EL Student Identification

Mayfield City School District will screen all new enrollees for the possibility of English Learner (EL) identification. The following are the steps we follow: 

1. STEP 1: The EL instructor reviews the student's Home Language Usage Survey. Any family who indicates that a home language other than English is spoken on the Home Language Usage Survey is referred to the EL teacher in that child’s building. The Home Language Usage Survey is completed during online registration.

   (Example of Ohio Home Language Usage Survey)

   You can view the Ohio Home Language Usage Survey here: Ohio Home Language Usage Survey

2. STEP 2: The student is assessed using the Ohio English Language Proficiency Screener (OELPS). The OELPS evaluates English language proficiency in four domains: Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing.

   For more information on the OELPS, view the Ohio Department of Education's webpage below: Ohio English Language Proficiency Screener

3. STEP 3: The EL instructor reviews the student's OELPS results. If the student in grades 1-12 receives a Proficiency Status of Progressing or Emerging, the student is eligible for the EL instructional program. A Kindergarten does not qualify for EL services if he/she receives a Proficiency Status of Progressing and scores 4s and 5s in three domains and a 3 in one domain.

   (Example of Individual Student Report for OELPS results)

   For Individual Student Reports for OELPS results translated into 12 different languages, view the Ohio Department of Education's webpage below: Translated Individual Student Reports for OELPS Results

4. STEP 4: A parent notification letter and parent permission form are sent home.

   (Example parent notification letter)

   To view similar parent notification letters translated into 20 different languages, view the bottom of the Ohio Department of Education webpage below: Translated Parent and Family Notification of English Learner Identification Letters

5. STEP 5: Permission forms must be signed and returned to the EL teacher in the child’s building in order for services to begin.

   (Example parent permission form)