Declining Services
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Declining Entry to the Program
Opt-Out Form
If a parent/guardian calls, writes, or tells a LPS staff member that he/she would like to decline the English language education (ELE) program for their child or would like to pursue a waiver application into another program, the ELE coordinator is notified. The ELE coordinator will discuss the child’s most recent assessment data and classroom performance with the parent/guardian, and will make the appropriate recommendation.
If the parent/guardian would still like to move forward with the child’s withdrawal from the program, he/she is informed of the right to re-enroll their child in the program in the future, should he/she decide to do so, and that the ESL teacher will monitor the student to ensure his/her progress in school. The student will remain on the ELE roster, and will be required to participate in annual assessments, as mandated by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The student will be exited from the ELE program using the same reclassification criteria used to exit other children in the program.
Declining placement in the program must be resubmitted each school year.