Teaching and Learning: English for Speakers of Other Languages
"Limited-English Proficient (LEP)" means a student 3 years old
through 21 years old enrolled in an elementary school or
secondary school who: · Was not born in the United States or
whose native language is a language other than English; · Is a
Native American or Alaska Native, or a native resident of the
outlying areas, and who comes from an environment where a
language other than English has had a significant impact on the
individual's level of English language proficiency; or · Is
migratory, whose native language is a language other than
English, or who comes from an environment where a language other
than English is dominant and whose difficulties in speaking,
reading, writing, or understanding the English language may be
sufficient to deny the student the: o Ability to meet the
State's proficient level of achievement on State assessments o
Ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language
of instruction is English o Opportunity