Multilingual Learners: Student Descriptors related to Multilingual Learners

ELL Instrument Used Descriptor CodeValue

ShortDescription

Description

4

Other Nonpublic School Assessment

English language proficiency assessment not funded by IDOE completed by a Nonpublic School. NOTE: All accredited non-public schools participating in the Choice Scholarship Program, and accredited non-public schools participating in Title III are required to use WIDA placement and annual assessments.

5

WIDA ACCESS for ELLs

Code 5 is accepted for English learners who participated in the required annual English language proficiency assessment in the previous school year.

7

N/A

For use with Proficiency Level codes 0 [for PK], FNA, or NES. Code 7 is accepted for students not included in proficiency testing (e.g. Pre-K students, former EL students, and native English speakers).

8

Not assessed as required, without external cause

Student does not have a proficiency level from a previous school year and assessment was not completed, and none of the causes listed below apply.

9

Not assessed, With Cause (due to uncontrollable circumstances).

Allowable causes are limited to: Student was out of state throughout Assessment Window. Student was expelled/suspended throughout Assessment Window. School Closed due to snow, floods, etc. throughout Assessment Window.

10

WIDA Alternate ACCESS (As determined by IEP Committee)

Alternate ACCESS is only to be administered to EL students with significant disabilities (as determined by an IEP committee).

12

WIDA Screener (Grades KG-13)

WIDA Screener (Grades KG-13)

0

Immigrant Student who is PK

PK Multilingual learners are not assessed for English proficiency, and cannot enter English learner status, until kindergarten.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

8

No scores from previous school year student not assessed.

No assessment scores from previous school year available and student has not been assessed.

A1

Initiating

Initiating

A2

Exploring

Exploring

A3

Engaging

Engaging

A5

English Learner who scored Level 5 or higher on a Tier A assessment.

English Learner who scored Level 5 or higher on a Tier A assessment.

No longer valid proficiency level for 2024-2025 school year

FNA

Fluent so Not Assessed

Student has already reached proficiency/fluency in a previous school year, so no longer needs annual assessment.

NES

Native English Speaker

Immigrant Student with only English Reported on Indiana Home Language Survey.

P1

Entering

Entering

P2

Emerging

Emerging

P3

Developing

Developing

ALT PL1

ALT PL1

ALT PL1

ALT PL2

ALT PL2

ALT PL2

ALT PL3

ALT PL3

ALT PL3

ALT PL4

ALT PL4

ALT PL4

ALT PL5

ALT PL5

ALT PL5