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Bilingual Education & English as a New Language

Parent Notification Resources

Parents/guardians must be notified promptly regarding a student's assessment results and English Language Learner status.Ìý OBEWL has created a series of parent notification letter templates, translated into multiple languages, that must be used to communicate with parents/guardians regarding a student's status.Ìý You may use the fill-in fields or recreate the letters on your district letterhead

NYSITELL Score/Entitlement to ELL Services

A template for correspondence notifying parents and guardians of the student's NYSITELL score results and eligibility for ELL services. This is available in seventeen languages.

Parent Notification Letter--NYSITELL/Entitlement to ELL Services translated into sixteen languages other than English. Download here.

Entitlement Letter - English Language

Entitlement Letter - Arabic Language

Entitlement Letter - Burmese Language

Entitlement Letter - Chinese (Simplified) Language

Entitlement Letter - Chinese (Traditional) Language

Entitlement Letter - French Language

Entitlement Letter - Haitian Creole Language

Entitlement Letter - Hindi Language

Entitlement Letter - Japanese Language

Entitlement Letter - Karen Language

Entitlement Letter -- Korean Language

Entitlement Letter - Nepali Language

Entitlement Letter -- Punjabi Language

Entitlement Letter - Russian Language

Entitlement Letter - Somali Language

Entitlement Letter - Spanish Language

Entitlement Letter -- Ukrainian Language

Entitlement Letter - Urdu Language

NYSITELL Score/Non-eligibility for ELL Services

A template for correspondence notifying parents and guardians of the student's NYSITELL score results and non-eligibility for ELL services. This is available in seventeen languages.Ìý

Parent Notification Letter--NYSITELL/Non-eligibility for ELL Services translated into sixteen languages other than English. Download here.

Non-Entitlement Letter - English Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Arabic Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Burmese Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Chinese (Simplified) Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Chinese (Traditional) Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - French Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Haitian Creole Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Hindi Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Japanese Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Karen Language

Non-Entitlement Letter -- Korean Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Nepali Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Punjabi Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Russian Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Somali Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Spanish Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Ukrainian Language

Non-Entitlement Letter - Urdu Language

NYSESLAT Score/Continued Eligibility

A template for correspondence notifying parents and guardians of the student's NYSESLAT score results and continued eligibility for ELL services. This is available inÌýtwenty-five languages.

Parent Notification Letter--NYSESLAT/Continued Eligibility for ELL Services translated into twenty-four languages other than English. Download here.

Continued Eligibility--English
Continued Eligibility--Albanian
Continued Eligibility--Arabic
Continued Eligibility--Bengali
Continued Eligibility--Burmese
Continued Eligibility--Chinese - Simplified
Continued Eligibility--Chinese - Traditional
Continued Eligibility--French
Continued Eligibility--German
Continued Eligibility--Haitian
Continued Eligibility--Hindi
Continued Eligibility--Italian
Continued Eligibility--Japanese
Continued Eligibility--Karen

Continued Eligibility--Korean

Continued Eligibility--Nepali

Continued Eligibility--Portuguese

Continued Eligibility--Punjabi
Continued Eligibility--Russian
Continued Eligibility--Somali
Continued Eligibility--Spanish
Continued Eligibility--Swahili
Continued Eligibility--Ukrainian
Continued Eligibility--Urdu
Continued Eligibility--Uzbek
Continued Eligibility--Vietnamese

NYSESLAT Score/Exit ELL Status Letter

A template for correspondence notifying parents and guardians of the student's NYSESLAT score results and exiting of ELL status. This is available inÌýtwenty-five languages.

Parent Notification Letter--NYSESLAT/Exit ELL Status translated into twenty-four languages other than English. Download here.

Exit ELL Status--English
Exit ELL Status--Albanian
Exit ELL Status--Arabic
Exit ELL Status--Bengali
Exit ELL Status--Burmese
Exit ELL Status--Chinese-Simplified
Exit ELL Status--Chinese-Traditional
Exit ELL Status--French
Exit ELL Status--German
Exit ELL Status--Haitian
Exit ELL Status--Hindi
Exit ELL Status--Italian
Exit ELL Status--Japanese
Exit ELL Status--Karen
Exit ELL Status--Korean
Exit ELL Status--Nepali
Exit ELL Status--Portuguese
Exit ELL Status--Punjabi
Exit ELL Status--Russian
Exit ELL Status--Somali
Exit ELL Status--Spanish
Exit ELL Status--Swahili
Exit ELL Status--Ukrainian
Exit ELL Status--Urdu
Exit ELL Status--Uzbek
Exit ELL Status--Vietnamese

Student Placement Form

This form is available in twenty-five languages, translated into twenty-four languages other than English, must be used to notify parents/guardians about placement options.

Student Placement Form translated into twenty-four languages other than English. Download Here

Student Placement Form--English
Student Placement Form--Albanian
Student Placement Form--Arabic
Student Placement Form--Bengali
Student Placement Form--Burmese
Student Placement Form--Chinese - Simplified
Student Placement Form--Chinese - Traditional
Student Placement Form--French
Student Placement Form--German
Student Placement Form--Haitian Creole
Student Placement Form--Hindi
Student Placement Form--Italian
Student Placement Form--Japanese
Student Placement Form--Karen
Student Placement Form--Korean
Student Placement Form--Nepali
Student Placement Form--Portuguese
Student Placement Form--Punjabi
Student Placement Form--Russian
Student Placement Form--Somali
Student Placement Form--Spanish
Student Placement Form--Swahili
Student Placement Form--Ukrainian
Student Placement Form--Urdu
Student Placement Form--Uzbek
Student Placement Form--Vietnamese

Parent Orientation Video: English Language Learner (ELL) Programs in É«ÖÐÉ«

This whiteboard animation video, which runs approximately twelve minutes, describes the English Language Learner identification and assessment process and outlines in detail various available program options. It also describes the differences between English as a New Language and the various Bilingual Education program models. You may have seen this video at the orientation at your child's school.Ìý If not, you can view it here and share it with others. ÌýThe video is currently available inÌýÌýArabic, Bengali,ÌýEnglish, French, Haitian,ÌýTraditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Spanish, and UrduÌýwith more translations to come!

Updated: 2/12/2024