APPLICABILITY: ALL TEACHING PERSONNEL

It is the policy of the university to comply with the provisions of House Bill 638 of the Seventy-First Legislature of the State of Texas (Section 1, Chapter 51.917 of the Education Code) by establishing a program of assistance to faculty whose primary language is not English. Responsibility for the program is vested in the Vice President for Academic Affairs, academic deans and department heads. The program includes a means of identifying teaching personnel whose primary language is not English, provisions for assessment of English language communication skills of those individuals, and procedures to assist those whose language skills need improvement in order to effectively carry out the responsibilities of a classroom teacher at the university.