English Language Learners (ELL) and Bilingual Education
Description	Detailed Description
Public school programs for students not able to speak or write English well.	English Language Learners (ELL) provides special English language instruction to students in need. Available programs include: Transitional Bilingual: instruction in two languages. As English proficiency increases, percentage of instruction in English increases. English as a Second Language (ESL): instruction is in English only. "Dual Language: instruction is 50 percent English, 50 percent another language."

Frequently Asked Questions
Sub-Topic	Details
Bilingual Program Availability	If a school does not have a bilingual program, parents may select another in the Region school that does.
Languages in Bilingual Program	Languages in bilingual program: Albanian Arabic Bengali Chinese French Haitian Korean Polish Punjabi Russian Spanish Urdu