Multilingual / English Learners
School District 62 is committed to providing a high quality Multilingual Learners (ML's) program that values a student's native language and culture. Only sound acquisition of linguistic, academic, and social skills ensures your child's equal participation in our diverse society.
Live Performance
The Algonquin Mariachi Band, composed of students and staff, performed at the yearly Dia Del Niño celebration at Orchard Place Elementary School.
The Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC):
The Illinois School Code for Transitional Bilingual Programs mandates the establishment of a parent advisory committee to afford parents the opportunity effectively to express their views and to ensure that such programs are planned, operated, and evaluated with the involvement of, and in consultation with, parents of children served by the programs.
PARENT RESOURCES:
- Teacher's Link Provides Resources for Parents and Teachers of ELL Students http://www.teachersfirst.com/par-esl.cfm
- ¡Colorín Colorado! http://www.colorincolorado.org/
- Bilingual Parents Summit & Video Library
- Social Emotional (SEL) Support
- Digital Support: How-To-Videos
- ISBE Bilingual Parents Summit & Video Library
BPAC is a group of District 62 family and community members. The goal of this group is to collect:
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Information
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Dialogue on selected topics
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Planned decisions to support our students
All of the meeting are held at from 6pm - 8pm at our Early Learning Center (ELC).
Address:
1375 S. 5th Avenue
Des Plaines, IL 60018
| MONTH | BPAC |
|---|---|
| August | NA |
| September | 9/18/2025 |
| October | 10/16/2025 |
| November | 11/20/2025 |
| December | Join us at the Des Plaines tree lighting ceremony |
| January | NA |
| February | 2/19/2026 |
| March | 3/19/2026 |
| April | 4/16/2026 |
| May | 5/21/2026 |
Models of Instruction
Bilingual
Spanish-speaking students may be placed in bilingual programs based on the home language survey and language screener results. Students in 1st and 2nd grade who are dominant in Spanish, the student is given BILINGUAL support where instruction is provided in Spanish with an ELD (English Language Development) component to the day.
This program is available at:
Orchard Place, North and Plainfield Schools
Newcomers
Students who may be new to the country and come from various language backgrounds have the opportunity to get additional support through sheltered instructional programs.
These classes are taught in English, however, the content is scaffolded to support your child's language proficiency. Students may be sheltered the entire day or for just their WIN period dependent on language screening results.
ML
Students identified as multilingual Learners are supported primarily through a co-teaching model.
Grade Level/Content Area teachers and ML teachers plan, teach, assess, and reflect together to support students in learning both content and language simultaneously within the classroom.
Most students in D62 fall into this model of instruction.