FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
LINDA K. TAYLOR
JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
July 26, 2004
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District ESOL Coordinators
District
MIS
Directors
FROM:
Lisa C. Saavedra, Chief
Bureau
of
Student
Assistance
Lavan
Dukes,
Chief
Bureau of Education Information and Accountability Services
SUBJECT:
2003-2004 Annual Reporting for English Language Proficiency
As required by Title III, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, an annual assessment of English language proficiency
must be conducted on all students classified as limited English proficient (LEP) (code of LY). These assessments
were conducted during the months of April through June.
The format for 2003-2004 Annual Reporting for English Language Proficiency has been developed and is attached.
The format should be submitted via North West Regional Data Center (NWRDC) using the dataset name
DPSXX.GQ.F70489.Y03045, where “XX” is the district number.
The deadline for this submission is
September 17, 2004
. Following district submission, the Department will use the
information to report to United States Department of Education annual progress of LEP students.
If you have any questions regarding submission through NWRDC, please contact Nada Stauffer, Program Specialist,
Education Information and Accountability Services (EIAS) by email at nada.stauffer@fldoe.org or by telephone at
850-245-0400. For format or programmatic questions, please contact Pat Faircloth, Program Specialist, Office of
Multicultural Student Language Education (OMSLE) by email at pat.faircloth@fldoe.org or by telephone at 850-
245-0885.
Attachments
cc: Gloria
Baez
Ruth
Jones
Priscilla
Farrow
Pat
Faircloth
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
Florida Department of Education
2003-04 Annual Reporting for English Language Proficiency
Final Submission is due
September 17, 2004
1.
Submit a separate record for each student in K-12 that was enrolled at any time during the
2003-2004 school year identified as “LY” for the Limited English Proficient, PK-12 Data
Element.
2.
The format allows for four test records to be reported. The language proficiency
assessments for listening (items 13-17), speaking (items 18-22), reading (items 23-27), and
writing (items 28-32) are to be reported. These test slots are to report the annual assessment of
English language proficiency as required by Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
The Test Score Type must be reported in accordance with the test publisher’s guidelines and
must match the Test Subject Content.
Example for Reading Comprehension:
Item 23
Test Name:
STA (Stanford Achievement Test)
Item 24
Test Date:
20040424
Item 25
Test Score Type:
NP (National Percentile)
Item 26
Test Subject Content:
11 (Reading Comprehension)
Item 27:
Test Score:
22
Item
No
From-To
Size
Field
Char.
Field Description
1
1-2
2
N/R
District Number, Current Enrollment
2 3-6
4 A/N/R
School
Number, Current Enrollment
3 7-16
10 A/N Student
Number Identifier, Florida
4 17-20
4 N
School
Year
5
21-63
42
A/N/L
Student Name, Legal
6
64-65
2
A
Limited English Proficient, PK-12
7 66-67
2 A/N Grade
Level
8
68-69
2
A/N
Native Language, Student
9
70-71
2
A/N
Country of Birth
10
72-79
8
A/N
Limited English Proficient: Home Language Survey Date
11
80-87
8
A/N
Limited English Proficient: Entry Date
July 26, 2004
Bureau of Student Assistance
Bureau of Education Information and Accountability Services
12
88-95
8
A/N
Limited English Proficient: Classification Date
13 96-98
3
A/N Test
Name
14 99-106
8
A/N Test
Date
15
107-108
2
A/N
Test Score Type
16
109-110
2
A/N
Test Subject Content
17 111-114 4
N/R Test
Score
18 115-117 3
A/N Test
Name
19 118-125 8
A/N Test
Date
20
126-127
2
A/N
Test Score Type
21
128-129
2
A/N
Test Subject Content
22 130-133 4
N/R Test
Score
23 134-136 3
A/N Test
Name
24 137-144 8
A/N Test
Date
25
145-146
2
A/N
Test Score Type
26
147-148
2
A/N
Test Subject Content
27 149-152 4
N/R Test
Score
28 153-155 3
A/N Test
Name
29 156-163 8
A/N Test
Date
30
164-165
2
A/N
Test Score Type
31
166-167
2
A/N
Test Subject Content
32 168-171 4
N/R Test
Score
33
172-172
1
A/N
Limited English Proficient: Basis of Entry
34 173-173 1
A/N Limited
English
Proficient: Basis of Exit
July 26, 2004
Bureau of Student Assistance
Bureau of Education Information and Accountability Services