DEER PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

ENL DEPARTMENT

DEER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT SCREENING, IDENTIFICATION, AND

PLACEMENT PROCESSES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELLs)
As per NYSED, ELL screening, identification, and placement must be completed within 10 school days.

STEP ONE: SCREENING

HOME LANGUAGE QUESTIONNAIRE: All new students must be administered the Home Language
1a Questionnaire (HLQ) and a copy is to be placed in each child’s cumulative record. The HLQ must be filled out
by the student’s parent/guardian. To be completed at District Office.

HLQ indicates there is a language other than English or HLQ indicates student’s home or primary language is
spoken in the student’s home. Fill out Student Information
English; STUDENT IS NOT AN ELL.
on ENL Folder and CONTINUE TO STEP 1B.

ENL PARENT ORIENTATION & PROGRAM INFORMATION: Parents/guardians must view ENL
1b Parent Orientation & Program Information sheet; Parents/guardians should sign their child’s ENL Folder to
verify that they have read and understood the information. To be completed at District Office.

At this point, District Office will send the student’s ENL Folder to the appropriate school building. ENL Teachers will CONTINUE TO STEP 2A.

STEP TWO: INITIAL ELL IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT

Steps 2a – 2d are for students who were not previously enrolled in an ENL/bilingual program; if transcripts show previous bilingual instruction, use the ENL Data Request Form
to obtain NYSITELL/NYSESLAT scores and CONTINUE TO STEP 3A.

INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW: An individual interview is to be conducted by qualified personnel. To be

2a completed at student’s school building.

Results of the individual interview confirm that the

student’s home or primary language is other than English.
Results of the individual interview indicate that the
For students with student’s home or primary language is English; STUDENT
disabilities who enter IS NOT AN ELL. Complete an ENL Student Intake
For students without an or
with an Individualized Sheet; put one copy in student’s cumulative folder and
IEP, CONTINUE TO
Education Plan (IEP), send one to Ashley Rosenberg. Parent must be sent a non-
STEP 2C.
CONTINUE TO STEP entitlement letter.
2B.

DEER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT SCREENING, IDENTIFICATION, AND PLACEMENT

PROCESS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELLS) © 2017
This document is in compliance with the Commissioner’s Regulations Part 154
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ENL DEPARTMENT

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEAM: The Language Proficiency Team (LPT) must convene to make a
2b determination regarding a potential ELL with Disabilities. Please fill out an LPT Request Form and forward
to Ashley Rosenberg. To be completed at the student’s school building.

If the LPT determines that the student with an IEP may

If the LPT recommends to the principal that the student
have second language acquisition needs, the LPT shall
with an IEP does not have second language acquisition
recommend in accordance with the potential ELL’s IEP
needs, and the principal agrees, the principal notifies the
whether the student shall take the NYSITELL with or or superintendent and the parents/guardians; STUDENT IS
without testing accommodations specified in the IEP;
NOT AN ELL.
CONTINUE TO STEP 2C.

NYSITELL: Qualified personnel administer the statewide English language proficiency identification
2c assessment, the NYSITELL. To be completed at the student’s school building.

Student demonstrates English language proficiency at one
of the following levels: Entering, Emerging, Transitioning,
or Expanding. STUDENT IS AN ELL; CONTINUE TO
STEP 3A.
or
If student is identified as potential SIFE, CONTINUE TO
STEP 2D.
Student demonstrates English language proficiency at the
Commanding level; STUDENT IS NOT AN ELL.
Complete an ENL Student Intake Sheet; put one copy in
student’s cumulative folder and send one to Ashley
Rosenberg. Parent must be sent a non-entitlement letter.

DETERMINATION OF ELL WITH INTERRUPTED/INCONSISTENT FORMAL EDUCATION

2d (SIFE): Qualified personnel administer the SIFE questionnaire and diagnostic tool to determine SIFE status. To
be completed at the student’s school building.

ELL is designated as SIFE; CONTINUE TO STEP 3A. ELL is not designated as SIFE; CONTINUE TO STEP
or 3A.

STEP THREE: PROGRAM PLACEMENT

ELL PROGRAM PLACEMENT: Students must be identified and placement in an appropriate ELL program
3a within 10 school days of enrollment. Once student is placed, CONTINUE TO STEP 3B. To be completed at
the student’s school building.

DEER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT SCREENING, IDENTIFICATION, AND PLACEMENT

PROCESS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELLS) © 2017
This document is in compliance with the Commissioner’s Regulations Part 154
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PARENT NOTIFICATION: Parents must be notified of student’s designation as ELL within 5 school days of
3b placement. To be completed at the student’s school building.

Parents have the right to the following:

 Notification of their child’s status as an ELL; Send home an Entitlement Letter in the family’s preferred language.
 Information regarding an ENL Parent Orientation; if the student enters the district after the planned building orientation,
please set up a time to meet with the family.

CONTINUE TO STEP 4

STEP FOUR: MAINTAINING RECORDS

MAINTAINING ACCURATE RECORDS: After the student is placed in an appropriate ENL program, please
complete all information on the child’s ENL Folder. Place all applicable documents from screening into the
4 folder and send to Ashley Rosenberg. After the signed folder is returned to the building, please keep in the
student’s cumulative folder so data may be maintained throughout the child’s academic career.

DEER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT SCREENING, IDENTIFICATION, AND PLACEMENT

PROCESS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELLS) © 2017
This document is in compliance with the Commissioner’s Regulations Part 154