1. 2018-2019 School Year changes for lep-indicator-code
Simple Solution. Brighter Futures.
School Year changes for lep-indicator-code
April 2018
Presented by: Melissa Lemons

2. LEP Exit Monitoring- Background
Since the school year, LEAs have been reporting student level information on former LEP students in their first and second year of post-LEP status monitoring.
The post-LEP monitoring data was collected under the specific reporting requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, and the requirements for LEA implementation are defined by Texas Education Code (TEC) , TEC , and Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 19 TAC § (l).
Effective with the school year, the NCLB act was re- adopted as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

3. LEP Exit Monitoring- Background
ESSA allows states to monitor a post-LEP student for up to four years following the exit school year. Currently, LEAs monitor an enrolled LEP student for two years after exiting the LEP program.
The TEA is exercising the option under ESSA to collect data on enrolled exited LEP students for an additional two years starting in the school year and will include this information in the student performance results data for LEAs and campuses.

4. LEP Exit Monitoring- Background
The LEP Exit Monitoring years 3 and 4 will be used in calculating results for the Closing the Gap domain (HB 22) which will be beneficial to LEAs in their accountability ratings.
Current research shows positive trends for students exited from LEP status.

5. C061 – LEP-INDICATOR-CODE Code Table
LEP Indicator Codes “3” and “4” are added to code table C061 – LEP-INDICATOR-CODE.
Code
Table ID
Name
XML Name
Date
Issued
Updated
C061
LEP-INDICATOR-CODE
TX-LEPIndicatorType
4/10/1989
12/1/2017
Translation
Not LEP 1
Identified As Limited English Proficient (LEP) F
Student Exited From LEP Status - Monitored 1 (M1) – student has met criteria for bilingual/ESL program exit, is no longer classified as LEP in PEIMS, and is in his or her first year of monitoring as required by 19 TAC § (l) and is not eligible for funding due to the fact that he or she is not LEP S
Student Exited From LEP Status - Monitored 2 (M2) – student has met criteria for bilingual/ESL program exit, is no longer classified as LEP in PEIMS, and is in his or her second year of monitoring as required by 19 TAC § (l) and is not eligible for funding due to the fact that he or she is not LEP 3
Student Exited from LEP Status - Monitored 3 (M3) - student has met criteria for bilingual/ESL program exit, is no longer classified as LEP in PEIMS, and is in his or her third year of monitoring as permitted by ESSA, 1111(b)(3)(B) and is not eligible for funding due to the fact that they are not LEP 4
Student Exited from LEP Status - Monitored 4 (M4) - student has met criteria for bilingual/ESL program exit, is no longer classified as LEP in PEIMS, and is in his or her fourth year of monitoring as permitted by ESSA, 1111(b)(3)(B) and is not eligible for funding due to the fact that they are not LEP

6. Q&A
Question: Is the reporting of the new LEP exit monitoring codes retroactive? Answer: Yes. For example, if a student is reported as a LEP Indicator Code “S” in the school year, the student would be reported with a LEP Indicator Code of “4” in the school year.

7. Q&A
Question: How is a student reported in the school year if their LEP-INDICATOR-CODE is an “S” in the school year? Answer: The student will be reported with a LEP-INDICATOR- CODE of “3” in the school year.

8. Questions?
Questions?