English Learners in Illinois, SY 2021-22. Statistical Report

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English Language Learners; Access to Education; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Equal Education; Preschool Children; Elementary Secondary Education; Bilingualism; State Legislation; Second Language Programs; Data; Enrollment Rate

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is committed to the cognitive, linguistic, and socio-emotional development of all children in Illinois. ISBE's Multilingual/Language Development Department is focused on ensuring that students with diverse linguistic repertoires and those who may benefit from additional support have equitable access to academic instruction in English. These students also must be provided with access to all educational opportunities to which they are entitled. Section 105 ILSC 5/14C-3 requires that one of two types of programs be provided for all preK-12 English learners (ELs) to help them become proficient in English. The two options are a Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) program and a Transitional Program of Instruction (TPI). Pursuant to 105 ILCS 5/2-3.39, this report delineates state data on English learners. Data for this report were extracted by the ISBE Data Strategies and Analytics Department from the SY 2021-22 Student Information System Enrollment, EL Record Data, and I-Star Student Approval Data. The data values were calculated based on the 2022 Report Card Snapshot. [This report was produced by the Illinois State Board of Education's Multilingual Department and the Data Strategies and Analytics Department. For the 2020-21 report, see ED624087.]

ERIC

2023

ED631227