Configure EL Services

🔐 Account type(s) with default permissions to manage this: Administrator

💻 Tier(s) this is available for: Foundation, Essential, Pro

EL Services in Ellevation let you track which EL/ELL/LEP Services your students are enrolled in, including the schedule and the teacher delivering each Service. Keeping this list accurate ensures students are assigned the right Services and that the correct Programs and Services appear in your Parent Letters.

Service records are tied to a discrete time period and are added manually in Ellevation. You can also include a list of Programs and Services Offered in Parent Letters using your configured Services. Review the master list of EL Service Types and corresponding descriptions.

To keep the list of Services in Ellevation accurate, you can:

• View configured EL Services
• Add EL Services
• Edit existing EL Services
• Deactivate or reactivate existing EL Services
• Review the master list of EL Service Types and descriptions

To learn how to configure Programs, see Configure Language Programs.

View Configured EL Services

To navigate to the EL Services settings page:

1. Go to the Admin menu icon at the top right of your screen.
2. Click Ellevation Settings.
3. Select EL/ELL/LEP Services and Programs.
   • Navigation naming may vary by District.
4. Select EL Services on the left side of the page. This is the default section when you first navigate to the page.

The Services that can be assigned to students in your district are listed in the EL Services section of the settings page.

📝 The EL Services list in the Ellevation settings page.

Each Service has a custom Service Name and is aligned to an available Service Type in Ellevation. The Service Type that a Service is aligned to determines the standard description included for that Service on Parent Letters.

Once you have configured your Services:

• To assign Services, see Assign EL/LEP Services.
• To view and analyze EL Service information, see Learn about EL/LEP Services.

Add EL Services

To add an EL Service:

1. Follow the steps above to navigate to the EL Services settings page.
2. Click the blue +Add EL/ELL/LEP Service button.
3. Enter a custom Service Name.
   • Choose a name that is most familiar to people in your school district. This name appears in Ellevation and on Reports.
4. Select the Service Type from the dropdown that most closely aligns to your Service.
   • The Service Type you select determines the description the Service has in Parent Letters. Review the master list of EL Service Types and corresponding descriptions.
5. Click Save.

📝 The Add EL Service window.

Edit Existing EL Services

You can edit the details of configured EL Services.

⚠️ Warning

Once a Service is assigned to students, editing the Service may impact your historical records in Ellevation. Rather than editing an existing Service, we recommend creating a new Service if there have been substantial changes.

To edit existing Services:

1. Follow the steps above to navigate to the EL Services settings page.
2. Click the More icon to the right of the Service you want to edit.
3. Select Edit from the dropdown.
4. In the Edit EL Service window, you can:
   • Change the Service Name.
   • Change the Service Type.
5. Click Save.

📝 Selecting Edit from the More menu.

📝 The Edit EL Service window.

Deactivate or Reactivate Existing EL Services

If your district discontinues an existing EL Service, or if you want to exclude an active Service from your list of Programs and Services Offered, you can deactivate that Service and reactivate it as needed.

Deactivating an EL Service prevents it from being assigned to students going forward and from appearing on your list of Programs and Services Offered in Parent Letters. Deactivating a Service does not impact historical records.

Deactivate an EL Service

To deactivate an EL Service:

1. Follow the steps above to navigate to the EL Services settings page.
2. Click the More icon to the right of the Service your district wants to deactivate.
3. Select Deactivate from the dropdown.
4. Click Deactivate in the confirmation popup.
   • Deactivated Services remain at the bottom of the EL Services list in greyed-out font.

📝 Selecting Deactivate from the More menu.

📝 The Deactivate Service confirmation window.

Reactivate an EL Service

To reactivate an EL Service:

1. Follow the steps above to navigate to the EL Services settings page.
2. Click the More icon to the right of the Service your district wants to reactivate.
3. Select Activate from the dropdown.
4. Click Activate in the confirmation popup.

📝 Selecting Activate from the More menu.

📝 The Reactivate Service confirmation window.

Reactivating an EL Service allows it to again be assigned to students going forward and to appear on your list of Programs and Services Offered in Parent Letters.

