DATE ISSUED FIELD ADVISORY TITLE January 2024 Bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) Services for Limited English Proficient (LEP)/English Language Learners (ELLs) who are Students with Disabilities November 2018 Next-Day Completion of Testing for English Language Learners/Multilingual Learners on Regents Examinations July 19, 2018 Residency Guidance June 2018 Diploma Options for Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricanes Irma or Maria April 2018 English Language Learners/Multilingual Learners (ELLs/MLLs) Student Counts for 2018–19 ESSA Title III ELL/MLL Allocations March 2018 Access to academic records of Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricane Maria March 12, 2018 Department-Approved Pathway Assessments in Languages Other Than English February 6, 2018 Changes to the Reporting and Collection of Immigrant Student and Vaccination Data in New York State February 5, 2018 English Language Learners (ELLs)/ Multilingual Learners (MLLs) Data 2017 Changes & Updates February 2018 Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities October 12, 2017 Students Displaced by Recent Hurricanes April 2017 English Language Learners/Multilingual Learners (ELLs/MLLs) Student Counts for 2017–18 ESEA Title III ELL/MLL Allocations February 27, 2017 February 27, 2017 91ÉçÇø and NYS Attorney General’s Letter to District Superintendents and Guidance February 2017 Change in Allowable Testing Accommodations on the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) November 2016 Changes in Allowable Testing Accommodations on the Grades 3-8 New York State English Language Arts Assessment November 2016 Updated Computer-Based Question Sampler September 2016 CR Part 154 Comprehensive Plan for the Education of English Language Learners / Multilingual Learners September 27, 2016 Resources for English Language Learners (ELLs) who are Students with Inconsistent/Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) August 26, 2016 PENpal interactive Home Language Questionnaire (HLQ) toolkits June 29, 2016 New Pathways to Certification for Out-of-State Teachers and Leaders May 2016 Reporting English Language Learners (ELLs) Who Score Proficient in Regents English in August May 2016 Guidance Relating to the Right of Individuals Over Compulsory School Age to Attend High School May 2016 Supplementary Certification Pathway Fact Sheet: Pathway for ESOL Teachers to Obtain Content Area Supplementary CertificationÌý May 2016 Supplementary Certification Pathway Fact Sheet: Pathway for Content Area Teachers to Obtain Supplementary Certification inÌýESOL May 2016 Title III Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives Improvement and Corrective Action Plan for ELLs May 3, 2016 Guidance Regarding Bilingual Education Programs and ELL Parent Information October 23, 2015 Procedures for Obtaining NYSITELL/NYSESLAT Score for Students Who Transfer Between Districts April 2015 English Language Learner (ELL) Student Counts for Title III Allocations 2015 April 2015 Regulations Related to Additional Graduation Option for ELLs December 8, 2014 Increase in ELL Population and Corresponding Instructional Needs December 2014 Special Education Field Advisory October 28, 2014 Statement Regarding Undocumented Children October 2014 Graduation Requirements for ELLs September 11, 2014 Proposed Amendments to CR Part 154-2 October 14, Ìý2011 Bilingual K-6 Teachers Teaching ENL May 7, 2009 Regulations Governing the Education of ELLs Ìý Updated 4/1/19 File Downloads: bilingual-and-enl-services-for-ell-who-are-swd-obewl-ose-field-memorandum-january-2024-a.pdf services_for_ells_with_disabilities.pdf