English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a New Language (ENL): Kindergarten and Grades 1-5

A teacher who has primary responsibility for teaching ESL or ENL will be considered “highly qualified” if he or she:

a) holds an elementary or a special K-12 certificate with approval for bilingual
education, ESL, or ENL or a special K-12 certificate endorsed for bilingual education, ESL, or ENL and:

1) has passed the Elementary/Middle Grades test or the content-area test for
ENL or English Language Arts, or

2) qualifies with 100 points under the Illinois HOUSSE, if applicable; or

b) through Grade 3 only, holds an early childhood certificate valid for the primary
grades with approval for bilingual education, ESL, or ENL, and:

1) has passed the Early Childhood test, or

2) qualifies with 100 points under the Illinois HOUSSE, if applicable; or

c) holds a transitional bilingual certificate and:

1) has passed the content-area test applicable to the subject taught, and

2) is continuously enrolled in an approved teacher preparation program
applicable to the grade levels served, and

3) is participating in an induction/mentoring program that conforms to the
definition found in the regulations implementing the federal No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 at 34 CFR 200.56(a)(2)(ii)(A) (2005), and

4) has not exhausted the three-year period permitted under NCLB for
attaining full certification.

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