Hayward Unified School District offers four program options to English Language Learners: Structured English Immersion, Mainstream English, Bilingual Alternative, and Dual Language Immersion. Each of these options is designed to ensure that students acquire English-language proficiency and recoup any academic deficits that may have developed in other areas of the core curriculum. All options contain the following required components:

• Well-articulated, standards-based, differentiated English Language Development (ELD) instruction, specifically designed for English Language Learners.
• Well-articulated, standards-based, differentiated instruction in the core curriculum, with primary language support and/or Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE).
• Structured activities designed to develop multicultural proficiency and positive self-esteem.

Regardless of program option provided, each ELL is expected to make progress in English and in grade level academics.