• K-4 Curriculum

• 5-8 Curriculum

• 9-12 Curriculum

• Digital Citizenship 

• Digital Learning 

• English Learner Program (EL) 

• Special Education 

• World Languages

• About Us

• Entrance/Exit Policy

• EL Consent Form

• Resources for EL Students

• Connecticut Seal of Biliteracy

When a family registers their child in the New Canaan Public School District they are asked three questions on their registration form:

1. What is the language the student first accquired?
2. What is the language most often spoken by the student?
3. What is the primary language used in the home, regardless of the language spoken by the student?

If the answer to any TWO or more of those three questions is a language other than English, the English Learners Department is contacted.

Once the English Learners Department is contacted, they will  administer a placement test to evaluate student language proficiency. They will also examine any prior academic experience in the United States.

If a child has qualified for English Language Services, families are contacted.  According to the State of Connecticut, a family has the right to decline English Language support.

Each EL Student is assessed annually, in the new year with the LAS LINKS test. Practice test can be found here. This assessment will continue until the student has met both academic and language criteria necessary for exit. The criteria are as follows:

• English Mastery Standard

• Overall Level 4 or 5 and Reading Score 4 or higher and Writing Score 4 or higher