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Article 14-C of The School Code of Illinois mandates all public schools to identify students who come from a non-English language background as part of their enrollment process. Once a student is identified as coming from a non-English language background, the student is administered an English language proficiency test. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has identified the WIDA ACCESS Placement Test™ (W-APT™) as the state-prescribed English language proficiency screener. W-APT™ is designed to measure a student’s English language proficiency in all four language domains – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The student’s English language composite proficiency level determines if the student is identified as an English Language Learner (ELL) and therefore eligible for services. ISBE has set a cut-off composite proficiency level score of 4.0. Students scoring below this cut-off score on the W-APT™ are designated as ELLs and placed in the Transitional Bilingual Education Program. Chicago Public Schools Transitional Bilingual Education Programs must comply with federal and state mandates and Chicago Public Schools policies. All bilingual education instructional programs are standards-based and follow the grade level Illinois Learning Standards and the Illinois English Language Proficiency Standards.
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