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Lawndale staff explain ELPAC, four-step reclassification and supports for English learners
Summary
Lawndale Elementary staff held a Zoom session for families outlining how students are identified as English learners, the four-step reclassification process (including a required ELPAC Level 4), alternate pathways for students with significant disabilities, testing windows and digital resources for practice.
Lawndale Elementary staff held an online information session for families to explain how students are identified as English learners, the four-step process to reclassify as fluent in English and the resources available to support students before and after reclassification.
School presenters said the process starts with a home-language survey and the initial ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) to determine whether a student needs English Language Development (ELD) services. "An English learner is a learner who entered a California school whose home language is a language other than English," a presenter said, adding that identified students receive daily designated ELD plus language supports in academic classes.
Why it matters: Reclassification changes which services a student receives and can affect class schedules. Speaker 2 summarized reclassification as a four-step checklist: (1) a Level 4 on the ELPAC in general-education cases; (2) meeting…
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