Family Notification of Elementary Student Re-Entry into English Language Development Services
Dear Parent or Guardian,
A school district’s monitoring of a multilingual learner who has exited from English Language Development (ELD) services may indicate that a persistent language barrier is the cause of academic difficulty. You gave permission for your student to be screened for a possible re-entry into ELD services using the WIDA Screener.
Based on this screener, your student is eligible for re-entry into ELD services for the 2025-2026 school year. Your student will receive services until they reach proficiency on the state-approved English language proficiency assessment.
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WIDA Screener |
Overall |
Listening |
Reading |
Speaking |
Writing |
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Your Student’s Scores |
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For grade K before 1/1/26, to be considered proficient, students must score: |
5.0 |
5.0 |
NA |
5.0 |
NA |
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For grade K after 1/1/26, to be considered proficient, students must score: |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
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For grade 1, to be considered proficient, students must score: |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
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For grades 2-12, to be considered proficient, students must score: |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
NOTE: NO ACTION ON YOUR PART IS NEEDED! SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
The purpose of ELD services is to provide language instruction for students in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in English. These services also help your student meet grade level academic standards and requirements for promotion and graduation.
If your student has a disability, staff providing ELD services will coordinate with appropriate building staff to meet the objectives of your student’s Individualized Education or 504 Plan.
Most students successfully exit services within 4 years. After exiting services, your student’s performance will continue to be monitored to provide additional academic support if needed. For students who participate in these services in our district, the expected 4-year graduation rate is 82.6% and the extended graduation rate is 89.1%.
We encourage you to be an active participant in your student’s education. You have the right to:
● request regular meetings to discuss your student’s language development and academic progress.
● request a different program, if available.
● waive ELD services. (Your student will still be required to take the annual WIDA assessment. Please contact your school for additional information.)
Your student is enrolled in the following ELD service:
_____ Supportive Mainstream: Students in the Supportive Mainstream model access grade-level academic content and English Language Development through participation in their mainstream classrooms with support provided either individually or in small groups by specially trained educators.
____ Dual Language Services (Two-way or One-way): Dual language services provide instruction in English and another language for at least 50% or more of the instructional time. Services begin in kindergarten and continue through middle or high school to fully develop bilingual and biliterate proficiency.