English Learner ILP - Working with Plans
The English Learner Program Individual Language Plan (ILP) page is a custom student screen in the PowerSchool admin portal. You reach it by searching for a student, navigating to Academic Records -> EL Individual Language Plan.
The page has two modes: a plan list (when no plan is open) and a plan editor (when a plan is open).
Three drop-downs at the top apply to the student overall, not to any one plan and are linked to the same state reporting fields that are found on the student's Compliance pages.. Changes save automatically and a brief "saved" message confirms each one:
- EL Status — the student's Limited English Proficiency status (X, PE, L1, LP, LT, M1–M4). "PE" is only selectable for pre-K students.
- EL Language — the student's English Learner language. Choosing "Other" reveals a free-text box for the language name.
- RAEL Student — Yes/No, flags a Recently Arrived English Learner (this used to be referred to as a recently arrived immigrant.
Plan list mode
When no plan is open, the page lists any plans that have already been created and allows the user to create a new plan, or work with an existing one.
- New Plan — creates a fresh, blank draft plan dated today.
- The table shows each plan's Status (Draft, Final, or Archive), Plan Date, Team Members, a Plan Document link (opens the printable version in a new tab), and a Copy to New Plan button that duplicates the plan as a new draft.
Plan Editor Mode
When a plan is open, an action row appears at the top:
- Finalize and Lock Plan / Return Plan to Draft Status — marks the plan Final or returns it to draft status. A finalized plan becomes read-only with the exception of the progress monitoring section.
- Archive Plan — moves the plan to archives (kept for history, hidden from the default list).
- Return to Plan List — closes the plan.
Plan Sections
| Section | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Student info box | Demographic detail. Country of Origin, Heritage Language, US Entry Date, EL Enrollment/Exit dates, EL Teacher, Immigrant flag, and Plan Date are editable here. |
| ILP Considerations | Free-text notes the team wants recorded. Use Add Consideration to add a line, the – button to remove one. |
| mClass / MAP Test Results | Read-only display of the student's most recent NWEA MAP and mClass scores, pulled automatically from test records. Cells are color-coded by performance. |
| Access Test Results | A four-column table of WIDA language scores (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Composite). The WIDA Screener Score column is entered by hand (date and each domain score). The Baseline and Current ACCESS columns are pulled automatically from PowerSchool Test Scores page (Academic Records -> Test Results. The Alternate ACCESS Test checkbox marks students who take the alternate assessment, which has a reduced exit criteria. |
| Goals | Language goals. Each goal has a Domain and a goal description. |
| Related Services | Non-EL related services the student receives. |
| Accommodations | Accommodations grouped by category (Instruction, Environment and Setting, Formative/Summative Assessments). |
| Interventions | Each intervention row includes a weekly schedule (Monday–Friday checkboxes) and a Duration in minutes. |
| Progress Monitoring | Used to track whether the student is making progress towards meeting their goals. |
| Language Support Team | The plan's team members. The Administrator, EL Teacher, and Parent rows are required and cannot be deleted. Other roles (Classroom Teacher, Instructional Assistant, Parent, Other) can be added and removed. |
All data displayed in screenshots are fictitious.
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