• District 204 ESL and Bilingual Teacher Qualifications

    All teachers and teacher assistants who provide services to the district's English language learners are Highly Qualified according to the Illinois State Board of Education guidelines.

    • All elementary ESL teachers hold a PEL with an ESL endorsement
    • All elementary Bilingual teachers hold a PEL with Bilingual (Spanish) and ESL endorsements.
    • All middle school ESL teachers hold a PEL with an ESL endorsement.
    • All middle school Bilingual teachers hold a PEL with Bilingual (Spanish or Russian) and ESL endorsements.
    • All high school ESL teachers hold a PEL with an ESL endorsement.
    • All high school Bilingual teachers hold a PEL with Bilingual (Spanish) and ESL endorsements.
    • All bilingual teaching assistants hold an Illinois Paraprofessional Certificate or Substitute License.