Home Language Surveys

As a teacher, you always send out home language surveys at the beginning of the school year. To be completely honest, I was never sure what was actually done with the results from that after I sent them to the office. This past week, I finally understood what school districts do with the results from these surveys. In Montgomery County, if the student's home language survey indicates a home language other than English, students are given the w-apt screening (wide screening for placement into ELD program). If the student passes the w-apt and is in kindergarten, the student must remain in the program untill passing the access in January. If the student is in any other grade and pass, they are marked ifep (initially fully English proficient) in infinite campus.