FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Academic Achievement Through Language Acquisition
Office of The Chancellor, K-12 Public Schools
Definitions for English Language Learner (ELL) Alternative Assessment
2005-2006 School Year
12 Months –
The twelve (12) months are defined as follows
:
For students exempted from FCAT Writing the LEP Entry Date (as reported on
the LEP Reporting Format, in either Survey 2 or Survey 3 (or as listed on LEP
Student Plan for those students who entered after Survey 3) must be on or after
February 7, 2005. For students exempted from FCAT Reading/Language Arts,
Mathematics or Science, the LEP Entry Date must be on or after March 6, 2005.
You may view the LEP Student Data Element (LEP Entry Date) by going to the
following website:
http://www.firn.edu/doe/eias/dataweb/database_0506/student_0506/st107_9.pdf
ELL/LEP Students
– only students classified as limited English proficient and
enrolled in an approved English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Program; that is, only those classified/reported as LYs. You may view the data
element for reporting LEP students at the following website:
http://www.firn.edu/doe/eias/dataweb/database_0506/student_0506/st107_1.pdf
Alternative Assessment Instrument
– the instrument or assessment process
used to assess the ELL/LEP student’s academic achievement in the subject area
(mathematics, reading, science or writing) the student was exempted from
participation in the FCAT assessment. District may select the instrument from the
list of alternative assessments provided by FDOE or another instrument (use
code of “Other”) of their choice.
March 2006