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documented on the English Language Learners Programmatic Assessment and Academic
Placement Review (PBSD 1764) and filed in the ELL folder. Community Language Facilitators
assist the students and their families when necessary, to ensure proper program/course
placement.

In the absence of student records, an ELL in Grades K-8 is placed into academic classes based on
age/grade appropriateness. When an ELL student provides records that show enrollment in
school (excluding any of the 50 states and the District of Columbia) but not grade level
appropriate for his/her age, the student needs to be placed in the age-appropriate grade and
provided opportunities to learn key skills according to their individual ELL Plan to enhance the
likelihood of success in the current grade in which he/she is placed. Students that present
academic records that are one year above their age appropriate grade level may be placed
accordingly by the ELL Committee.

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A student who is age appropriate for high school must be placed in at least the 9 grade. High
school placement procedures can be found in Section 5 of the SDPBC ESOL Procedures Manual.
ELLs are scheduled into classes that fulfill graduation requirements and the District’s Student
Progression Plan, as well as granted credit for completed academic coursework, regardless of
the language in which the coursework was completed.

Refer to the age-appropriate placement chart for guidance when determining K-12 grade-level
placement.

An ELL Committee meeting, in which the student’s parent/guardian has been invited to
participate, must be conducted under the following circumstances: a student’s placement is not
age appropriate; or there is a lack of information about prior schooling (no transcript or report
card); or prior schooling does not meet grade level requirements. An administrator must
participate in the ELL Committee and grade placement process. In accordance with State Board
of Education Rule 6A-6.0902(3)(d), parent(s) have the right to choose the ESOL Instructional
Model (sheltered, support, or if available, dual language) in which the child is served.

Reevaluation of ELL student placement can be made at the request of any member of the ELL
committee. Due diligence should be taken to make placement decisions in the best interest of
the student [Code of Ethics of the Education Profession in Florida 6A-10.080(2)].

For unique circumstances, parent/guardians, and school staff may consult the Welcome Center
at 3300 Forest Hill Boulevard, Ibis E-4, West Palm Beach, FL 33406 or (561) 434-8065.

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