M E M O R A N D U M

This memorandum is to update all Indiana school corporations on the State requirements for teachers of the high school course ENL #1012. The course description states the following:

“English as a New Language (ENL) provides limited English proficient (LEP) students with instruction in English that would improve their proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is placed on helping students to function within the regular school setting and within an English speaking society.”

After consultation with the Indiana Professional Standards Board (IPSB), and the Division of Program Development, the following guidance on licensure and credit granting has been developed for this course.

• A maximum of four (4) credits may be earned through this course title in the world language area (elective credit), or in the English language arts area, or a combination of the two areas, provided that the Indiana English Language Proficiency Standards are utilized.

For the purposes of granting credit for work done in the ENL course, the Indiana Professional Standards Board provides the following guidance:

• Any teacher with a Rules 46/47 license may teach ENL and grant English credit.
• Any teacher with a Rules 2002 license must have an ESL/ENL certification to teach ENL and grant credit.

For any other questions, please call (317) 232-0555 or (800) 382-9962. Thank you for your continued dedication to appropriately serving Indiana’s language minority students.