1. (1) Each school district establishing a bilingual-bicultural education program shall provide to the department a written description of the program that addresses the requirements under this subchapter. The description shall include information on all of the following:

   1. (a) The program design, objectives, staffing, and evaluation procedures.
   2. (b) Staff certification, professional development activities, parent involvement activities and instructional materials to be used in the program.
2. (2) Each school district establishing a bilingual-bicultural education program shall ensure bilingual teachers, bilingual teacher’s aides, bilingual counselors, and bilingual counselor’s aides meet the definitions under this chapter.
3. (3) Each school district’s proposed program shall be reviewed and approved by the department prior to the implementation of the local program. A proposed program shall be approved if it meets the requirements of this chapter.

History

History: CR 01-069: cr. Register November 2002 No. 563, eff. 12-1-02.