EL Identification Process

Below is an overview of the process. For the complete process, reference the Stepper for Identifying ELs.

Step 1 

Who: Family, Enrollment Secretary

What: Enrollment and EL identification process at neighborhood school

• Family completes Student Registration Form (EH-40) in their preferred language
• Enrollment secretary enters applicable data in Infinite Campus (Section 1: Home Primary Language, Country of Birth, and Date child first enrolled into a U.S. School; Section 2: Student Enrollment History; Section 3: Language Survey)

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Step 2

Who: EL Point Person

What: Initial Testing/Identification

• EL Point Person reviews LEP New Enrollments report, EH-40, and EL Initial Placement Tab and determines who should be tested
  • Language Access services may be needed
• Students who qualify are tested
  • Request for testing if there isn’t a WIDA-certified staff member
  • WIDA Screener Administration and FAQs
  • WIDA Screener for grades 1-12
  • KW-APT for Kindergarten
    • Use KW-APT Flowchart to convert scores
• EL Point Person enters results in Infinite Campus
• EL Point Person notifies family of testing results
  • English Learner Entry Notification OR
  • Not English Learner Letter

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Step 3

Who: Office of Multilingual Curriculum and Programs

What: Updating EL status

• OMCP staff reviews initial placement results in Infinite Campus and assigns EL status
• EL “flag” is generated in Infinite Campus

If a change of status request is necessary, fill out this form.