ELD Guidance

APS ADMINISTRATORS & EDUCATORS

Please refer to the guidance documents below to support ELD Programming at your site.  

Please reach out to LCE for questions or concerns. 

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GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

Roadmap To Serving ELs.pdf

Roadmap for Serving English Learners

The Roadmap for Serving ELs is a visual representation of the trajectory of EL students from the moment they are registered to one of our schools to the moment they exit ELD services.

Step by Step ACCESS Scores

Finding ACCESS Scores in Synergy 

This document has step-by-step instructions for finding students' ACCESS and WIDA Screener scores in Synergy. 

How To-ACCESS Scores (Hoonuit/Edvantage)

Finding ACCESS Scores in Hoonuit/Edvantage

Due to changes in the WIDA reporting system, 2023 ACCESS scores were not uploaded to students' Synergy profiles.  To find students' scores in Hoonuit/Edvantage, follow the instructions in the document linked above.

Interpreting ACCESS 2.0 for Scheduling.pdf

Interpreting ACCESS 2.0 for Scheduling

The PGM 1802 report provides schools valuable date regarding student performance on the ACCESS 2.0 assessment.  Determining scheduling for students based off their scores can be complicated, though.  This guide helps to walk administrators and schedulers through that decision-making process.

LUS_Guidance_2020.pdf

LUS GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS

LUS_Parent_English.pdf

LUS GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS

ELP_Screener_Guidance_2024.pdf

EL SCREENING & ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE

ELD Guidance for Dually Identified Students (4).pdf

DUALLY IDENTIFIED STUDENTS GUIDANCE

ES_Scheduling_ELD.pdf

ES SCHEDULING GUIDANCE

MS_Scheduling_ELD 2024.pdf

MS SCHEDULING GUIDANCE

HS_Scheduling_ELD.pdf

HS SCHEDULING GUIDANCE

LUS GUIDE FOR PARENTS (LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH)

ACCESS Performance Definitions 2024.pdf

ACCESS Performance Definitions Defined

This document provides an overview of the performance descriptors for English Learners, K-12, with respect to ACCESS 2.0.  It can be referenced for placing and scheduling students in ELD courses at the elementary, middle and high school level.  All ACCESS guidance can be found at https://wida.wisc.edu/.

Opt-Out/Refusal Process

eld-refusal-overview-chart.pdf

Parents/Guardians of English Learners have the right to opt their students out of the ELD  services.  Review the flowchart to the left or click the link below to learn more about opting students out of ELD services.  

Please note that opting a student out of services does not remove their EL designation.  Students who are opted out of EL services must take the ACCESS test every year until they exit by achieving an overall score of 4.7 of higher.