I had the opportunity recently to go back into a high school class  to teach ESOL/Reading  students.  Two of the classes were for EOSL students who did not pass the FCAT.  Ironically, ESOL methods include shorter assignments for ESOL students.  When I gave a practice FCAT test to the tenth graders, they expressed concerns that the test was boring and that the reading passages were too long. Their failure had an impact on the grade of the high school.  Maybe provisions should be made for ESOL students.