COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
Department of Education
May 15, 2009
TO: Division Superintendents
FROM: Patricia I. Wright, Superintendent of Public Instruction
As a result of the Virginia Board of Education’s approval of: 1) World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards as the state-approved ELP standards; and 2) Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners (ACCESS For ELLs) as the state-approved ELP assessment, new LEP codes have been developed.
Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, instead of reporting an LEP status code and an LEP proficiency code, LEP data will be reported using an LEP state code and a receiving services flag. LEP students reported as state codes 15-20 will also need to be flagged as either receiving or not receiving ESL services in the local student information system. Students who have refused services must be flagged as “no” while students who are receiving services will be flagged as “yes.” This information will be reported to the Department in the Student Record Collection. The chart below reflects the 2009-2010 LEP state codes.
LEP Student Reporting Beginning with 2009-2010 |
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|---|---|
LEP State Code |
WIDA English Language Proficiency (ELP) Level |
| 15 | Level 1 – Entering |
| 16 | Level 2 – Beginning |
| 17 | Level 3 – Developing |
| 18 | Level 4 – Expanding |
| 19 | Level 5 – Bridging, First Year |
| 20 | Level 5 – Bridging, Second Year |
| 21 | Level 6 – Reaching, First Year (Reclassified as Non-LEP, no longer required to take the ACCESS for ELLs) |
| 22 | Level 6 – Reaching, Second Year |
If you have questions regarding the new LEP state codes, please contact Judy Radford, ESL coordinator, at judy.radford@doe.virginia.gov or at (804) 786-1692; or Megan Moore, education specialist, at megan.moore@doe.virginia.gov or at (804) 786-9935.
PIW / JR / mm