US · guidance
BOP Program Statement 5312.01 § 1
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
T
o place literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL), and other Education program student
inmates in appropriate instruction levels, measure learning progress, and certify completion of
education programs in the Bureau.
a. Program Objectives.
■ Authorized Education staff will properly handle, store, administer, score, interpret, and
document education test results.
■ Security and accountability for education test materials will be maintained to ensure test
validity and to prevent test irregularities and/or test compromises as defined by the test
publisher(s) and listed on the Education Services Branch page of the Bureau’s intranet
site.
■ The Education Services Branch will provide training to Education staff to ensure proper
test administration.
■ Inmates participating in the literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs
will be placed in appropriate instructional levels, their learning progress will be
formatively assessed, and they will complete the program’s summative assessment.
b. Institution Supplement. None.
History
PS 5312.01 dated 2026-06-22
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
082ba8eddea2489645c5d9f5a3a1db65f259c483e19bf09ff43d3609f0ed3ad9
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