Guidance Documents : Bilingual Education : P-12 : NYSED

Bilingual Education

Guidance and Information

Accommodations for former LEP/ELLs Approved by NYSED Board of Regents

Frequently Asked Questions

Immigrant Count Information

LAB-R Information

LEP Identification Process

Language Allocation Policy (elementary, middle and high school)

Home Language Questionnaires (HLQ's)

LEP/ELL Program Evaluation Toolkit (LEP/ELL PET): A Self-Evaluation Tool for the Review of Educational Services to Limited English Proficient/English Language Learners

NCLB Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: LEP/ELL Considerations: Recommendations from LEP/ELL Educators in New York State (210 KB)

NYSESLAT

Response to Intervention (RtI) (495 KB)
Web page: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/RTI/guidance/cover.htm

USDOE LEP Partnership Information

Guidance Documents

These Guidance Documents were created in collaboration with the New York State - Bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) Technical Assistant Centers (NYS-BETAC) to assist Districts/Schools with the diverse educational needs of Limited English Proficient / English Language Learners (LEP/ELLs).

Art as a Tool for Teachers of ELLs (2.85 MB)

A Resource Guide for Educating Refugee Children and Youth in New York State (460 KB)

Bilingual Glossaries

Chinese - Native Language Arts Curriculum - Secondary School Level

(275 MB)

FL Benchmarks (185 MB)

FL Performance Task (75 MB)

FL Scope and Sequence (117 MB)

Directory of Spanish resources (1.66 MB)

Guide for Parents of Limited English Proficient Students in New York State

(416 MB)

Guidelines for Educating Limited English Proficient Students with Interrupted Formal Education (LEP/ELL SIFES) (2.46 MB)