The Office of Bilingual Education (OBE) provides support to districts in developing and implementing educational programs for limited English proficient/English language learners (LEP/ELL) students. Under the guidance of OBE-FLS, over 625 districts, Charter Schools  and Non-Public Schools implement educational programs and services for over 300,000 LEP/ELL students in our state. These students come from over 200 language backgrounds. Our website has current information on regulations, programs and funding for districts. Please contact us for additional information.

New York State LEP/ELL Demographic Data
From 2009 to 2012
(Updated June 2012)

Information	Programs	Engage NY
Assessment, identification and testing	Bilingual/ESL Committee of Practitioners (BIL/ESL COP)	Engage NY link
Commissioner's Regulation Part 154	Regional Bilingual Education - Resource Networks (RBE-RNs)	Common Core Application to ELLs
Title III	Intensive Teacher Institute	Positioning ELLs/Bilingual Learners at the Core of the Core Presentation
NYSESLAT Information	BETLA 2 - Fordham University	SLO Roadmap for ESL and Bilingual Education Teachers
Bilingual Office Project Initiatives
NYCDOE Part 154 Corrective Action Plan