The collected information will allow DESE and the Migrant Education and English Language Learning (MELL) staff to plan technical assistance for districts and to report back to the federal government. Experienced school districts will also take this opportunity to share with novice districts their strategies or best practices in improving ELL services.

Districts must fax or mail the information by Friday, August 31st to:

Federal Grants Management
PO Box 480
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Fax: (573) 526-6698

Please strictly follow the questions' format. Definitions of instructional models are located at:

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedprog/discretionarygrants/bilingual-esol/LEPCensus.htm

Missouri's English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards identify three levels - beginning, intermediate, and advanced. In analyzing data from MACII, basic beginner and beginner correlate to beginning in the standards, low intermediate and high intermediate correlate to intermediate in the standards and advanced is advanced. The student must progress in all domains to be considered as to have moved to the next level of the ELP. The student must score at "Advanced" for each domain at his/her grade level to be considered as proficient in English.