Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 228 - TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Section 228.30 - Establishment of Programs
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) Administrative Provisions
b) Instructional Specifications
c) Specific Requirements for Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) Programs
A native language proficiency test documents that the student has minimal or no proficiency in the home language and a parent provides written confirmation that English is the primary language spoken in the home.
A student's grades, teacher recommendations and State or local assessment results in the previous school year indicate that the student has performed at or above grade level in one or more core subject areas (i.e., reading, English language arts, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences) that were taught exclusively in English.
A student in a departmentalized setting has student grades, teacher recommendations and State or local assessment results in the previous school year that indicate that the student has performed at or above grade level in at least two core subject areas that were taught in a U.S. school in the student's native language or via sheltered instruction in English.
A student with a disability has an Individualized Education Program developed in accordance with 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226.Subpart C that identifies a part-time transitional bilingual education program as the least restrictive environment for the student.
A student's native language has no written component or written instructional materials are not available and cannot be developed. In this case, native-language instruction may be limited to those components that exist in the language or to those components for which materials are available. Oral native language instruction or support shall be provided based on the student's needs. School districts shall maintain evidence of their attempts to secure written instructional materials, as applicable, and present that evidence to State Board staff upon request.
d) Specific Requirements for Transitional Program of Instruction (TPI)