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Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS) - Resources and Support

AzEDS EL Transactions At-A-Glance

AzEDS Home Language Codes At-A-Glance

The legal cases and laws surrounding Arizona EL Programs and Services to date:

Arizona Revised Statutes 15-751 to 15-757

Castañeda v. Pickard, 648 F.2d 989 (C.A. Tex 1981)M

ESSA

In 2019, the Arizona State Board of Education was charged with developing and adopting research-based models of Structured English Immersion (SEI) to be used in school districts and charter schools in Arizona. Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S) §15-756.01 requires that the SEI Models include a minimum of 120 minutes per day of English Language Development (ELD) for grades K- 5, and a minimum of 100 minutes of ELD per day for grades 6-12. Approved models adhere to the following criteria:

Approximate Number of EL Students in Arizona

87,000

Percent of Arizona Students who are EL Students

7%

Statewide Reclassification Rate

(Based on FAY Students)

31%

Approximate Number of EL Students in Arizona

83,000

Percent of Arizona Students who are EL Students

7%

Statewide Reclassification Rate

(Based on FAY Students)

24%

Approximate Number of EL Students in Arizona

85,000

Percent of Arizona Students who are EL Students

7%

Statewide Reclassification Rate

(Based on FAY Students)

30%

In 2017, the English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards Committee, Arizona English Learner (EL) practitioners in partnership with the Office of English Language Acquisition Services (OELAS), began revising the 2010 ELP Standards. They developed Standards and Performance Indicators for grade/grade-bands K, 1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, and 9- 12. The 10 ELP Standards are consistent K-12 and are organized by Mode of Communication (Receptive, Productive, Interactive) with two standards dedicated to Language (one of which is Grammar).

OELAS developed the following forms for EL files that may not be modified. If these forms are used in a digital format requiring an electronic signature they adhere to ADOA Policy.