Tool Search: EL Services
EL Services
The EL Services tool allows users to add, edit, delete, and view existing EL Services. The information provided below is specific to the state of Texas. See the core EL Services article for information on necessary tool rights, available Ad hoc fields, and guidance on adding and printing Early Learning records.
English Learner Services data reports in the following Ed-Fi Resources:
- Programs
- Student Language Instruction Program Associations
EL Services
EL Services Field Descriptions
Field | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
Start Date Required | Date the EL service began. | Database Location: lepServiceType.startDate Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > EL > EL Service > startDate |
End Date | End date of the EL service. | Database Location: lepServiceType.endDate Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > EL > EL Service > endDate |
Service Type Required | The type of service provided to the student. Service Types are created and maintained via the EL Service Types tool. | Database Location: lepService.lepServiceTypeID Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > EL > EL Service > LEPService |
Parental Permission Code | Indicates whether the student's parent or legal guardian has approved placement of the student in the required bilingual or English as a Second Language (ESL) program. | Database Location: lepServiceType.parentRefusedServices Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > EL > EL Service > parentRefusedServices |
Bilingual/ESL Funding | Indicate the language program in which the student participates during the reporting period. | |
Comments | Comments about the EL service. | Database Location: lepServiceType.comment Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > EL > EL Service > comment |
Service Type Codes
Bilingual Service Type codes indicate whether the student is participating in a state-approved bilingual education program, which is a full-time program of dual-language instruction through the TEKS in the content areas (mathematics, science, health, and social studies) in the primary language of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students and also for carefully structured and sequenced mastery of English cognitive academic language development.
ESL Service Type codes indicate whether the student is participating in a state-approved English as a Second Language (ESL) program. An ESL program in grades PK–8 is a program of intensive instruction in English, taught by teachers who are either certified or endorsed in ESL, utilizing second language acquisition information to teach LEP students the ESL TEKS. An ESL program in grades 9–12 is a program of intensive instruction in English, led by teachers trained in recognizing and addressing language differences.
Bilingual/ESL Summer School codes indicate whether the student participated in the Bilingual/ESL Summer School program. To be eligible for enrollment in the Bilingual/ESL Summer Program, a student must be Limited English Proficient (LEP) and must be eligible for admission to kindergarten or first grade at the beginning of the next school year. LEP shall be determined by screening students using oral proficiency instruments approved by the Commissioner of Education.
Parental Permission Codes
| Code | Description | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Req Plcmnt of Non-LEP Student in Bil prgm | Parent or guardian has requested placement of a non-LEP student in the bilingual program |
| 7 | Parent or Guardian Did Not Respond | Parent or guardian did not respond |
| 8 | Parent or Guardian Was Not Contacted | Parent or guardian was not contacted |
| C | Denied Plcmnt in any Special Language program | Parent or guardian has denied placement of a LEP student in any special language program |
| G | Approval of placement of recent exit Non-LEP | Parent or guardian has approved the placement of a recently exited non-LEP student in a bilingual or English as a Second Language (ESL) special language program |
| H | Req Plcmnt of Non-LEP in Eng as 2nd Language | Parent or guardian has requested placement of a non-LEP student in the English as a Second Language (ESL) Program |
| A | Denied Plcmnt in Bil but approved in ESL prgm | Parent or guardian has denied placement of a LEP student in the required Bilingual Program, but has approved placement of a LEP student in the ESL program |
| D | Approved Placement of LEP Student in the Bil prgm | Parent or guardian has approved placement of a LEP student in the Bilingual Program |
| E | App'd Bil prgm, but prmg not available | Parent or guardian has approved placement of a LEP student in the Bilingual Program, but the district has requested an exception; parent has therefore approved placement of a LEP student in the ESL Program. |
| J | App'd Plcmnt of LEP Student in ESL as Alt Language | Parent or guardian has approved the placement of a LEP student in the ESL program, but the program is an Alternative Language Program approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Districts that use Parental Permission Code J have, or should have, submitted a waiver to the TEA ESL program. |
| K | Approved Placement of LEP student in the ESL program | Parent or guardian has approved placement of a LEP/English learner (EL) student in the ESL program. |
