Section II: Timeline of EL Activities
Identification Who are our English learners?
According to the state ELA/ELD Framework, Chapter 9, English learners are those students for whom there is a report of a primary language other than English on the state-approved Home Language Survey and who, on the basis of the state-approved oral language (grades Kindergarten through grade twelve) assessment procedures and literacy (grades three through twelve only), have been determined to lack the clearly defined English language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills necessary to succeed in the school’s regular instructional progr ams. (R30- LC) (CDE Glossary of Terms). The Home Language Survey is completed only once in a child’s educational career. In California, a student is classified as an English Learner (EL) if their overall performance level on the initial English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) is Novice EL or Intermediate EL. Identifying and Classifying English Learners Student Services implements federal and state laws and regulations to identify students whose language is other than English. The following steps are implemented at all sites when identifying a student as a potential English learner: 1. Completion of the Home Language Survey once per student upon initial registration in a CA school. 2. Assessing the language ability of the students using the Initial English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (Initial ELPAC). 3. Classifying the student as an English learner of Initial Fluent Proficient (IFEP) based on the Initial ELPAC results. 4. Notifying parents or guardians of the Initial ELPAC results, in writing, within 30 calendar days, and of the language acquisition programs and resources available to support the language development of the student, if classified as an English learner. Identify the student as an English learner in Aeries. 5. Notifying the teacher when an English learner has been assigned to their classroom. Immigrant English Learners Each LEA must identify all immigrant children and youth who are: aged 3 through 21; were not born in any State; and have not been attending one or more schools in any one or more States for more than 3 full academic years.
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