| (a) According to the National Standards for Foreign
Language Learning, advanced level language proficiency is necessary
for college and career readiness. To that end, students should have
uninterrupted, consistent access to early standards-based learning
experiences in languages other than English. School districts are
strongly encouraged to offer languages other than English in middle
school. For districts that offer languages in middle school, the essential
knowledge and skills are those designated as levels I-IV in Subchapter
C of this chapter (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
for Languages Other Than English).
(b) Students may be awarded one unit of high school
credit per level for successful completion of the level or demonstration
of equivalent proficiency and one-half to one unit of high school
credit for successful completion of a non-sequential course.
(c) Districts may offer a level of a language in a
variety of scheduling arrangements that may extend or reduce the traditional
schedule when careful consideration is given to the instructional
time available on a campus and the language ability, access to programs,
and motivation of students.
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