The Language Support Services Department at the Colton Joint Unified School District aims to provide all of our students, inclusive of our English Learners, an educational experience that prepares them for success and fosters pride. We strive to accomplish this by engaging our teachers, administrators, families, and community in relevant and evidence-based professional learning experiences, and meaningful interactions with continuous support. 

Colton Joint Unified | Board Policies| Education for English Language Learners (BP 6174 Instruction)

The Board of Education intends to provide English Learners with challenging curriculum and instruction that develop proficiency in English while facilitating student achievement in the district's regular course of study. 

The district shall identify in its local control and accountability plan (LCAP) goals and specific actions and services to enhance student engagement, academic achievement, and other outcomes for English Learners. 

Identification/Assessment and Placement

The Superintendent or designee shall maintain procedures for the accurate identification of English Learners and an assessment of their proficiency and needs in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. 

Once identified as an English Learner, a student shall be annually assessed for language proficiency until he/she is reclassified based on criteria specified in the accompanying administrative regulation. 

The district shall offer English Learners a structured English Immersion Program to ensure that English Learners have access to the core academic content standards, including the English Language Development Standards, and become proficient in English. In the structured English Immersion Program, nearly all of the classroom instruction shall be provided in English, but with the curriculum and presentation designed for students who are learning English (Education Code 305-306). 

Reclassification/Redesignation

English Learners shall be reclassified as fluent English proficient when they are able to comprehend, speak, read, and write English well enough to receive instruction in an English language mainstream classroom and make academic progress at a level substantially equivalent to that of students of the same age or grade whose primary language is English and who are in the regular course of study (Education Code 52164.6). 

The measures used to determine whether an English Learner shall be reclassified as fluent English proficient shall include, but not be limited to: (Education Code 313; 52164.6; 5 CCR 11303)

1. Assessment of English language proficiency using an objective assessment instrument, including, but not limited to, the state's English language proficiency assessment. 
2. Participation of the student's classroom teacher and any other certificated staff with direct responsibility for teaching or placement decisions related to the student.
3. Parent/guardian opinion and consultation

The Superintendent or designee shall provide the parent/guardian with notice and a description of the reclassification process and of his/her opportunity to participate in the process and shall encourage his/her involvement in the process.