The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) is required to report annually on the number of Language Minority and Limited English Proficient (LEP) students enrolled in Arkansas public schools to the United States Department of Education. This data is used to develop language appropriate services for LEP students and to assist ADE in planning for the needs of this student population. DATA ON THE NUMBER OF LEP STUDENTS ENROLLED IS USED TO DETERMINE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS SERVING LEP STUDENTS.
This year’s survey report will be filled out and submitted electronically over the WEB. Please follow these instructions to access the survey:
1) Start your web browser
2) Type in this address: http://ar.esl.msedd.com/esl/ar/ar_eslweb.dll/entryform and press the Enter key on your keyboard.
3) The district will be asked to provide a user name and password. The user name is the first four digits of the school LEA number and the password is the first word of the school district name, all lower case. Enter the user name and password and press enter.
4) The next page should display a drop down list of all the school districts. Find your School District and then press the Select button. This will take you to Form #1.
5) Fill out each of the six forms using the instructions on each page.
Please contact Adrian Lehn either by phone at (501) 801-2500, extension # 105, or by e-mail at support@msedd.com. for technical/computer problems with the online site or in filling out the forms. Please contact Dr. Guerrero's office at (501) 682-5014, and ask for Andre or Valerie Jackson,
for any additional assistance with information regarding the LEP/ESL program.
If the school district does not currently enroll Language Minority Students (LMS), the survey will not need to be completed. Please check the box at the top of Form # 1, and submit.
PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETED HOME LANGUAGE SURVEY REPORT BY FEBRUARY 28, 2003.
Dr. Andre Guerrero
Arkansas Department of Education
#4 State Capitol Mall, Room 202-B
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201