Additional Services for LEP Students Services for LEP students should represent a continuum of available programs. A student does not arrive to the school in parts. It's not like the ESOL teacher handles his arms, the social studies teacher his feet, and the Special Education teacher his legs. Therefore, we all shape the education of a child and must work together collaboratively to fulfill that mission. ESOL students should be considered, the same as any other student, for eligibility to all available programs that will help them reach the same standards of performance we ask of all students.
All teachers are language teachers.
Everyone is a language learner throughout his or her life. Once a child enters a mainstream education class, he or she may need language development and other types of support that must be included in classroom instruction. As the ESOL student attains fluency in English, less and eventually no changes in classroom activities will be necessary. The EHCY program was established to identify the number, location, educational needs and barriers to the access of homeless children to a free, appropriate public education. Barriers to access and success may include residency requirements, guardianship, school records, immunizations and transportation among others.