Bilingual Department: Welcome y Buenos Dias
Welcome to our bilingual department websites. Our site is small but growing. You can contact our staff, read about our dual language program, and see some beautiful photos.
For more information, contact Sheila Sherman at 847-689-8150 x 615.
The Bilingual Department presents Open Dialog between Parents and Teachers, Part II
- When: March 17, 2010
- Time: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
- Place: Greenbay Elementary School, 2100 Greenbay Rd, North Chicago, IL 60064
- Refreshments provided
El Departmento de Educacion Bilingue II Dialogo Abierto Entre Padres & Maestros, 2da Parte
- Cuando: 7 de marzo de 2010
- Hora: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
- Lugar: Esca
- Bebidas Refrescantes
Consejos para los Padres 3/1/10
- Escuela Primaria - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - March 2010
- Escuela Intermedia - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - March 2010
- Escuela Secundaria - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - March 2010
WIDA Teacher Collaboration
Teachers have until the end of the month (10/31) to apply for an online graduate program to help create questions for the ACCESS test. Learn more >
February Newsletters 2/1/10
- Los Padres ¡aún hacen la diferencia! (High School Edition) February 2010
- Los Padres ¡aún hacen la diferencia! (Middle School Edition) February 2010
- Los Padres ¡hacen la diferencia! (Early Childhood Edition) February 2010
- Los Padres ¡hacen la diferencia! (Elementary Edition) February 2010
January Newsletters 2/1/10
- Los Padres ¡aún hacen la diferencia! (High School Edition) January 2010
- Los Padres ¡aún hacen la diferencia! (Middle School Edition) January 2010
- Los Padres ¡hacen la diferencia! (Early Childhood Edition) January 2010
- Los Padres ¡hacen la diferencia! (Elementary Edition) January 2010
December Newsletters 2/1/10
- Los Padres ¡aún hacen la diferencia! (High School Edition) December 2009
- Los Padres ¡aún hacen la diferencia! (Middle School Edition) December 2009
- Los Padres ¡hacen la diferencia! (Early Childhood Edition) December 2009
- Los Padres ¡hacen la diferencia! (Elementary Edition) December 2009
Consejos para los Padres 10/13/09
- Primera Infancia - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - November 2009
- Escuela Primaria - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - November 2009
- Escuela Intermedia - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - November 2009
- Escuela Secundaria - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - November 2009
Consejos para los Padres 10/13/09
- Primera Infancia - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - October 2009
- Escuela Primaria - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - October 2009
- Escuela Intermedia - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - October 2009
- Escuela Secundaria - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - October 2009
Celebrate Native American Month
You can help celebrate Native American Month by learning more about their history and culture. Look over this Reading List by the Children's Internet Book Club.
Consejos para los Padres 8/30/09
- Primera Infancia - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - September 2009
- Escuela Primaria - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - September 2009
- Escuela Intermedia - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - September 2009
- Escuela Secundaria - Calendario - Boletin Informativo - September 2009
Can-Do Descriptors from WIDA 8/30/09
The following links can be used by parents and teachers to measure second language development:
- PreK - K: http://wida.us/standards/CAN_DOs/Booklet_PreK-K.pdf
- 1st & 2nd: http://wida.us/standards/CAN_DOs/Booklet1-2.pdf
- 3rd - 5th: http://wida.us/standards/CAN_DOs/Booklet3-5.pdf
- 6th - 8th: http://wida.us/standards/CAN_DOs/Booklet6-8.pdf
- High school: http://wida.us/standards/CAN_DOs/Booklet9-12.pdf
Overview of the Bilingual Program
The Bilingual Program of North Chicago Community Unit
School District 187 offers a variety of services and programs
to meet the needs of English-language learners (ELL) whose
primary language is other than English. The goal of the
Bilingual Education Department is to provide support to all
stakeholders: students, parents, teachers and district
personnel to facilitate ELLs’ acquisition of English to a level
of proficiency.
Each student who enters the district for the first time is
required to complete a home-language survey designed to
identify students with barriers to the English language. Once
identified, prescreened for English proficiency and the
required assessment(s) have been given, the student may be placed in one of several programs: The Transitional Bilingual
Education program (TBE), The Transitional Program of
Instruction (TPI) or English As a Second Language (ESL).
Programs are offered in 11 schools in the North Chicago
district covering all levels of students’ needs. The programs
offered vary from school to school depending on the quantity
of students and needs of the ELL. Program designs can be
self-contained, dual language immersion or resource pull-out.
The TBE Program includes the following components:
- A program must have at least 20 students;
- Instruction is given in content subject areas in both
the student's primary language and in English; - Proficiency in English as the second language is the
goal, however, the primary language is used to give
clarity and support to the instructional process; - Culture and customs are heavily supported.
The Transitional Program of Instruction (TPI) is designed specifically for students whose primary language is other than
English and the school has between 1-19 students of limited
English proficiency. There are specific procedures for
entering and exiting all programs. ELLs can remain in the
program as long as they need services. Proficiency levels in the
target language are measured on an annual basis through
proper assessments.
Explanation of Disabilities/Explicacion de discapacidades
- http://old.nichcy.org/pubs/spanish/gr3txt.htm
- http://old.nichcy.org/pubs/spanish/nd20stxt.htm
- http://www.buenosaires.gov.ar/areas/des_social/discapacitadad/documentos/discapacidades_sindromes.pdf
- http://www.upmc.com/HealthManagement/ManagingYourHealth/HealthReferene/Diseases/?chunkiid=127543
- http://www1.ndss.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=189&Itemid=5