Multilingual Education

Department Information
Maine Township High School District 207 serves students and families who have arrived in our community from throughout the world. For our English Language Learners, Maine 207 offers supports and services to ensure not only English proficiency, but also high-level academic knowledge and skills, literacy development in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and an emphasis on helping students integrate successfully into the academic and social life of Maine West. The curriculum and instruction focuses on the WIDA English Language Development Standards, College Readiness, and the Common Core State Standards through the Illinois Learning Standards. 

Maine 207 Bilingual & ELL Services

The specific ELL levels and courses taught within the ELL Department include:

Level One

• Beginning ELL
• English Through Content I – Language Arts (Reading Elective credit)

Level Two

• Advanced Beginning ELL
• English Through Content II – Language Arts

Level Three

• Intermediate ELL
• Intermediate ELL Reading

Level Four

• Advanced ELL
• Advanced ELL Reading

Level Five

• Advanced American English Skills
• Sheltered Content Courses are also offered to our English language learners in
• Fundamentals of Mathematics
• Extended Algebra – a 70-minute math class covering topics in Pre-Algebra and Algebra
• Science Explorations
• Biology
• World Cultures
• US History
• Government
• Oral Communications
• Consumer Education
• Health
• Spanish for Native Spanish Speakers I and II

Illinois Seal of Biliteracy
Maine Township High School District 207 is proud to participate in the Seal of Biliteracy program, which recognizes students who have attained a high level of proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English. This Seal of Biliteracy also carries national recognition.