The USED Office of Civil Rights and in conjunction with the US Department of Justice has approved the following questions to demonstrate minimal compliance with the requirement to identify possible English Learners in need of Language Assistance: 

What is the primary language used in the home, regardless of the language spoken by the student?

What is the language most often spoken by the student?

What is the language that the student first acquired?

These identifying questions are included on a Home Language Survey (included above) provided to parents and guardians of all students enrolling in Giles County Public Schools. If a parent or guardian responds with any language other than English for one or more questions, then the student should be progressed to the language screening process. Giles County Public Schools must ensure that incoming Els are identified, screened, and placed in appropriate programs and services within 30 days of enrollment, and must ensure that all Els enrolling in each of our schools are identified in a consistent manner.