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4worldlovers: As the parent/guardian of an English learner (EL), you are able to ask for information to

Be communicated to you about the language instruction program that you choose for your


Children. The following list addresses many topics that may be of interest to you. As the parent/

1. Receive a free public education for your child in the school district where you live, regardless

Of your or your children’s immigration status (e.g., whether your family members are citizens,

Immigrants, or undocumented) and the language that you or your children speak.

2. Enroll your children in school without being asked to provide information or paperwork

Which may reveal your or your children’s immigration status. You cannot be asked to provide a

Social security card or number, an immigration visa or visa status, or citizenship documents or

3. Have a qualified interpreter/translator in your preferred language for critical interactions with

4. Have your children in a bilingual program if the school is mandated to provide such a program.

Districts in Connecticut are required to provide a bilingual program in any school where there

Are 20 or more students who speak the same non-English native language. In some cases, districts

Consolidate bilingual programs into just a few school buildings. However, if your child’s school

Is mandated to provide a bilingual program and the district has chosen to offer it in another

Location, your child has the right to attend that bilingual program and be offered transportation

5. Have written notice in English and your preferred language that your children have been

Identified as an EL and to select the language instruction program that you would like for your

6. Receive high quality orientation session, provided by your school district that focuses on state

Standards, tests, and school expectations for ELs, as well as the program goals and requirements

For language instruction, which may include Bilingual Education and English as a Second

7. Receive information about your children’s English language development, and also about their

Home language development if they are in a Bilingual Education program. It is best practice for

This information to be communicated in an ongoing fashion, but you must, at a minimum, be

Provided with your child’s annual English language proficiency assessment (LAS Links) results

And a notification that your child has exited or will continue to be an EL in the next school year.

8. Meet with school staff at least once a year, in addition to other generally required meetings, to

9. Request your children to be placed in a Bilingual Education or English as a Second Language

Program within 30 calendar days of enrollment if entering at the beginning of the school year

Or within 10 calendar days of enrollment if entering during the school year, and the right to

10. Ask for your children to be transferred to another school in your district that offers Bilingual

Education in your language, if your children’s original school does not offer such a program.

11. Receive equal access to all programming and services offered by the school district,

Appropriate to age and grade level including those required for graduation, and to all school

12. Receive all core content instruction, and to learn English and other subjects such as

Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies at the same academic level as all

Other children. Being entitled to EL services does not limit the ability to get core content

13. Have full access to extracurricular activities (afterschool clubs, sports, etc.). Being entitled to

ELL services does not limit the ability to take part in extracurricular activities.

14. Get support services (e.g., Academic Intervention Services) aligned with any intervention

15. Have your children tested yearly to determine their English language progress, and to obtain

16. Have your children continuously enrolled year to year in a language instruction program

17. Contact the Connecticut State Department of Education if any of the above rights have been

Please contact Gladys Labas, Director of Equity and Language, and Megan Alubicki Flick, English

Learner Consultant at the Connecticut State Department of Education with questions or for more

This list provides guidance, laws and statutes that support the rights of parents of Els described on the

Preceding pages. Note that the number corresponds with the number of the right referenced earlier in

1. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, P. L. No. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241 (1964); Every Student

Succeeds Act of 2015, P.L. 114-95, U.S.S. § 1177 (2015); Dear Colleague Letter: English Learners