WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech KINDERGARTEN ESOL Exit Criteria

WIDA Consortium / CAL / Metritech Grades 1-12 th ESOL Exit Criteria

Exiting students from ESOL English learners who meet the state exit criteria are no longer eligible for language assistance and must be exited from services After July 1, their status must be changed in the district Student Information System from EL-Y to EL-M (monitored) for 2 calendar years

Exiting students from ESOL: LAC option The purpose of the Language Assessment Conference (LAC) is to determine whether certain ELs in grades 1-12 are ready to exit from English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs or if they are still in need of language assistance services The LAC is not a required exit process for all non-English language background students It must be convened only for  those ELs who are not making reasonable progress after two or more years of ESOL services  for ESOL re-entry candidates  and for ELs in grades 1-12 who appear ready to exit but who did not meet the requirements to exit ESOL services without a LAC meeting Note: Kindergarten students may not be exited via the LAC process

Reminder... Do not change student record status of Exiting ELs from EL-Y to EL-M before July 1 st Student Record data is not finalized until the end of June!

Where to find Exit Criteria for Georgia ELs GaDOE ESOL & Title III Exit Criteria for ELs is posted on the GaDOE ESOL & Title website & may be found in the ESOL & Title III Resource Guide