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NEISD presents bilingual/ESL evaluation; district sets targets to raise English outcomes by 2025–26
Summary
Senior director Lisa Calderon presented district TELPAS and STAR data and set 2025–26 targets for emerging bilingual students; trustees asked about waiver counts, reclassification timing and differences between ESL and dual-language outcomes.
Northeast Independent School District staff told trustees on Wednesday that the district’s bilingual and English-as-a-second-language programs served about 13,460 students last year and account for roughly 20.74% of district enrollment, and they presented performance data and goals for the coming school year.
Senior Director Lisa Calderon led the annual bilingual/ESL program evaluation that Texas requires districts to present before Nov. 1. The presentation included proficiency results from TELPAS (Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System), STAR reading results and internal targets for growth at elementary and secondary levels. “By the end of 2025–26, Northeast ISD secondary emerging bilingual students enrolled in ESL programs will increase ‘approaches grade level’…
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