FAQ: Multilingual Learners

Schools need to make the best determination to report the most accurate year of US entry into schools; if the student has been enrolled in the US the entire last school year schools could report the start date of their last school year or if transcripts show two years report a date from start of school year two years prior, etc.

PK students with a language code other than English are not associated to a ML program. They are reported with Prof. Level 0 and Instrument Used is code value 7=N/A.

Make sure to contact the parent each year to make sure they are still opting out; does not require signed paperwork. Students would be associated to EL-Parent Refusal program.

Yes! When HLS shows any language other than English schools are to provide the non-English language to IDOE.

Please use this guidance.