LQHS
Multilingual Program
A Letter to LQHS Parents/Guardians!
Greetings Blackhawk Students and Families,
Welcome to La Quinta High School's Multilingual (formerly known as ELD) Program Website. Our program supports our English Learner (EL) Students throughout their high school journey, as well as becoming proficient in the English Language.
We are excited to begin this school year and look forward to seeing you at this year's events starting with our EL/ELAC Family Nights. We look forward to providing additional events for Financial Aid Support, Student Field Trips, and ELPAC Study Sessions.
To provide additional support, on this site you can find the following information: ELPAC Test Overview, Reclassification Steps, LAT Team, How to join ELAC and DELAC. Please note, that you can change the language for this website in the left-hand corner of this page. If you have any questions about the program, please reach out to our LAT Members.
Sincerely,
LQHS LAT Team
UPCOMING EVENTS
ELAC #4
Auxiliary Gym
April 15, 2024
5:30 PM
DELAC
DSUSD Office - DEC N 201
47950 Dune Palms Road,
La Quinta, CA
May 15, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
After-School Tutoring available for all ELD Students
What can EL students expect from La Quinta High School?
That all English Learners are supported in their journey to English Language Proficiency through annual check-ins, ELPAC Tutorials, Campus Tutoring, and EL/ELPAC Events.
That all English Learners have access to the same rigorous grade-level academic standards that are expected of their peers.
That English Learners are provided guidance once meeting their Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) Status.
LQHS has a diverse English Learner Population. We plan to support each individual journey to close opportunity gaps and highlight their current strengths. In order to accomplish these goals, all English Learners are provided with English Language Development (ELD) Instruction that targets their English Proficiency Level and/or English Immersive Courses based on appropriate academic need.
How do students enter the English Language (EL) Program?
Home Language Survey given upon registration
If parent or guardian indicated other spoken languages at home on the Home Language Survey, then student is given the Initial ELPAC Test within 10 days of indication.
Home Language Survey cannot be adjusted after Initial Registration
Initial ELPAC Test.
If a student score within an EL proficiency level, then the student is placed into a Designated ELD Class and/or English Immersive Course, depending on their level of proficiency.
If a student scored out of the EL Rubric, they are considered Initial Fluent English Proficiency (IFEP) and are not placed in a designated EL class.