In 1997, the Flagstaff Unified School District implemented a comprehensive plan to ensure that its English Language Learners (ELLs) received the best possible education. This plan included the following commitments:

• All students with a home language other than English (OTE) will be identified.
  
• All OTE students will be assessed for English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
  
• All English Language Learners will be taught in one of the district's ELL programs.
  
• Classroom teachers and English as a Second Language (ESL)/bilingual endorsed teachers will collaborate in their efforts to educate English Language Learners. Appropriate instructional materials for ELLs will be purchased.
  
• Instructional staff at all schools will receive training in order to serve English Language Learners. Accommodations for ELLs will be included in the evaluation of instruction staff.
  
• A comprehensive evaluation of the district's ELL programs will be completed every other year.
  
• Gifted and talented programs will not exclude ELLs due to lack of English proficiency.
  
• The district will provide oral and written communications to parents in languages other than English as needed.