Reclassification, Monitoring, and Redesignation of ELs
Once ELs attain English proficiency as defined in the state reclassification procedure, they must be reclassified as former ELs. The academic progress of former ELs must be actively monitored by district personnel for a period of two (2) years after reclassification. Former ELs must be reported to the state as such for a period of four years after reclassification.
State Required Reclassification, Monitoring, and Redesignation
of ELs Criteria and Procedures (PDF) This document is in effect as of June 7, 2021
Training materials related to the reclassification procedure are available on the ESL Portal.
Overall composite proficiency level calculation tool (for ELs with disabilities)
Some ELs with disabilities may not be able to participate in all four domains of the ACCESS or Alternate ACCESS. For ELs whose disabilities prevent them completing all four domains of the test and who are being considered for reclassification under the criteria for students with disabilities, the state has adopted a method for calculating an overall composite proficiency level with fewer than all four domains.
Download the OaCPL Calculation Tool (Excel)
Please review the instructions for using this tool on the first tab before proceeding.
This tool may only be used for students who have IEPs and documented disabilities that prevent them from participating in up to two domains of the ACCESS or Alternate ACCESS.
Overall composite proficiency level calculation tool (with all four domain scores)
Due to errors in student data associated with the ACCESS for ELLs, reports are sometimes separated into more than one form. In this case, no overall composite proficiency level is calculated even though all four domains have been completed. This tool may be used for calculating an overall composite proficiency level when all four domain scores are available if a student's ACCESS report was separated into two forms and there was subsequently no OaCPL calculated at the time of reporting.
Download the OaCPL Calculation Tool for all four domains (Excel)
Please review the instructions for using this tool on the first tab before proceeding.
This tool may ONLY be used when all four domains of the ACCESS for ELLs have been completed and reported. To calculate the overall composite proficiency level for students with disabilities who are missing one or more domains, use the OaCPL Calculation Tool for students with disabilities.
ACCESS score eligibility calculation tool for ELs with disabilities
The following tool will calculate percent changes between ACCESS overall composite proficiency scores and determine eligibility for ELs who are being considered for reclassification under the criteria for students with disabilities taking the ACCESS for ELLs.
Download the Reclassification Score Calculation Tool (Excel)