The English Learner Tool Kit (now updated to align with ESSA) helps state and local education agencies help English Learners (ELs) by fulfilling these obligations. The Toolkit has 10 chapters (one for each section of the DCL), and contains an overview, sample tools, and resources.
On January 7, 2015, the Departments of Education and Justice issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) which outlined legal obligations to English Learners under civil rights laws.
The English Learner Toolkit (now updated to align with ESSA) helps state and local education agencies help English Learners (ELs) by fulfilling these obligations.
English Learner Toolkit
Complete Toolkit
The Toolkit has 10 chapters (one for each section of the DCL), and contains an overview, sample tools, and resources.
| English | Download |
English Learner Toolkit - Chapters
Introduction
| English Cover Page | Download |
| English | Download |
| Chinese simplified | Download |
| Chinese traditional | Download |
| Spanish | Download |
| Korean | Download |
| Hmong | Download |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | Download |
| Russian | Download |
| Tagalog | Download |
| Vietnamese | Download |
Chapter 1
| English | Download |
Chapter 2
| English | Download |
Chapter 3
| English | Download |
Chapter 4
| English | Download |
Chapter 5
| English | Download |
Chapter 6
| English | Download |
Chapter 7
| English | Download |
Chapter 8
| English | Download |
Chapter 9
| English | Download |
Chapter 10
| English | Download |
To request the tool kit in an alternate format as a reasonable accommodation, i.e. Braille, large print, CD Rom or audio, please contact Melissa Escalante by phone, 202-401-1407 or email at: Melissa.Escalante@ed.gov.
