LEP
Education & Academia abbreviation · K-12 Education
| Stands for | Limited English proficient |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
LEP stands for Limited English proficient, a K-12 education abbreviation.
Older federal term for students or adults whose English skills limit their ability to learn or access services, largely replaced in K-12 education by "English learner" since 2015. It remains in some federal and state laws and in language-access policies for government services.
Example: Older district reports count LEP students by grade and home language.
Usage notes
Advocates criticized the term for defining learners by limitation. Language-access rules for courts, hospitals and agencies historically used LEP to describe people needing interpreters or translations. Texas replaced the term with "emergent bilingual" in 2021.
Related abbreviations
More K-12 education abbreviations
- ISD – Independent school district
- JHS – Junior high school
- JROTC – Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
- K-12 – Kindergarten through 12th grade
- K-8 – Kindergarten through 8th grade
- LEA – Local educational agency
- LRE – Least restrictive environment
- ML – Multilingual learner
- MS – Middle school
- MTSS – Multi-tiered system of supports
- NBCT – National Board Certified Teacher
- NGSS – Next Generation Science Standards