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McAllen ISD reports 5,326 emergent bilingual students, about 28% of district enrollment
Summary
Director Rocio Nava told trustees the district’s preliminary language-proficiency identification shows 5,326 emergent bilingual students (28% of enrollment), a decline of roughly five percentage points from the prior year; the figures are preliminary pending final identification by Sept. 11 as required by Texas Education Code 29.053.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Rocio Nava, director for bilingual/ESL and foreign languages, reported preliminary counts of emergent bilingual students across McAllen ISD to comply with Texas Education Code §29.053. The data covered campus-level identification performed during…
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