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Home Language Questionnaire State law requires that school districts must ascertain the
primary language of every student on the Home Language Questionnaire
(HLQ) in order to
ensure that each and every non-native speaker of English is correctly
identified. When a student enrolls initially in the school district, it is
important to identify the primary language of the student. This is true
for each and every student. How the student appears or sounds should not
determine whether or not he or she completes the Home Language Questionnaire. In SPPS, this normally occurs at the Student Placement Center. A student who identifies any language other than English to one or more of the questions in the student language information section is considered to have a primary language other than English. The HLQ should be placed in the cumulative folder of each student. In general, the home language does not change. However, if an error occurred upon initial enrollment, every effort should be made to ascertain the correct home language background of the student. Please work with your school clerk to clarify home language issues. Below is a sample Home Language Questionnaire. |
