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Article: VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ISSUES MEMO ON 2008-09 STATE-APPROVED ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS
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- October 5, 2007
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The Virginia Department of Education issued the following principal's memo:
TO: Division Superintendents
FROM: Billy K. Cannaday, Jr.Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT: 2008-2009 State-Approved English Language Proficiency Assessment for Limited English Proficient Students
As required in Section 1111 (b) (7) of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), school divisions must annually assess the English language proficiency of limited English proficient (LEP) students in kindergarten through grade 12. On September 26, 2007, the Virginia Board of Education selected the Access for English Language Learners (Access) as the state-approved English language proficiency (ELP) ...