HCPSS MPIA Request #2018-369

Requested Information
I would like to request information on the number of students at Lake Elkhorn Middle School that are receiving LEP (Limited English Proficiency) Services for 2016/17 and 2017/18 school years. Please include the number of students that are ELL (English Language Learners), RELL (Released English Language Learners), ELL/SPED (English Language Learner and Special Education), and RELL/SPED (Released English Language Learner and Special Education). Thank you.
Status
Complete
Responsive Documents
Available data on student status for those receiving English Language Learner (ELL) services, those Released from English Language Learner (RELL) services, as well as how many students were also receiving Special Education services as of the last day of school in 2016-2017 and as of the date pulled for the 2017-2018 year. Please note the data parameters contained in the attached chart. Under both the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), which restricts access to student records, and MPIA GP § 4-313, which prevents disclosure of school district records pertaining to individual students, HCPSS must protect against the potential disclosures of personally identifiable information about students. In accordance, HCPSS follows the Maryland State Department of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics’ guidelines for protecting student privacy in public reporting and suppresses the following from responsive records: counts that fall below 10; percentages that are less than or equal to 5, or greater than or equal to 95; categories directly related to specific student records; and/or information that, when combined with other publicly accessible data, can reasonably identify an individual student or reveals information from an individual student’s record. HCPSS has made substantial efforts to ensure the accuracy of this information; however, data collection and reporting is consistently subject to change. Please be mindful when comparing data as many variances can occur between reports based on date pulled, parameters used, categories included, etc.

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