The Language Census is an annual data collection administered in March that collects the following data elements: number of English learner (EL) students (formerly known as limited English-proficient [LEP]) and fluent English-proficient (FEP) students in California public schools (kindergarten through grade twelve) by grade and primary language other than English; number of EL students enrolled in specific instructional settings or services by type of setting or service; number of students reclassified from EL to FEP from the prior year; number of parental waivers submitted and granted; and the number of staff providing instructional services to EL students.
Important Dates
March 1, 2010: Language Census Information Day
March 26, 2010: Language Census data are due to the California Department of Education (CDE)
Coordinators/Contacts
- Language Census Coordinator Login Page
Allows you to update your contact information, view a list of schools expected to submit Language Census data, submit data for a district or independently reporting charter school that does not have data to report, and view Language Census data prior to certification. Note, not all options are available throughout the year.
Software
The Language Census Data Entry Assistant Software (LCDEA) is used by districts and independently reporting charter schools to submit Language Census data.
- Language Census Software News 2010
Allows you to get software instructional documents, download the software, and get updates/patches to the software.
Forms and Instructional Materials
- Language Census Form (R30-LC), Spring 2010 (Revised 25-Feb-2010; DOC; 366KB; 4pp.)
- Language Census Instructions, Spring 2010 (Revised 25-Feb-2010; DOC; 796KB; 30pp.)
- Frequently Asked Questions 2010
- Prior Years Language Census Forms and Materials
- Data Modification Policy for CBEDS and LC
Letters
- Modified Collection and Submission of 2010 Language Census (Dated 16-Feb-2010)
- Modified Collection and Submission of 2010 Language Census for Independently Reporting Charter Schools (Dated 16-Feb-2010)
- Language Census Contact Survey, Spring 2010 (Dated 5-Feb-2010)
- Language Census Contact Survey, Spring 2010 for Independently Reporting Charter Schools (Dated 15-Jan-2010)
CALPADS and CBEDS Resources
Language Census data are being sourced from three data collections this year. For more information on data being reported through the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) and California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) collections, please refer to the resources listed below.
- CALPADS
The source of English learner and fluent-English-proficient student counts will come from the fall CALPADS data submission. - CBEDS Instructional Materials
The source of parental exception waivers and counts of bilingual paraprofessionals will come from the fall CBEDS-OPUS data collection.
Other Resources for English Learners
- DataQuest - Get reports on English learners.
- Program information for English learners
- Ethnologue - Languages of the World (Outside Source)
- U.S. Department of Education (Outside Source)
How many school-aged English learner (formerly know as limited-English-proficient) students are there in the United States? How many in each state?
