Washington State Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program Guidelines
Published December 2009

The Washington State Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program Guidelines provide instructions for school districts on how to administer the program in compliance with state requirements.

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Washington State Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program Guidelines (PDF, 78 pages)

Table of Contents:

• Goals of the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program
• School District Board of Directors Duties
• School Board Responsibility/Duties to the TBIP
• Identification of Eligible Students
• TBIP Application
• District Application
• Board Approval
• Content of District Application
• Placement Testing and Exit Requirements
• Parent Notification/Waiving of Program Services
• General Considerations for Referring ELL to Special Education
• Students with Disabilities – Conditions for TBIP Entitlement
• Advanced Placement and Gifted Education
• Record Keeping and Documentation
• Program Reporting Requirements
• Instructional Practices
• TBIP Instructional Program Models
• Program Implementation/Coordination
• Personnel
• Other Program Questions
• Funding
• Title III
• Definition of English Language Learners under Title III
• Title III District Program Requirements
• Title III District Application Requirements
• Title III Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives
• Roles and Responsibilities of Local Educational Agencies
• District Evaluation Requirements
• Local Allocations under Section 3114(A) Title III
• Parent Involvement and Parent Notification Requirements
• Native American and Alaska Natives under Title III
• Immigrant Children and Youth
• Title III & Private Schools
• OCR Requirements and Equity Issues
• Appendix
• Program Model Descriptors