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In-Compliance Referral and Testing of English Learners A SSESSM ENT C ENTER Carme l Ac o sta-Co o pe r S usana Ruiz Patric ia Gae ta L izbe th Vu

Home Language, English Language Proficiency T opic s c over ed in today’s tr aining: Ho me L a ng ua g e Surve y (HL S) • E ng lish Pro fic ie nc y Sta tus • Da ta E ntry a nd Re se a rc h T o o ls •

Do you refer for testing??? QUIZ • Whe n the HL S • Ye s Que stio ns 1-3 ha ve a no the r la ng ua g e ? • Whe n Q 1-3 ha ve E ng lish a nd a no the r • Ye s la ng ua g e ? • Whe n Q 1-3 ha s E ng lish a nd Q4 ha s a no the r • Ye s la ng ua g e ?

Home Language, English Language Proficiency • T he HL S a nd E ng lish pro fic ie nc y te sting a re re q uire d b y sta te la w (Ca lif. E d. Co de 52164.1a ). • Within 2 da ys o f e nro llme nt, sc ho o ls must e nsure : • Co mple tio n o f the HL S • Re fe rra ls to RUSD Asse ssme nt Ce nte r (AC)

Her e ar e the steps to follow: 1. HL S must b e c o mple te d fo r e a c h stude nt e nro lling . • I t o nly ne e d b e c o mple te d o ne time in a Ca lifo rnia pub lic sc ho o l. • Pa re nts/ g ua rdia ns must a nswe r e a c h o f the 4 q ue stio ns, sig n/ da te the fo rm. • DO NOT COACH PARE NT S ON HOW T O ANSWE R T HE QUE ST I ONS. • Any c ro ss o uts re q uire the c o mple tio n o f a ne w HL S.

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3. F o r a stude nt ve rifie d a s ne w to Ca lifo rnia pub lic sc ho o ls (K -12): a . I f the stude nt ha s a la ng ua g e o the r tha n E ng lish fo r a ny o f the HL S q ue stio ns (e ve n if in c o mb ina tio n with E ng lish), g o to Step 4 .  T his is a lso a re q uire me nt fo r fo re ig n e xc ha ng e stude nts who ha ve a la ng ua g e o the r tha n E ng lish. b . I f the stude nt ha s “E ng lish” a s the o nly a nswe r to a ll 4 la ng ua g e q ue stio ns, fo llo w Steps 4 ‐ 6 .

4. Co nta c t the Asse ssme nt Ce nte r in the se c a se s: a . A la ng ua g e “o the r tha n E ng lish,” o r in a dditio n to E ng lish a ppe a rs o n line s 1, 2, 3, o r 4 o f the ho me la ng ua g e surve y b . T he stude nt is fo und, in CAL PADS, to ha ve a n ‐ F P o r R ‐ F “Ac q uisitio n Co de ” o f E L , I E E P c . T he stude nt is a n E ng lish L e a rne r (E L ) stude nt re turning to RUSD d. A disc re pa nc y e xists b e twe e n the la ng ua g e o n the HL S a nd the prima ry la ng ua g e c o de in CAL PADS

5. F AX o r sc a n the c o mple te d RUSD E nro llme nt F o rm and AX 951 ‐ 274 ‐ 4205 o utside , HL S to the Asse ssme nt Ce nte r (F o r e xt. 80881 inte rna l) so the Asse ssme nt Ce nte r c a n se t a n a ppo intme nt. a . T he sc ho o l site is re spo nsib le fo r info rming the pa re nt/ g ua rdia n o f the a ppo intme nt info rma tio n. i. Use the mo st c urre nt AC Appo intme nt L e tte r a va ila b le o n the Asse ssme nt Ce nte r “Po we r L e a rning ” c la ss. ii. Pro vide a CE L DT b ro c hure to the pa re nt (E ng lish o n Pa g e s 9 ‐ 10, Spa nish o n Pa g e 11 ‐ 12). b . At the Asse ssme nt Ce nte r, the stude nt ta ke s the sta te ’ s E ng lish pro fic ie nc y te st a nd a n a sse ssme nt in the prima ry la ng ua g e .  Re sults no tific a tio n is pro vide d to the site a nd pa re nt/ g ua rdia n.

