14 Del. Admin. Code § 920-1.0
The following words and terms, when used in this regulation shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"ACCESS" means a suite of secure, large-scale, summative English language proficiency assessments.
"Department" means the Delaware Department of Education.
"English Learners" or "ELs" means individuals who, among other things, have English language speaking, reading, writing, or understanding difficulties sufficient to deny the individual the ability to meet challenging state academic standards as defined using Delaware's standardized entrance and exit procedures.
"ESSA Plan" means a document that reflects the goals of the Delaware education system that are in compliance with applicable federal requirements outlined in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, reauthorized in December 2015 as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
"Home Language Survey" means a questionnaire that is given to a student's parent, guardian or relative caregiver to help schools and local education agencies identify students who are potential ELs, and who will require assessment of their English language proficiency to determine whether they are eligible for a LIEP.
"Language Instruction Education Program" or "LIEP" means an instruction course:
(1) in which an English learner is placed for the purpose of developing and attaining English proficiency while meeting challenging State academic standards; and
(2) that may make instructional use of both English and a child's native language to enable the child to develop and attain English proficiency and may include the participation of English proficient children if such course is designed to enable all participating children to become proficient in English and a second language.
"WIDA English Language Development Standards" means the social, instructional, and academic language that students need to engage with peers, educators, and the curriculum in schools.
14 Del. Admin. Code § 920-1.0