Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 228 - TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION › Section 228.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"English as a Second Language" or "ESL" means specialized
				instruction designed to assist students whose home language is other than
				English in attaining English language proficiency. ESL instruction includes
				skills development in listening, speaking, reading and writing. (ESL is not to
				be confused with English language arts as taught to students whose home
				language is English.)
"English Language Development Standards" means either
				the:
"English Language Development Standards Framework, 2020
				Edition" (2020) for students in kindergarten and grades 1 through 12 published
				by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System on behalf of the
				WIDA (formerly World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment) Consortium,
				Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), University of
				Wisconsin-Madison, 1025 West Johnson Street, Suite 785, Madison WI 53706 and
				posted at
https://wida.wisc.edu/teach/standards/eld/2020
(no later amendments to or editions of these standards are incorporated);
				or
"Early English Language Development Standards Ages 2.5 -5.5
				2013 Edition" (2013) for students in preschool education programs published by
				the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System on behalf of the
				WIDA Consortium, Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), University of
				Wisconsin-Madison, 1025 West Johnson Street, Suite 785, Madison WI 53706 and
				posted at
https://wida.wisc.edu/teach/early
(no later amendments to or editions of these standards are
				incorporated).
"English Language Proficiency Assessment" means the ACCESS for
				ELLs® (WIDA Consortium, Wisconsin Center for
				Education Research (WCER), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1025 West Johnson
				Street, Suite 785, Madison WI 53706).
"English Learner" means any student in preschool, kindergarten
				or any of grades 1 through 12, whose home language background is a language
				other than English and whose proficiency in speaking, reading, writing or
				understanding English is not yet sufficient to provide the student with:
the ability to meet the State's proficient level of achievement
				on State assessments;
the ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the
				language of instruction is English; or
the opportunity to participate fully in the school
				setting.
For the purposes of this Part, the terms "limited English
				proficient student" and "students with limited English proficiency", as used in
				Article 14C of the School Code, are understood to refer to English
				learners.
"Home Language" means that language normally used in the home
				by the student and/or by the student's parents or legal guardians.
"Language Background other than English" means that the home
				language of a student in preschool, kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12,
				whether born in the United States or born elsewhere, is other than English or
				that the student comes from a home where a language other than English is
				spoken by the student, the student's parents or legal guardians, or anyone who
				resides in the student's household.
"Preschool Program" means instruction provided to children who
				are ages 3 up to but not including those of kindergarten enrollment age as
				defined in Section 10-20.12 of the School Code in any program administered by a
				school district, regardless of whether the program is provided in an attendance
				center or a non-school-based facility.
"Prescribed Screening Instrument" means the:
WIDA Screener (2016) for students in the second semester of
				grade 1 or in grades 2 through 12 (WIDA Consortium at the Wisconsin Center for
				Education Research (WCER), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1025 West Johnson
				Street, Suite 785, Madison WI 53706-1706) and accessible at:
https://wida.wisc.edu/assess/screener
;
				or
WIDA Screener for Kindergarten (2020) for students in
				kindergarten or the first semester of grade 1 (WIDA Consortium at the Wisconsin
				Center for Education Research (WCER), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1025
				West Johnson Street, Suite 785, Madison WI 53706-1706); or
Through the 2022-2023 school year, Measure of Developing
				English Language (MODELTM) (2008) for students in
				kindergarten or the first semester of grade 1 (WIDA Consortium at the Wisconsin
				Center for Education Research (WCER), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1025
				West Johnson Street, Suite 785, Madison WI 53706-1706); or
If the State Superintendent determines that exigent
				circumstances exist due to an issue related to the health and safety of
				students, and, as a result of such circumstances, students are participating in
				remote learning, then the prescribed screening instrument shall be a
				provisional screener identified by the State Superintendent and posted at
www.isbe.net
. If the State Superintendent
				determines that an exigent circumstance no longer exists before the annual
				English Language Proficiency exam, then all students given the provisional
				screener shall be screened using either the WIDA Screener, WIDA Screener for
				Kindergarten, or the Measure of Developing English Language
				(MODELTM). If a student is provisionally screened
				and takes the annual English Language Proficiency Assessment before having an
				opportunity to take the WIDA Screener or the
				(MODELTM), then the scores of the annual English
				Language Proficiency Assessment will serve as a prescribed screening
				instrument.
"Prescribed Screening Procedures" means the procedures that a
				school district determines to be appropriate to assess a preschool student's
				level of English language proficiency (minimally in the domains of speaking and
				listening), in order to determine whether the student is eligible to receive
				bilingual education services. The procedures may include, without limitation,
				established screening instruments or other procedures provided that they are
				research-based. Further, screening procedures shall at least:
Be age- and developmentally appropriate;
Be culturally and linguistically appropriate for the children
				being screened;
Include one or more observations using culturally and
				linguistically appropriate tools;
Use multiple measures and methods (e.g., home language
				assessments; verbal and nonverbal procedures; various activities, settings, and
				personal interactions);
Involve family by seeking information and insight to help guide
				the screening process without involving them in the formal assessment or
				interpretation of results; and
Involve staff who are knowledgeable about preschool education,
				child development, and first and second language acquisition.
"School District" means a public school district established
				under Article 10 or Article 34 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5 ] or a charter
				school established under Article 27A of the School Code.
"Sheltered Content Instruction" means instruction that is
				generally intended for English learners who demonstrate intermediate or
				advanced English proficiency and consists of adapting the language used in the
				particular subject to the student's English proficiency level to assist the
				student in understanding the content of the subject area and acquiring the
				knowledge and skills presented.