15-756.02. School districts and charter schools; English language learner models; adoption, approval and implementation
A. Each school district governing board and each charter school governing body shall select and implement on a school-by-school basis one or more models for structured English immersion and alternative English instruction that the state board of education adopts or approves pursuant to section 15-756.01.
B. If a school district or charter school wants to implement an English language learner program that is not based on a model adopted or approved by the state board of education, the school district or charter school shall first submit the proposed program along with supporting documentation regarding the expected outcomes of the program on the district's or charter school's English language learner students to the state board for approval.
C. On receipt of a proposed program from a school district or charter school, the state board of education may do one of the following:
1. Approve the proposed program.
2. Provide limited approval subject to specific stipulations prescribed by the state board.
3. Reject the proposed program and identify a model that the state board approves for the school district or charter school to adopt.