which the parent possesses a primary speaking ability, and in English. This information includes, but is not limited to, district- and school-level policies, invitational letters regarding school or district programs, information regarding student discipline policies and procedures, registration and enrollment, report cards, requests for parent permission for student participation in district or school activities, parent-teacher conferences, parent handbooks, and gifted and talented programs.

(b) With the exception of a district board of education implementing an English language services or ESL program, each district board of education implementing an LIEP shall establish a parent advisory committee on bilingual education of which the majority membership shall be the parents of MLs.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:15-1.14

Amended by R.2014 d.050, effective 3/17/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 399(a), 46 N.J.R. 501(a).
Rewrote the section.

Amended and recodified from 6A:15-1.15 by 55 N.J.R. 1708(a), effective 8/7/2023