OSSE’s English learner policies are provided in the publication Delivering Education Services to English Learners. The following updates have been made since the March 2020 release:

In Who are English Learners (ELs)?

• Clarification on age and English learner eligibility

In Step 2: Identification

• Resources related to accommodations for EL screening have been added.
• The newly released WIDA screener for kindergarten has been added.
• The K-WAPT will be retired at the end of the 2021-22 school year.

For more information, please contact Anika Harris at [email protected] or Dr. Jennifer Norton at [email protected].