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Every student who enters the Hickman County School System completes a language survey form to determine if there is the influence of a language other than English.  This will identify any languages other than English that are:  First learned or acquired by the student; Used by the student in the home; or Used by the student with friends outside the home.  Upon enrollment, all schools will conduct the Home Language Survey.  The school secretary will administer this survey within 10 days of the initial enrollment in the school. When a parent is non-English or limited English speaking, a bilingual translator is provided, if necessary and if one can be located. Each school principal is responsible for ensuring that within two weeks of enrollment copies of the survey are filed in the permanent record folder of the student at the local school and one copy is distributed to the ELL Coordinator. If a language other than English is identified in any of the Primary/Home Language Survey responses, the student will be identified as a potential LEP student. A language assessment is conducted by the ELL teacher to determine language proficiency.