The Multilingual / Language Development Department provides leadership, advocacy and support to districts, parents and policy makers by promoting equitable access to language development services for students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
The English Learner Statistical Report for School Year 2024-2025
The Multilingual / Language Development Department, in partnership with the Data Strategies and Analytics Department, is excited to release the 2024-2025 English Learner Statistical Report. This report shares in depth data about English Learners in Illinois including program participation, languages, and achievement.
New Guidance: ISBE Guidance for English Learner Students: District Identification, Screening, and Data Submission
In response to feedback from the field and information compiled from the Multilingual / Language Development Department’s (MLDD) monitoring process, the MLDD has developed the attached guidance in partnership with the Data Strategies and Analytics Department, the Assessment Department, and the Student Information System (SIS) team. The ISBE Guidance for English Learner Students: District Identification, Screening, and Data Submission will assist districts with understanding requirements around the Home Language Survey, Screening, and related data entry into SIS.
Non-Regulatory Guidance on Immigration Enforcement Actions
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights has an abundance of resources for immigrant families, including a Know Your Rights fact sheet in:
The ACLU also provides a Know Your Rights resource with guidance for families in specific immigration enforcement scenarios in both Know Your Rights resource with guidance in English and Know Your Rights resource with guidance in Spanish.
The National Partnership for New Americans has compiled a live document with legal protection resources and materials from across the country that will continue to be updated.
The Multilingual/Language Development Department provides technical assistance for districts that enroll English learners (ELs). Educators and parents can find published guidance documents from the department and ISBE on this webpage. There is information about the rights ELs have to free public education, parents’ rights, refugee and immigrant student resources, world languages, and how to be more involved in a child’s education.
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