Publication of DoDEA Administrative Instruction 1309.01 Multilingual Learner Program

This Issuance was signed on August 14, 2025. This Issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and implements procedures to provide language assistance services for multilingual learners in the DoDEA schools and to ensure multilingual learners have equal opportunity to achieve grade level educational goals and standards pursuant to Section 2000d of Title 42, United States Code, also known and referred to in this Issuance as “Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964”, Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 (EEOA), Executive Order 13160, Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974) and Castañeda v. Pickard, 648 F.2d 989 (5th Circ. 1981).

This Issuance incorporates and cancels DoDEA Regulation 2440.1, "English as a Second Language Programs."

Please contact the Student Services Division with any questions.