The Maryland State Department of Education requires that an ML Plan Committee meeting be held for all ELD students (kindergarten through grade 12). The ML Plan Committee determines what accommodation(s) each ELD student needs for both daily instruction and for testing situations during the school year. Decisions of the ML Plan Committee are NOT based solely on students’ ELD level but rather on classroom observations, classwork, and the results of the annual English proficiency assessment. Accommodations should be offered regularly and should NOT be provided only for testing. ML Accommodations Documentation (Maryland Accommodations Tool ELL-9A/9B) must be signed by school personnel and offered to the parent for approval of the ML Plan Committee's decisions. The ML Accommodations Documentation is required for the current school year in each ELD student’s cumulative folder.
The Maryland State Department of Education allows those multilingual learners who have exited the ELD program within the last two school years to receive accessibility features on state and local assessments. A committee appointed by the principal determines what accommodation(s) each Reclassified-Multilingual Learner needs for both daily instruction and for testing situations during the school year. Decisions of this committee are based on classroom observations, classwork, and the results of the most recent annual assessment of English proficiency. Accessibility features should be offered regularly and should NOT be provided only for testing. R-ML Accommodations Documentation (Maryland Accommodations Tool ELL-9C) must be signed by school personnel and offered to the parent for approval of the R-ML Plan Committee's decisions.
