McHenry school district 15 offers three types of programs:

Transitional Bilingual Education - The Transitional Bilingual Program (TBE) is for non-native English speaking students who have difficulty with written or spoken English. The program provides support to help students succeed in academic subjects in their native language. They also have daily ELD support where they learn social and academic English. Sheltered English instruction is also part of the TBE program. This program model is offered at the middle schools. 

Transitional Program of Instruction - The Transitional Program of Instruction is for non-native English speaking students who have difficulty with written and/or spoken English. The program provides support to help student’s succeed in academic subjects and learn English.

One-Way Dual Language - The One-Way Dual Language program (DL) is for qualifying native Spanish speakers who have difficulty with written or spoken English. The program provides support to help students succeed in academic subjects in both English and Spanish. The goal of the One-Way DL program is for students to leave our district biliterate, bilingual, and bicultural.