English Language Learning
Program and Services
State Transitional Bilingual Education
Experience has shown that public school classes in which instruction is given only in English are often inadequate for the education of children whose native tongue is another language.
Title III (NCLB)
Federal funds for serving English language learners and immigrant students. Information about Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO's) can be found here.
Guidance
U.S. Department of Education: Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
Immigrant Education Program
This program provides funds to State educational agencies for support to local school districts that experience large increases in their student enrollment due to immigration. These grants are to be used to provide high-quality instruction to immigrant children and youth and to help those children and youth make the transition into American society and meet the same challenging State performance standards expected of all children and youth. For more information call 312-814-3196.
Migrant Education Program
This program provides supplemental education funding to schools for the purpose of improving educational opportunities for children of Migrant Agricultural workers to better attain grade-level proficiency and enable them to achieve high standards.
Teacher
Exchange Visitor Program
The exchange visitor program administered by the Illinois State Board of Education is a partnership with the Ministry of Education and Culture of Spain and the Office of the Secretary of Public Education of Mexico.
