2007-08 and Beyond
"Years in US Schools" is the number of consecutive full academic years a student has been enrolled in one or more schools in any one or more States.
CHANGES: Beginning in 2007-08, "Years in US Schools" is required in all ISES Count Date Records if the student's English Language Proficiency Code (ENG_PROF_CODE) is 1-5. Beginning in 2008-09, "Years in US Schools is also required if a student's WSLS Birth State (B_STATE) Code is "Other" (i.e., code 'ZZ'). Birth state is optional in WSLS, but beginning in fall 2008 Birth State code 'ZZ' is required for all students not born in the US.
| Code |
Description/Comments |
| 0 |
less than 1 academic year in US schools
|
| 1 |
at least 1 but less than 2 consecutive academic years in US schools
|
| 2 |
at least 2 but less than 3 consecutive academic years in US schools
|
| 3 |
at least 3 but less than 4 consecutive academic years in US schools
|
| 4 |
at least 4 but less than 5 consecutive academic years in US schools
|
| 5 |
at least 5 consecutive academic years in US schools
|
X |
Data Not Required. Valid only for Parentally Placed Private students.
|
USES: "Years in US Schools" is used for assessment, accountability, federal funding and reporting purposes.
- Students with English language profiency codes 1-5 whose "Years in US Schools" is 0 may be exempted from one administration of the state's reading/language arts assessment. For more complete information see Section 200.6(b)(4)(i) of CPR Part 200.
- Students with English language profiency codes 1 or 2 may be eligible to take Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for English Language Learners depending on the student's "Years in US Schools". As of 2006-07 this option was not available. Wisconsin is working with the U.S. Department of Education and a multi-state consortium on assessment of English Language Learners in this situation. For more information contact the DPI Office of Educational Accountability.
- Federal funding is based in part on counts of students who meet the Title III definition of immigrant, and these counts are based in part on Years in US Schools. Any student ages 3-21 (based on WSLS birthdate) who is not born in any state (B_STATE=ZZ in WSLS) and whose "Years in US Schools" is 0, 1, or 2 is considered an "immigrant" for federal reporting purposes. In this case, English language proficiency is not a factor. For the definition of "immigrant" in the NCLB, see Title III, Section 301 (6).
- Years in US Schools and Immigrant (Title III) are also used to meet disaggregated data requirements of the US Department of Education (under EDEN).
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT YEARS IN US SCHOOLS
- Consecutive full academic years continue to accumulate as long as there are no significant breaks in US enrollment. Any breaks in enrollment status during a school term that exceed 30 calendar days are considered significant. In other words, if a student enrolls in US school A then moves to Mexico during the winter months and re-enrolls in US school A or US school B in spring, then counting of years in US schools starts over.
- The terms "academic year" and "school term" are sometimes used interchangably.
- According to the USDE, students born in the territories of the United States are not considered immigrants under Title III. These territories include American Samoa, Guam, Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands. Territory postal codes will be available for use in submitting WSLS B_STATE for students born in these territories beginning in fall 2007.
- Beginning with 2008-09 Count Date Records, if "Years in US Schools" is null, then ISES will calculate "Years in US Schools" based on "Months in State".
See also:
English Language Learners: Standards and Assessments
WSLS, ISES, and WSAS
2006-07 WSAS Roster File Layout
WSLS/ISES Data Element Descriptions
EDEN and EDFacts
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Title I sec. 1111 - Title I, Part A, State Plans
34 CFR 200.6(b)(4) - Recently arrived limited English proficient students
Title III, Section 301 (6) - Definition of Immigrant Children and Youth.
Last updated on 6/27/2008 10:54:26 AM
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