ACS Procedures for Identification and Educational Services for Immigrant Children 

• ESL teachers will use the following information from the Home Language Survey:

  • Birthplace

  • When did the student enter the US?

  • Has the student attended another school in the US?

• If identified as foreign born and entering the US less than three years prior, the student will be identified as Immigrant.

• A student will be considered an Immigrant for the first three years he/she is in the US.

• Students identified as Immigrant will be reported by the ESL teachers to the school secretary for correct coding in the student management system.

• Periodic review of student data in EIS will be conducted by the Information Specialist to determine accuracy.

• Immigrant students are eligible for any or all services provided in their schoolwide programs if meeting program-specific criteria, including, but not limited to, School Lunch, Title I, IDEA, ESL, McKinney-Vento, Migrant, PreK, and/or 21st Century Before and After School Care.