ELL+Acronyms

__AMOA=__Annual Measurable Objective Achievement

__AYP=__Adequate Yearly Progress

__ELL__=English Language Learner

__ESL=__English as a Second Language

__FLEP=__Formerly Limited English Proficient

__High Incidence=__ Program usually having 20 or more of one language group enrolled in a school district or schools

__Integration__=In the context of Chapter 71A, integration means students from immersion and bilingual classrooms are engaged in meaningful learning activities with their native speaking peers

__LEP=__Limited English Proficient

__Low Incidence=__ Fewer than 20 LEP students of one language

__L1=__First language of learner

__L2=__Second Language of Learner

__MEPA=__Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment

__MELA-O=__Massachusetts English Language Assessment-Oral

__SEI=__Structured English Immersion – a program model whereby instruction and materials are in English and native language is used for clarification purposes

__SIFE=__ Students with Interruptions in Formal Education

__TBE=__Transitional bilingual education