Policies » Section I: Instruction » IHBBA/IHBBA-R: Limited English Proficiency Instruction And Parent Notification
Policy Date: 04/15/2008
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HOOKSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY INSTRUCTION
If the District receives federal funding for English Language Learner (ELL) Programs, the following
will be provided:
1. Parents will be notified of their student’s placement in a language program and their options
associated with that placement. Notification will include the reasons for identifying the child as
ELL and the reasons for placing the child in the specific program.
2. Students will participate in regular assessments in a manner that will yield an accurate
assessment. Test waivers may be granted on a case-by-case basis for ELL students who
demonstrate unusual and unique circumstances; however, students who have been educated
in the United States for three years are required to participate in reading/language arts
assessment in English.
3. Certification that teachers in the program are fluent in English as well as other languages used
in instruction (if the district receives sub-grants).
4. Evaluation of the program and the academic success and language achievement of the
students in the program. Parents will be notified of:
A. Their child’s level of English proficiency and how such level was assessed.
B. The status of their child’s academic achievement.
C. The method of instruction used in the program in which the child is placed and the
methods of instruction used in other available programs.
D. Information as to how the program will meet their child’s educational strengths, assist
him/her to learn English, and meet age-appropriate academic achievement standards.
E. Exit requirements for the program.
F. If the child has a disability, a statement as to how the ELL will meet objectives of the
child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP).
P.L. 107-110, No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001
Appendix IHBBA-R
Adopted: April 15, 2008 Legal Reference:
HSD File: IHBBA-R
HOOKSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT PROGRAMS
PARENT NOTIFICATION FORM
Dear Parent/Guardian:
Your child, ___________________________________________, has been identified as needing help to learn
English. To help improve his/her English skills, we have placed him/her in a (name of program):
to help improve his/her English skills.
He/she has been identified as an “English Language Learner” (ELL) student and in need of help to
learn English because:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Specifically, your child has the following levels of English Language skills:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
We determined those levels in the following ways:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
The status of your child’s academic achievement is:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Please see the attached pages for more specific information on the program we have chosen to
improve your child’s English skills.
We encourage you to become involved in your child’s education. You can help him/her to learn
English, achieve in his/her other academic classes, and meet the same standards that all students
are expected to meet.
Please read the attached pages carefully. If you have any questions about your child’s program, or
if you would like to change your child’s program, we would like you to speak with:
________________________________________. All of
us in the district are excited about improving your child’s English and overall academic skills.
Sincerely,
________________________________________
ESOL Teacher
(Attach other pages as appropriate)
HSD File: IHBBA-R
The following is a sample notification to parents of Limited English Proficient (LEP), students in a
question-and-answer format. It is intended to be used in conjunction with a letter similar to the
one on the previous page. Question 5 should be included only if the student has an Individualized
Education Program (IEP).
Q1. What is my child’s ___________________ designed to do?
(program name)
A1. This program is designed to help him/her learn English by
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
(describe)
It will meet your child’s educational strengths and needs by
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
(describe)
It will help your child be promoted and reach graduation by
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
(describe)
Q2. What results can I expect from my child in this program?
A2. By the time your child finishes this program, we expect that he/she will be able to do the
following:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
[Describe exit requirements, including “go from this program into a regular classroom at the
following rate: (describe rate),” and for secondary school students, “graduate from high school at
the following rate: (describe rate).”]
Q3. What methods will this program use to help my child improve his/her English Language skills?
A3. Your child’s program will use the following methods of instruction:
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
(describe)
Q4. Does the district offer other programs for English learners different from my child’s?
A4. Either “No, we do not” or “Yes, we offer .”
(name of other program offered)
Q5. My child has a disability and has an Individualized Education Program (IEP). How will this
English Language program meet his/her special objectives?
A5. To meet your child’s IEP objectives, this English Language instruction program will
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
(describe)