Section 52170 Of Article 3. Bilingual-bicultural Education Act Of 1976 From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 3.
52170
. (a) Each school which has enrolled one or more pupils of
limited English proficiency shall prepare a plan to meet the needs of
pupils of limited English proficiency in attendance in the school.
(1) Only those schools with 10 or more pupils with the same
primary language in a grade level or 20 or more such pupils in the
school and which receive consolidated application funding shall
submit such plans to the superintendent.
(2) Schools with less than 10 pupils of limited English
proficiency receiving consolidated application funding as well as
schools with 10 or more pupils of limited English proficiency not
receiving such funding shall develop and retain their plan to meet
such pupils' needs. Such plan shall be available to the
superintendent and the public upon request.
(b) Schools required to submit plans shall prepare an application
on forms provided by the Department of Education. Such application
shall meet the applicable criteria of the consolidated application
regulations and shall include, in addition, all of the following
components:
(1) Teacher and aide preservice training which will identify and
improve knowledge levels of each teacher and aide in teaching
methodology, bilingual-crosscultural philosophy, and education.
(2) An in-service training program for teachers and aides that is
linked with an institution of higher education, to the maximum extent
feasible, which shall include the establishment of a liaison with a
nearby institution of higher education and the solicitation of help
from such institution in order to upgrade continually the
bilingual-crosscultural education program.
(3) An assurance that all bilingual-crosscultural aides are
provided the opportunity to enroll in a career ladder program leading
toward a single- or multiple-subject teaching credential and a
certificate of competence in bilingual-crosscultural education.
(c) The district's application to the Department of Education
shall include all of the individual school applications.