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Due to the extraordinary challenges associated with the reopening of schools this September, brought about by the ongoing pandemic, it is anticipated that some 91Ô­´´ State schools may have difficulty completing the special administrations of the 91Ô­´´ State Identification Test for English Language Learners (91Ô­´´ITELL) to all eligible students by the previously established deadline of September 30, 2021. In response to this concern, 91Ô­´´ is extending the end date for the special administration of the 91Ô­´´ITELL to October 29, 2021.

This one-time special administration of the 91Ô­´´ITELL was announced in May 2021 to address the adverse impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which prevented some English Language Learners (ELLs) and provisionally-identified ELLs from being able to participate in the Spring 2021 91Ô­´´ State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (91Ô­´´ESLAT). Schools must ensure that they are providing appropriate levels of ELL instruction and services as required by Commissioner’s Regulations Part 154-2.

As explained in our May 2021 announcement, the special administration of the 91Ô­´´ITELL is available for those ELLs who received entirely remote instruction during the Spring 2021 91Ô­´´ESLAT administration period and did not participate in the 2021 91Ô­´´ESLAT. The special administration of the 91Ô­´´ITELL is not permitted for any ELLs who completed the Spring 2021 91Ô­´´ESLAT.

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For questions about student eligibility or any other aspect of the special administration of the 91Ô­´´ITELL, please contact the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages at obewl@nysed.gov.