The particular high school uses Title III found to ensure that limited-English proficiency students master English language and are able to meet the same academic standards as other students supposed to do.
According to ISBE, Title III Language Instruction Programs for Limited English Proficient Students is a fund that improves the education of ELLs by assisting them to learn English and meet the challenge of State academic standards and content. As ISBE states, the period for this grand is September 1 till August 31. Each school in order to be eligible for funding must generate at least $10,000 in funding. Districts need to apply as individual entities. School budget should include funding for professional development and instructional activities. The funding is reviewed each fiscal year to secure that both
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The required activities for professional development are to provide high-quality professional developments for principals, administrators, and classroom teachers to enhance the ability to understand, use, and create curriculum, assessments, and assessment measures and to improve instructions and classroom strategies for ELL children. In addition, professional developments under Title III should increase teachers’ subject matter knowledge, their teaching knowledge and skills. The required activities for instructions cover providing high-quality language instructional education programs to increase the English proficiency of ELL students and to demonstrate the effectiveness of the program (http://www.isbe.net).
According to Illinois Report Card, only 1.9% of the students are English Language Learners (http://www.illinoisreportcard.com). Based on the conversation with the ELL coordinator there are around 88 ELL students at this high school.