Bilingual Services
District 93 offers a wide range of services and programs to support its diverse student population. The District offers the following continuum of services to support English Learners.
Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)
Hillside School District 93 supports students who are English Language Learners. In Kindergarten through 4th grade students are receiving TBE services through the co-teaching model. Bilingual certified teachers work in collaboration with the general education teacher to plan lessons using the Common Core and English Language Development Standards. The teachers use a variety of co-teaching strategies to deliver lessons in English and Spanish in the general education setting. program starting at Kindergarten using the method of team teaching.
After 4th grade, as students attain proficiency in English, students continue to receive support in the general education setting from certified EL teachers. This support may come in a combination of the EL teacher pushing into the classroom for instruction or pulling out of the classroom for individual or small group instruction.
Transitional Program of Instruction (TPI)
We also offer EL instruction to children who speak languages other than Spanish. We support students within the general education setting wherever possible. Kindergarten through 4th grade students are receiving TPI services through the co-teaching model. Bilingual certified teachers work in collaboration with the general education teacher to plan lessons using the Common Core and English Language Development Standards. Our dedicated EL teachers join our general education teachers in the classroom to provide a collaborative and holistic approach to academic and English learning.
After 4th grade, as students attain proficiency in English, they receive support in the general education setting from certified EL teachers. This support may come in a combination of the EL teacher pushing into the classroom for instruction or pulling out of the classroom for individual or small group instruction.
Newcomer Program
Students who are new to learning English benefit from a more intense short-term program that teaches acculturation to the United States. Students attend special classes for short periods of time separate from their native English-speaking peers.
Student Identification
Illinois requires that any child registering in a public school district have a completed Home Language Survey (HLS) on file.
District 93 uses the HLS to identify and screen any student who speaks a language other than English or lives in a home where a language other than English is spoken.