Step 1: Determine if the student is a potential EL/ML through adherence to the Home Language Survey Guidance and completion of the Home Language Survey (HLS), which is administered only once upon the initial registration as a student in the Connecticut Public School System. 

Step 2: Review the HLS results to determine if it indicates the student may have a primary or home language other than English (PHLOTE) and may be an English learner/multilingual learner.  

Step 3: If the HLS indicates the student may have a PHLOTE, the approved English language proficiency (ELP) screener, the LAS Links Placement Test 2nd Edition English version, should be administered. If the student is in kindergarten, the preLAS 2000 English version Oral Component may be administered in lieu of the LAS Links Placement Test.  

Step 4: If the student’s results on the ELP screener indicate the student is an English learner/multilingual learner, then the student is identified as EL/ML. The student’s parents/guardians are informed of the service option(s) and select the service that their child will receive, or they may waive language services.

Parents/Guardians may modify their service selection at any time, but all identified students are required to participate in the annual English language proficiency assessment until the student meets exit criteria. The student’s EL/ML status is also reported in the CSDE’s Public School Information System (PSIS).