CI470_evaluation of bilingual programs (1)

CI 470- Fall 2023 Natalie Garcia ( 10/02/2023 ) Evaluation: Bilingual Education Programs in Chicagoland Look through the websites of two school districts of your choice. Use information from the district website to complete the table and to answer the questions below. • Evanston/Skokie School District 65 https://www.district65.net/Page/2497 • LaGrange District 102 https://lagrange102il.sites.thrillshare.com/page/dual-language-program • Berwyn North District 98 https://www.bn98.org/departments/multilingual-education • Berwyn South District 100 https://www.bsd100.org/department-of-language-aquisition • Cicero District 99 https://www.cicd99.edu/about-district-99/departments/ell • CPS https://www.cps.edu/academics/language-and-culture/ • Naperville https://www.naperville203.org/Page/1508 • Schaumburg https://sd54.org/languageandculture/dual-language-and-immersion-programs/ Program Model of Instruction Language Goals Duration of Program Target Population Demographics of school/school district EXAMPLE SCHOOLK Transitional Bilingual Education 90/10- 90% in Spanish and 10% in English; transition to English-only classroom in 3 rd grade English monolingualism K-3rd English Learners- Spanish-speaking students 90% Latinx; 90% receive free or reduced cost lunch; 60% English Language Learners (ELLs) CPS English Language Learners Course is 50% English and 50% Home Language To allow students to have the expects and have students excel in their grade level both in their home language and K-8 th grade English Leaners- Spanish Speaking Students 70,400 students are ELS.