N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:15-1.15

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

Section 6A:15-1.15 - Waiver process provided by statute

(a) A school district that has 20 or more students eligible for the bilingual education program in kindergarten through grade 12 may request annual approval from the Department to waive the requirement at N.J.A.C. 6A:15-1.4(d) and , instead, to establish an instructional program alternative if the school district is able to demonstrate that it would be impractical to provide a full-time bilingual program due to the age range, grade span, and/or geographic location of eligible students.

1. Instructional program alternatives that shall be established include, but are not limited to: the bilingual part-time program; the bilingual resource program; the bilingual tutorial program; the sheltered English instruction program; and the high-intensity ESL program.

2. All instructional program alternatives shall be designed to assist MLs to develop English language proficiency while learning the knowledge and skills for academic content areas to meet or exceed the NJSLS.

3. Instructional program alternatives shall be developed in consultation with the Department, based on student enrollment and achievement data.

4. A district board of education implementing instructional program alternatives annually shall submit to the Department student enrollment and achievement data that demonstrate the continued need for the programs.

5. Instructional program alternatives shall be approved annually by the Department based on the Department's review of student enrollment and achievement data.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:15-1.15

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 485(c), effective 3/21/2016

Amended and recodified from 6A:15-1.5 by 55 N.J.R. 1708(a), effective 8/7/2023