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 A DISTRICT FOR SERVING LEP STUDENTS.
This year’s survey report will be filled out and submitted electronically over the WEB.
Follow these instructions to access the survey:
1) Start your web browser
2) Type in this address:
http://ar.esl.msedd.com/
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 the School District and then press the Select button. Form #1 will be displayed.
5) Fill out each of the six forms using the instructions on each page.
Contact Adrian Lehn with any technical/computer problems with the online site or in filling out the forms, either by phone at (501) 801-2500, extension # 105, or by e-mail at support@msedd.com. For additional assistance with information regarding the LEP/ESL program, contact Dr. Guerrero's office at (501) 682-5014, and ask for André or Valerie Jackson.
If the district does not currently enroll Language Minority Students (LMS), check the box at the top of Form # 1, and submit. Do NOT complete the rest of the form.
SUBMIT THE COMPLETED HLS REPORT BY NOVEMBER 1, 2003.
Dr. Andre Guerrero
Arkansas Department of Education
#4 State Capitol Mall, Room 202-B
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201