English Learner and Immigrant Resources

​​​​​​​​This page contains tools and resources created by the U.S. Department of Education (USED), the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), and the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to support districts in serving English learner (EL) and immigrant students.

Assessment​

• ACCESS for ELLs webpage
  
• Kentucky ACCESS for ELLs Checklist
  

English Learner Programs

• District Guide for the English Learners Program
• Home Language Survey Template (also available in Spanish, Swahili, Arabic, Somali, Nepali, Kinyarwanda, French, Karen, Bosnian, and Japanese)​​
• Parent Notification Letter Guidance and Parent Notification Letter Templates (templates available in English, Spanish, Swahili, Arabic, Somali, Nepali, Kinyarwanda, French, Karen, Bosnian, and Japanese)
  
• Online Registration (OLR) Guidance Customization for Kentucky Home Language Survey
  
• Parent Notification Timelines​
  
• Programs for English Learner​s: Resource Materials f​or Planning and Self-Assessments
  
• English Learner Toolkit
  
• Program Services Plan (PSP) for English Learners Template​
  
• Exited English Learner Monitoring Form​
  

Legal Obligations and Guidance

• 2015 Dear Colle​ague Letter - Participation in Educational Programs and Services.​
  
• English Learners and Title III Non-Regulatory Guidance​ and Addendum to Non-Regulatory Guidance
  
• Ensuring ​English Learner Students Can Participate Meaningfully and Equally in Educational Programs
  
• ​Fact Sheet: Information on the Rights of All Children to Enroll in School (ERIC - Education Resources Information Center)
  
• Memoranda on Schools' Obligations Toward National Origin Minority Students who are Limited-English Proficient (LEP)​​​
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) English Learner Family Toolkit
  
• Civil Rights Equal Education Opportunities for English Learners
  
• Information for EL Parents and Guardians​ for Schools and Districts that Communicate with Them​​
  

Immigrant Student Resources

• ​U.S. Department of Education's Newcomer Toolkit​
  
• U.S. Department of Education's Resource Guide: Supporting Undocumented Youth​​
  

Title III Program Resources

• Title III, Part A Equitable ​Services to​ Private Schools Non-Regulatory Guidance​​
  
• Title III Required Subgr​antee Activities​
  
• Spending Title III, Part A Funds to Support English Learners
• Title III GMAP EL Application Training Video

WIDA Resources

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