What Is The Purpose Of The Florida Consent Decree
Assignment for Teaching ELLs
The Florida Consent Decree was established in August of 1990. The purpose of the Florida Consent Decree is for the Florida Department of Education to make sure that every school can and will provide instruction of the English language to those students whom are not proficient in it. This Consent Decree is not reserved solely for those students from another country such as Mexico. It also applies to those from American Indian and Native Alaskan families. Also, if there is a student who speaks a language other than English at home with their family, they also fall under the guidelines.
In our textbook on page 61, it gives us a case called, Lau v. Nichols. This case was about 1,800 Chinese students from San
The Florida Consent Decree was established in August of 1990. The purpose of the Florida Consent Decree is for the Florida Department of Education to make sure that every school can and will provide instruction of the English language to those students whom are not proficient in it. This Consent Decree is not reserved solely for those students from another country such as Mexico. It also applies to those from American Indian and Native Alaskan families. Also, if there is a student who speaks a language other than English at home with their family, they also fall under the guidelines.
In our textbook on page 61, it gives us a case called, Lau v. Nichols. This case was about 1,800 Chinese students from San