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to English Learners 4  \nEnglish Learners in Indiana 4  \nLegal Background & Federal Requirements for English Learners 5  \nEqual Opportunity for English Learners 8  \nChapter 2: Identifying English Learners 9  \nHome Language Survey 9  \nLanguage Reporting Requirements 11  \nEnrolling First-Time Indiana Students 13  \nEnrolling Returning Indiana Students 14  \nChapter 3: Serving English Learners 15  \nProviding EL Services 15  \nEL Program Models 15  \nProviding Sufficient English Language Development 19  \nEL Program Staffing and the EL Teacher of Record 20  \nQualifications to Provide English Language Development Services 20  \nELD Models Overseen by an EL ToR, Delivered by an EL ToS 21  \nEnglish Learner Plans 21  \nMaintaining Documentation of Services 22  \nOpting Out of EL Services 22  \nChapter 4: EL Access to Core Content Area Instruction 23  \nIndiana English Language Development Standards 23  \nIndividual Learning Plans ( ILPs) 23  \nRetention of English Learners 24  \nEnglish Learner Populations 25  \nChapter 5: Assessing English Learners 27  \nAssessing English Learners in the General Education Classroom 27  \nEnglish Language Proficiency Assessments (WIDA) 27  \nState Testing for English Learners 28  \nIREAD for English Learners 29  \nChapter 6: Supporting Former English Learners 31  \nReclassifying and Exiting English Learner Status 31  \nExiting English Learner Status via an Additional Evidence Review 32  \nMonitoring Former English Learners 32  \nDeveloping a Rigorous Monitoring System 33  \nSuggested Indicators for Monitoring Documentation 33  \nIndiana Department of Education English Learner Guidebook: Revised August 2024  \nReentering Students in the English Learner Program 34  \nChapter 7: Engaging English Learner Families 36  \nStrengthening School and Family Partnerships 36  \nParent Notification Requirements 36  \nParent Right of Refusal 38  \nChapter 8: Funding English Learner Programs 40  \nHierarchy of Related Laws and Programs 40  \nState Funding for English Learner Programs 41  \nState Funding for Dual Language Pilot Programs 41  \nTitle III: Federal Funding for English Learner Programs 41  \nTitle III Significant Immigrant Influx Grants 42  \nEnglish Learner Funding Counts 43  \nChapter 9: Accountability for English Learner Programs 44  \nState Long-Term Goals 44  \nEnglish Language Progress Indicator 44  \nEnglish Learner Student Group 45  \nFormer English Learners 45  \nRecently-Arrived English Learners 45  \nAppendix A: Additional Resources and Sample Forms 46  \nHome Language Survey 46  \nHome Language Survey Spanish Version 47  \nHome Language Survey Amendment Request Guidance 48  \nCumulative Folder Guidance Specific to English Learners 50  \nRetention Guidelines for English Learners 51  \nFormal Two-Year Monitoring of Exited ELs – Year 1 52  \nFormal Two-Year Monitoring of Exited ELs – Year 2 53  \nAnnual Parent Notification Letter 54  \nParent Refusal Letter Template 56  \nEnglish Learner Teacher of 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In efforts toward migrating to an increasingly asset-based approach for English learners (ELs) to mirror WIDA’s English Language Development Standards Framework (2020), the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) uses the term “multilingual learners” to encourage the use of terminology that is more inclusive of Indiana’s student population. Multilingual learner (ML) describes all students who come in contact with and/or interact with languages in addition to English on a regular basis, including current and former ELs. 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