WorksheetsBOY LPAC Framework - Identification
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Charter schools and Districts
of Innovation are exempt from
requirements to identify and
serve English learners.
True
False
A student was identified as an
English learner in Fire Fly ISD in
Texas. The student transferred
to Praying Mantis ISD. No HLS
was included in the records,
but TELPAS scores and other
documents clearly indicate the
child was identified as an English
learner. Does Praying Mantis ISD
administer a new HLS?
Yes
No
Señora Moreno, mother of a 4-year-
old enrolling in PK, completes an
HLS and indicates inglés/español
in response to each of the two
questions on the HLS. The district
assesses the child and identifies
her as an English learner.
Sra. Moreno provides written
approval and her child is placed in
a bilingual PK program. One year
later, Sra. Moreno tells the principal
she doesn't want her child labeled
as an English learner and would like
to make a correction on the HLS.
What does the principal do?
The principal informs Sra. Moreno that her child shall continue to be classified as an EL until she meets criteria for reclassification as EP and that no changes are permitted on the HLS once her child has been assessed and identified. Principal shall inform of her right to deny program services.
The principals calls the parent for a parent conference and explains program services to the parent. Since the parent insists she does not want the child in the program, the principal allows the parent to make corrections to the HLS and the student is coded English Proficient.
Is a district required to follow
the process for English
learner identification with a
foreign exchange student?
Yes
No
What assessments are used
to identify an English learner
in Texas?
Pre-LAS or LAS Links
Pre-LAS or LAS Links and Terra Nova
Lucas is a seventh-grade transfer
student from Washington, DC,
where the paperwork indicates
that he was identified as an
English learner. Does a district
in Texas recognize Lucas’ out-of-
state identification as an English
learner? What are the district’s
next steps?
Yes, the district follows recommendations from other states
No, Texas does not recognize out-of-state identification of ELs.
A student who is non-verbal is
exempt from taking the state-
approved language proficiency
test for identification as an
English learner and need not be
identified as an English learner.
True
False
David is a seventh-grade student
who just arrived from Florida and
is enrolling in a school in Fruit
Fly, TX. His paperwork shows
that David was served as an
English learner in Florida and
was reclassified at the end of
5th grade. The district receives
David’s original HLS, which
indicates that he was originally
identified as an English learner
in Texas as a kindergartner. What
shall the district do?
Texas does not honor reclassification of identified ELs from out of state.
The TX school district codes David as M2.
Fatmah is a tenth-grade student
who just arrived from North
Carolina and is enrolling in a
school in Fruit Fly, TX. Fatmah’s
paperwork does not include an
HLS. Her transcript indicates
coursework in AP classes at her
North Carolina high school.
The district’s search in TREx
does not yield any documentation
for Fatmah. What shall the
district do?
The school sends a second request for HLS to NC.
The school administers a HLS for the student and begins the identification process as appropriate since the student was never enrolled in a TX public school.
Can a parent sign the
Home Language Survey
electronically?
Yes
No
Can the testing
administrator determine
English learner status
without having an
LPAC meeting?
Yes
No, that is the LPAC's responsibility.
To properly identify English
learners, a district may add
additional questions to the Home
Language survey.
Yes
No
It is strongly recommended that
a parent response to the two
questions on the Home Language
Survey include as many
languages as possible to best
capture all the languages
spoken in the child’s home
and by the child.
True
False
