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Letter Head: Jack O'Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Phone number 916-319-0800

November 15, 2007

Dear Language Census Coordinators:

LANGUAGE CENSUS CONTACT SURVEY, SPRING 2008

The Language Census data collection day is Friday, February 29, 2008. On this day each local educational agency (LEA) in the state is responsible for collecting information about English learners (ELs), fluent-English-proficient (FEP) students, and English learner teachers and reporting that information on the Language Census. These data are to be submitted electronically to the California Department of Education (CDE) by April 3, 2008. 

Language Census Coordinator

We ask that each LEA designate a Language Census coordinator. The Language Census coordinator’s responsibilities include distributing materials to schools, holding training sessions, verifying data, and ensuring that data for every school in the LEA (including charter schools authorized by the LEA) are electronically submitted to the CDE. The Language Census coordinator will also be our point of contact for any questions about the data submitted by the LEA.

Language Census Contact Survey

Enclosed with this letter is the 2008 Language Census Contact Survey. The survey should be used to update your contact information and to notify the CDE if your LEA does not anticipate having any EL and/or FEP students on February 29, 2008. Please update the enclosed 2008 Language Census Contact Survey online at http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/lclogin.asp, or fax it to 916-327-0195, or fold and mail it to the address on the back of the survey by Monday, December 3, 2007. The enclosed survey includes your LEA’s password, which allows LEAs to access the Language Census Coordinator Login Web page and the contact survey update screen. Remember to keep this password for future use.

Language Census Software

LEAs will use the Language Census Data Entry Assistant (LCDEA) software to submit their Language Census data. The LCDEA software will be available for downloading from the Internet at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/lc/lcdeanews.asp in mid-February 2008. The CDE will not be providing the LCDEA software on a CD-ROM.

If you have any questions, please contact Dorothy Aicega at 916-327-0208.

Sincerely,

 

Karl Scheff, Administrator
Educational Demographics Office

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