Section 3. Census
School districts shall annually ascertain, under regulations prescribed by the department, the number of English learners within their school system in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve, and shall classify them according to grade level, the language of which they possess a primary speaking ability, and the English learner program type in which they are enrolled, with all such information being made publicly available by school and school district on on the district's website in machine readable format, to the extent feasible. School districts shall also track the academic performance of students who have exited an English learner program to assess the academic achievement of English learners and the effectiveness of English language classroom programming.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 71a - English Language Education in Public Schools
Section 1 - Findings and Declarations
Section 4 - English Language Education
Section 6 - Legal Standing and Parental Enforcement
Section 6a - English Learner Parent Advisory Council
Section 7 - Standardized Testing for Monitoring Education Progress
Section 7a - On-Site Evaluations of English Learners
Section 8 - Community-Based English Tutoring
Section 11 - Benchmarks, Guidelines and Learning Success Templates for English Learner Programs
Section 12 - Duty to Inform Parents or Legal Guardians of English Learners of Their Rights