EL Identification

Home Language Survey

The parent completes a Home Language Survey for each child upon registration at Jefferson School District.  The school secretary is responsible for giving a copy of the registration form to the English learner coordinator and entering the home language information into the district student database.

Any response other than English to questions 1, 2, and/or 3 on the survey means that the student lives in a home where a language other than English is spoken and is considered a potential English Learner.  The student must be tested for English proficiency.  The site administrator will oversee the placement of the student in the appropriate classroom setting. 

If English is the only language reported on the Home Language Survey the student is designated English only and no further language assessment is required.

If a language other than English is reported on the Home Language Survey, question 4, (Name the language most often spoken by adults at home), then the student is assessed for appropriate language program placement.