English Language Support:

Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc recognize that it is the school district’s obligation to determine if the student is ELL/LEP and that it is Hillcrest’s responsibility to cooperate fully with the student’s school district to address the student’s needs.

Public School districts are required to conduct a Home Language Survey for each of their students.  Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc requires a copy of the Home Language Survey, as part of the admission process.  Depending on the results of the Home Language Survey and overt indications of the student’s ability to speak English, Hillcrest works with the sending school district to identify ELL/LEP students and to include this information on the students’ IEP’s and accompanying documents.  Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc. also complies with regulations to administer MELA-O and MEPA assessments when required.

In addition, Hillcrest reviews each student’s IEP for the “required language of instruction” and works with the sending school district to assess and address language acquisition issues.  If a student is identified by the sending school district as an ELL/LEP student, Hillcrest will work with the school district to provide the required sheltered content instruction and additional instruction in English as a Second Language.