Master List of EL Service Types

You can include a list of Programs and Services Offered in Parent Letters using your configured Services. Each Service Type configured in your district includes a corresponding description that is translated. To learn more about translations, read Parent Letter Translations.

Service Type	Description
Bilingual Program	One-Way Dual Language Program. Serves identified EL students in both English and their native language. Academic growth is accelerated through cognitively challenging academic work in the student's first language, along with meaningful academic content taught through the student's second language, English. The goal is to promote high levels of academic achievement and full academic language proficiency in the student's first language and English.
Content Area Tutoring (CAT)	One-on-one or small group tutoring and assistance to ELLs during or outside of school hours, in the content areas, including English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
Content-based ESL	An English program that serves identified EL students in English only by providing a full-time teacher certified to provide supplementary instruction for all content area instruction. The program integrates English-as-a-second-language instruction with subject matter instruction that focuses not only on learning a second language, but using that language as a medium to learn mathematics, science, social studies, or other academic subjects.
Dual Language/Two-Way Immersion Program	A bi-literacy program that integrates students who are proficient in English and identified EL students in both English and another language. Instruction is provided to both native English speakers and native speakers of another language in an instructional setting where language learning is integrated with content instruction. Academic subjects are taught to all students through both English and the other language.
English Language Development	Instruction delivered by a highly qualified teacher that focuses directly on teaching about the English language, using the four domains of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The primary focus is explicit English instruction based on the student's current level of English proficiency. The curriculum teaches academic vocabulary needed to access grade-level content. Instruction usually takes place in English with little to no use of the student's primary language.
English Language Mainstream	Students are instructed in English at all times with grade-level curriculum and materials. Students continue to receive additional and appropriate instruction in order to meet the requirements to be reclassified as proficient in English language.
English Language Tutoring (ELT)	One-on-one or small group tutoring and assistance to ELLs outside of school hours, concentrated on accelerating English language proficiency.
Extended School Year (ESY)	One-on-one or small group tutoring and assistance to ELLs outside of school hours, concentrated on accelerating English language proficiency.
Heritage Language (HLA)	Heritage or Indigenous Language Program. This program uses the non-English language background (heritage or indigenous language) of the students as the primary language of instruction to renew or reclaim that language. The program also provides instruction in and through English.
Maintenance/Developmental Bilingual Education (MBE/DBE)	Late Exit Transitional Bilingual MBE, also referred to as late-exit bilingual education, is a program that uses two languages, the student's primary language and English, as a means of instruction. The instruction builds upon the student's primary language skills and develops and expands the English language skills of each student to enable them to achieve proficiency in both languages, while providing access to the content areas.
Newcomer Program	A short-term program that teaches English and acculturation to U.S. schools, as well as academic subjects. The Newcomer Program is for students who are recent immigrants to the United States, with limited English proficiency and/or limited education in their native countries. Students attend special classes separate from native English-speaking students for a limited period of time.
Pull Out/Push In ESL	An English program that serves identified EL students in English only by providing a certified teacher to provide English language development instruction exclusively, while the student remains in a mainstream instructional arrangement in the remaining content areas. Instruction may be provided by the ESL teacher in a pull-out or inclusionary delivery model.
Regular English Instruction	Students are instructed in English at all times; native language is not used. The instructional goal is to meet grade-appropriate academic achievement standards for grade promotion and graduation.
Sheltered English Instruction (SEI)	This program provides nearly all classroom instruction in English with curriculum and instruction designed for English learners. English learners receive instruction to acquire the academic English they need to meet grade-level content standards.
Structured English Immersion	The goal of this program is acquisition of English language skills so that the ELL student can succeed in an English-only mainstream classroom. All instruction in an immersion strategy program is in English. Teachers have specialized training in meeting the needs of ELL students.
Transitional Bilingual Education Program	This program, also known as early-exit bilingual education, utilizes a student's primary language in instruction. The program maintains and develops skills in the primary language and culture while introducing, maintaining, and developing skills in English. The primary purpose of a TBE program is to facilitate the English language learner's transition to an all-English instructional program while receiving academic subject instruction in the native language to the extent necessary.