LEP Annual Exit Report System

For Districts using ACCESS for ELLs®

Frequently Asked Questions

2008 – 2009 Data Collection

1. Does “Date of First Enrollment” refer to enrollment in a bilingual/ESL program or

enrollment in a district?

“Date of First Enrollment” refers to the date a student was first enrolled in the district.

2. If the district offers an ESL or bilingual program in a magnet school, is the student counted in the magnet school or in the home school?

Magnet schools that provide bilingual/ESL services would be the school-of-record for English language reporting purposes. Thus, the students would be counted as enrolled in the magnet school, not the home school. This is different from Title I accountability procedures.

3. Do we count students who moved from the district as “exited” students?

No, exited students are students who demonstrate that they have acquired English language proficiency by having the multiple criteria for exiting language assistance programs.

4. Do we report on those students who have moved out of the district?

If they appear on the list of students that took the ACCESS for ELLs® test in the Spring, 2009, then you should report if they met the criteria for program exit, even if they subsequently moved out of the district. Only those students who were tested with the ACCESS for ELLs® test in the spring of 2009 will appear on the list of students. Any student who left the district before the spring testing or who did not take the ACCESS for ELLs® test will not be included.

5. How do we report students who were exited from the language assistance program prior to the administration of the ACCESS for ELLs® test and were therefore not tested and do not appear on the LEP Exit data collection?

These students may be reported as part of the Title III annual measurable achievement objectives (AMAO) appeal process once your district receives notice of whether or not it has met the Title III objectives.

6. How do students who took the SRA in their native language and took the MAC II in their senior year rather than the ACCESS for ELLs® test get counted in the data collection?

These students cannot be added to the data collection screen. Please contact the Office of Student Achievement and Accountability (609-292-8777 or lepexit@doe.state.nj.us ) in the New Jersey Department of Education to obtain a data collection form for this purpose.

7. How do we add students who did not take the ACCESS for ELLs® in the spring of 2009?

You can’t. ACCESS for ELLs® is the only test that is accepted for the 2008-2009 school year. The only exception would be SRA in the native language students who took the MAC II test instead of the ACCESS test. (see 6 above).

8. How do I know whether I’m entering the right information into the data collection screen?

The User Manual for the online data collection provides directions for entering information into the data collection screen.