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Department of Education
Special Projects Leadership Team
English as a Second Language & Bilingual Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333-0023

  

1999-2000 LANGUAGE  MINORITY
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
IN  MAINE  SCHOOLS

 Prepared by: 

Dr. Barney Bérubé, ESL/Bilingual Education Specialist
under I.A.S.A. Title VII

 for:

U.S. Department of Education
Attn:  Ms. Harpreet Sandhu
      
Ms. Jessica Knight
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
600 Independence Avenue
Switzer Building, Room 5090
Washington, D.C.  20202

 and for:

 

  MAINE  DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION

  Special Projects Leadership Team

  J. Duke Albanese, Commissioner  
Judith Lucarelli, Deputy Commissioner  
Yellow L. Breen, Special Projects Leadership Team Director

  Barney Bérubé, Ph.D., Project Director  
I.A.S.A. Title VII (Bilingual Education and ESL)

Published with 100% I.A.S.A. Title VII Federal Funds  
Printed Under Appropriation No. 013-05A-5010-16

  The Maine Department of Education assures equal education
opportunity and equal employment/affirmative action, regardless of race, color, national origin, marital status, age, or handicap.

  Inquiries or complaints may be directed to:

  Affirmative Action Coordinator  
Department of Education
23 State House Station  
Augusta, ME  04333-0023  
Tel:  (207) 287-5806  
TDD:  (207) 287-2550

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

U.S. Department of Education  
Authorization………………………………    Mr. Luis Catarineau, Project Officer                                                                         Office of Bilingual Education and                                                                         Minority Languages Affairs

Lau Survey (EF-I 283)  
Administration……………………………..    Mr. J. Duke Albanese, DOE Commissioner                                                                         Mr. Yellow L. Breen, Special Projects Team Director                                                            Dr. Barney Bérubé, IASA Title VII Project Coordinator

Lau Survey  
Distribution………………………………..     Ms. Kathryn Kinney-LeBlanc, Staff Assistant

Lau Survey  
Collection and Analysis……………………     Ms. Kathy Kunces, Consultant

Database Analysis…………………………    Mr. Dennis Kunces, Consultant

Language Proficiency
Assessments……………………………….    Dr. Barney Bérubé, Specialist IASA Title VII

Report Preparation………………………..     Dr. Barney Bérubé, ESL/Bilingual Ed. Spec.
                                                                        Mr. Dennis Kunces, Technology Consultant 
                                                                      Ms. K. Kinney-LeBlanc, Project Staff Assistant

 World Wide Web Technician………………...Ms. Joyce Mazerolle, Systems Analyst


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 Part I:  Summative Data

 Summative Results and Other Demographic Highlights (EFI 283)

 Annual Enrollments of K-12 Language Minority Students, 1986-2000

 Native Languages Spoken by Children in ME Public Schools (by grade level)

 Native Languages Spoken by Children in ME Non-Public Schools.(by grade level)

 Native Language Spoken by Children in ME Public & Non-Public Schools (Combined)

 Methods Used to Identify K-12 Limited English Proficient Students

School Districts With School Committee-Approved Lau Plans

IASA Title VII and Emergency Immigrant Education Grants for 2000-2001  

Language Minorities Performance on the Maine Educational Assessment, 1999-2000

Part II:  Individual Public Schools

Number of Limited English Proficient Students by District, Per Grade Level

Demographics on Children of Limited English Proficiency

Credentials of Teachers of LEP Children By School District

Part III:  Reclassification of LEP Students

Assessments Used to Reclassify Former LEP Students as Non-LEP
(Public and Non-Public Schools)

Methods Used by Grade Level to Reclassify Former LEP Students as Non-LEP
(Public and Non-Public)

Part IV:  Individual Non-Public Schools

Number of Limited English Proficient Students by Districts, Per Grade Level

Demographics on Children of Limited English Proficiency

Credentials of Teachers of LEP Children

Part V: Glossary

Glossary of Terms Used in EFI 283