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e . T he site po pula te s the CA Sc ho o l E ntry Da te fo r a ll ne wly ‐ e nro lling E ng lish ‐ Only (E O) o r Ame ric a n Sig n L a ng ua g e stude nts. f. Asse ssme nt Ce nte r po pula te s L a ng ua g e F lue nc y, E L L e ve ls, a ll o the r da ta in L a ng ua g e Asse ssme nt. 7. T he HL S a sks in whic h la ng ua g e pa re nt/ g ua rdia n wo uld like to ha ve sc ho o l-re la te d c o rre spo nde nc e se nt. T ha t la ng ua g e sho uld b e e nte re d in the Co rre spo nde nc e L a ng ua g e (“Co rrL ng ”) fie ld in the Stude nt De mo g ra phic s ta b le .

6. DATA ENTRY BY SCHOOL SITES • Unle ss pre vio usly po pula te d, the site po pula te s the a nswe rs to a ll fo ur ho me la ng ua g e q ue stio ns in the L a ng ua g e Asse ssme nt ta b le , “Ho me L a ng ua g e Surve y” a re a . • Pla c e the o rig ina l HL S in the stude nt’ s pe rma ne nt re c o rd. c . I f a lre a dy po pula te d, do not c ha ng e the la ng ua g e c o de s. d. I f the HL S ha s a no the r la ng ua g e in c o mb ina tio n with E ng lish fo r a ny o f the a nswe rs (no ma tte r its o rde r o n the a nswe r line ), the la ng ua g e o the r tha n E ng lish is po pula te d.  Po pula tio n o f the 4 ho me la ng ua g e q ue stio ns is ma nda to ry fo r a ll ng lish ‐ o nly stude nts. ne wly e nro lling stude nts inc luding E

FOREIGN-BORN STUDENTS F o r stude nts b o rn in fo re ig n c o untrie s (do e s no t inc lude Pue rto Ric o o r U.S. te rrito rie s), two pie c e s o f da ta a re re q uire d fo r sc ho o l site s to e nte r: 1. U.S. Sc ho o l E ntry Da te in the L a ng ua g e Asse ssme nt Pa g e . 2. T he SNOR fie ld in the Se c o nda ry Stude nt Da ta ta b le .

T he da ta is a va ila b le in CAL PADS if the stude nt wa s pre vio usly in a Ca lifo rnia pub lic sc ho o l

2. I f a fo re ig n-b o rn stude nts ha s b e e n in U.S. sc ho o ls < 3 ye a rs fro m U.S. sc ho o l e nte r da te , the n SNOR fie ld is se t to “Y.” I f > tha n 3 ye a rs, it is se t to “N.” T he de fa ult is b la nk a nd sho uld sta y b la nk fo r stude nts b o rn in the U.S., b o rn in U.S. te rrito rie s/ Pue rto Ric o , o r a re U.S. c itize ns b o rn a b ro a d.

2. Re se a rc h the Stude nt E ng lish L a ng ua g e Ac q uisitio n (SE L A) sta tus info rma tio n in CAL PADS if the stude nt ha s e ve r a tte nde d a Ca lifo rnia pub lic sc ho o l. Witho ut SSI D With SSI D

Afte r the “Ma inta in Stude nt I nfo rma tio n” sc re e n o pe ns, c lic k o n “Stude nt E ng lish L a ng ua g e Ac q uisitio n.”

F o r a pre vio us o r c urre nt Ca lifo rnia pub lic sc ho o l stude nt, the re will b e a Stude nt E ng lish L a ng ua g e Ac q uisitio n (SE L A) Histo ry. T he “Ac q uisitio n Co de ” indic a te s the SE L A sta tus. “Sta tus Da te ” is re la te d to the SE L A sta tus. T he “E ffe c tive Sta rt Da te ” is re la te d to the first da y o f e nro llme nt F o r “E ng lish Only (E O)” use the “Sta tus Da te ” a s the CA Sc ho o l E ntry in Ae rie s’ L a ng ua g e Asse ssme nt ta b le . Co nta c t the Asse ssme nt Ce nte r I f a stude nt ha s a ny o f b e lo w : E ng lish L e a rne r-E L • Re c la ssifie d F lue nt E ng lish Pro fic ie nt-RF E P • I nitia l F lue nt E ng lish Pro fic ie nt-I F E P • T o Be De te rmine d-T BD (if HL S sho ws a la ng ua g e o the r tha n E ng lish) •