Alternate Access Exit Process
Per State of New Jersey, Department of Education:
In New Jersey, the Overall Composite Scores are used as one criterion for exiting ESL services.
• The minimum exit score in NJ for the Alternate ACCESS is an of A3 Overall Composite
Per State of New Jersey, Department of Education:
Districts must continue to use multiple indicators, as specified in code [N.J.A.C. 6A:15-1.3(c) and 6A:15-1.10(b)] to determine which students need English as a Second Language (ESL) and/or bilingual program support and which students can function independently in a monolingual English classroom. These indicators must be used for both identification of ELLs and for determining readiness to exit from bilingual/ESL/ELS program services.
ACCESS for ELLS is the required language proficiency test that must be administered annually every spring. ACCESS may be used as one indicator to exit a student from a language assistance program.