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STATE OF
MAINE

2002-2003
DATA COLLECTION REPORT
ON
LANGUAGE MINORITY STUDENTS
ENROLLED
IN MAINE SCHOOLS
Prepared by:
Dr. Barney Bérubé, ESL/Bilingual Education Specialist
under No Child Left Behind Act, Title III
for:
U.S. Department of Education
Attn: Ms. Harpreet Sandhu
Office of English Language Acquisition
600 Independence Avenue
Switzer Building, Room 5090
Washington, D.C. 20202
and for:
Maine Educators and Residents
MAINE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Federal Programs and Services Team
Susan
A. Gendron, Commissioner
Patrick R. Phillips, Deputy Commissioner
Jacqueline Soychak, Federal Programs
and Services Team Director
Barney Bérubé, Ph.D., Project Director
N.C.L.B. Title III (Language
Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students)
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) 624-6836
TDD:
(207) 624-6800
Table of Contents
Part
I: Summative Data
Annual Enrollments of K-12 Language Minority Students, 1993-2003
Distribution of Heritage Languages for Maine Students, Grades K012, 2002-03
Methods Used to Identify K-12 Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students
Teachers of LEP Students, 2002-2003
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 Languages Spoken by Children in ME Schools (Public/Non-Public)
Assessments Used to Reclassify Former LEP Students as Non-LEP (Public Schools)
Methods Used to Reclassify Former LEP Students as Non-LEP (Public and Non-Public (Schools Combined)
English Language Proficiency Baseline Data for Title III Grantees & 10 Other Districts
School Districts With School Committee-Approved Lau Plans
Number of LEP Students by District, Per Grade Level (Public)
Number of LEP Students by District, Per Grade Level ...(Non-Public)
Demographics on Children of Limited English Proficiency in ME Public Schools
Demographics on Children of Limited English Proficiency in ME Non-Public Schools
Count of Former LEP Students Reclassified as Non-LEP
Credentials for Teachers of LEP Children in ME Public Schools
Credentials for Teachers of LEP Children in ME Non-Public Schools
State Subsidy for Local Costs for ESL/Bilingual Education Instruction 2002-03