The presentation addresses the problem of high classification rates of LTELs and the urgency to increase student achievement by using a Reclassification Language Acquisition Plan to enhance teacher competency to work with a disproportionately sizeable at-risk student population. The LTEL student population is a diverse and complex group that has several different academics and social needs that educators need to feel adequate to confront so that the growth of this group results in reclassification.