§ 55522.5. English as a Second Language Placement and Assessment.
5 CA ADC § 55522.5Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
5 CCR § 55522.5
§ 55522.5. English as a Second Language Placement and Assessment.
(4) Districts adopting a district placement method under subparagraph (b)(1)(B) or (b)(1)(C) shall, by July 1, 2020, provide an adoption plan on a form prescribed by the Chancellor, explaining the placement method, the evidence to be collected, and why the district believes it will be effective. Within two years of the adoption of a district placement method, the district shall report to the Chancellor on the method's efficacy. The Chancellor may order the district to relinquish the district placement method and adopt a placement method published by the Chancellor's Office under either of the following circumstances:
(5) Districts must inform students placed into credit ESL coursework prior to fall 2020 of their right to access the newly adopted placement processes that comply with this section and students who have completed a United States high school diploma or the equivalent shall be placed according to section 55522. Districts shall disclose their plans to implement retroactive placement recommendations as part of the adoption plan described in subparagraph (b)(4).
(1) The Chancellor shall establish and update, at least annually, a list of the approved assessment tests and instruments for use in placing students in credit ESL courses and guidelines for their use by community college districts. When using an ESL assessment test for placement into credit ESL coursework, it must be used with one or more other measures to comprise multiple measures.
(2) Districts and colleges are required to use the Chancellor's guidelines for the validation of all assessment tests used for placement to ensure that they minimize or eliminate cultural or linguistic bias and are being used in a valid manner. Based on this evaluation, the district or college shall determine whether any assessment test, method, or procedure has a disproportionate impact on particular groups of students, as defined by the Chancellor. When there is a disproportionate impact on any such group of students, the district or college shall, in consultation with the Chancellor, develop and implement a plan setting forth the steps the district will take to correct the disproportionate impact.
(d) Each community college district utilizing approved assessment tests or instruments shall adopt procedures that are clearly communicated to students regarding the college's sample test preparation, how the student test results will be used to inform placement decisions, and the district's limits on the student's ability to re-test.
(3) Use any assessment test process to exclude any person from admission to a college, except that a college may determine the admission of special part-time or full-time students under Education Code section 76002 based on an assessment which involves multiple measures and complies with other requirements of this subchapter;
(3) Annually report the college's placement results to the Chancellor's Office, in a manner and form described by the Chancellor's Office. Colleges shall include the number of students assessed and the number of students placed into transfer-level English composition or ESL equivalent, transfer-level English composition or ESL equivalent with concurrent support or transfer-level or credit academic ESL coursework, disaggregated by race and ethnicity; and
(4) Publicly post the college's placement results. Colleges shall include the number of students assessed and the number of students placed into transfer-level English composition or ESL equivalent, transfer-level English composition or ESL equivalent with concurrent support, or transfer-level or credit academic ESL coursework, disaggregated by race and ethnicity.
(h) The Chancellor's Office shall collect and analyze all placement methods and their impact on throughput rates for ESL students with a goal of transfer to a four-year institution or an associate degree, and produce a report for the Board of Governors by January 30, 2023. This report will inform a re-evaluation of credit ESL placement methods by the Chancellor's Office, and whether this section should be amended.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 66700 and 70901, Education Code. Reference: Sections 72011, 76002, 78211, 78212, 78213 and 78261, Education Code; and Section 11135, Government Code.
History
1. New section filed 6-9-2020; operative 7-9-2020. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2020, No. 25).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, § 55522.5, 5 CA ADC § 55522.5
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