Glenbard Township High School District 87
Policy 6:160
Instruction
English Language Learners
The Superintendent or designee shall develop and maintain a program for English Language Learner
Students that will:
1. Appropriately identify students with limited English proficiency.
2. Comply with State law regarding Transitional Bilingual Educational program (TBE) and Transitional
Program of Instruction (TPI).
3. Comply with any applicable federal law and/or any requirements for the receipt of federal grant
money for English Language Learner Students.
4. Determine the appropriate instructional environment English Language Learner Students.
5. Annually assess the English proficiency of English Language Learner Students and monitor their
progress in order to determine their readiness for a mainstream classroom environment.
6. Notify parents/guardians of, and provide information about: (1) the instructional program, reasons
for their child’s identification, (2) their child’s level of English proficiency, (3) the method of
instruction to be used, (4) how the program will met their child’s needs, (5) specific exit
requirements of the program, (6) how the program will meet their child’s IEP, if applicable, and (7)
information on parent/guardian rights. Parental involvement will be encouraged and
parents/guardians will be regularly appraised of their child’s progress.
English Language Learner Student Parent Involvement
Parents/guardians of English Language Learner Students will be: (1) given an opportunity to provide input
to the program, and (2) provided notification regarding their child’s placement in, and information about, the District’s English Language Learner program.
LEGAL REF.: Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §2000d, as implemented by 34 C.F.R. Part 100.
Equal Education Opportunities Act as an amendment to the Education Amendments
of 1974, 20 U.S.C. §1703(f).
Bilingual Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§7401 et seq.
§1112 and §3302 of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
105 ILCS 5/14C-1 et seq.
Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974).
Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982).
Castaneda v. Pickard, 648 F.2d 989 (5th Cir 1981).
ADOPTED: January 27, 2003
REVIEWED: January 17, 2006
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