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Communication With Parents
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Communication With Parents
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) English Language Learning (ELL) Program and the related federal Title III program have different requirements for communication with parents of ELL students.
The state program requires that every child in the district regardless of native language, including native English speakers, have a home language questionnaire on file. The questionnaire is the first step in determining a student's ELL status. It need only be collected once during a child’s time in the district.
The state program also requires that parents of any child entered into an ELL program receive notification within 10 days. All parents have the option of declining ELL service for their children. This notification should be done annually.
The federal program requires that parents be notified of the child’s participation in Title III programming within 30 days of the beginning of the school year, or within two weeks if the child enters the district during the course of the year. Information required with this notification includes the most recent available assessments of the child's English language proficiency.
Title III Parent Notification
Click here for directions on using the NCLB Fact Sheet, Title III Program Description and the Title III Notification letter for effective communication with parents.
Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO) Parent Notification Letters
Use these letters to notify parent of district AMAO status. (English, Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Cambodian, Chinese (Mandarin), Hmong, Lao, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese)
AMAO Description for Parents and Staff
This document contains background information which districts may use in conjunction with the AMAO Parent Notification Letter when sending AMAO status notification. (English, Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, Cambodian, Chinese (Mandarin), Hmong, Lao, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese)
Multilingual Translation Notice
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Parent Involvement Resources
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Parent Notification Assurance
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Parent Notification Collection memo
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Home Language Questionaire
Welcome to Home Language Questionaire!
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HLQ-Cambodian
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HLQ - Amharik
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HLQ - Arabic
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HLQ - Bosnian
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HLQ - Chinese
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HLQ - Hmong
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HLQ - Lao
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HLQ - Oromo
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HLQ - Russian
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HLQ - Somali
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HLQ - Spanish
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HLQ - Vietnamese
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Home Language Questionnaire (HLQ) - English
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Parent Notification - State Program
Welcome to Parent Notification - State Program!
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Parent Notification - Amharik
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Parent Notification - Arabic
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Parent Notification - Bosnian
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Parent Notification - Cambodian
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Parent Notification - Chinese
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Parent Notification - Hmong
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Parent Notification - Lao
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Parent Notification - Oromo
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Parent Notification - Russian
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Parent Notification - Somali
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Parent Notification - Spanish
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Parent Notification - Vietnamese
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Parent Notification of ESL/Bilingual Service
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