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District presents 2024-25 emergent bilingual progress; TELPAS shows growth with areas to improve
Summary
Montgomery ISD's annual Limited English Proficiency (LEP) report showed increases in emergent bilingual enrollment and gains on English proficiency measures, while identifying needs for more ESL-certified teachers and targeted support at the high school level.
Montgomery ISD presented its required annual report on emergent bilingual student progress for the 2024-25 school year at the Oct. 21 board meeting, highlighting growth in identification and English-language proficiency alongside staffing and achievement gaps the district plans to address.
"Would you believe that last year, we had 19 different home languages represented within our emergent bilingual student body in Montgomery ISD?" said Jennifer DeHart, the district testing coordinator and bilingual/ESL specialist, introducing the report. DeHart told trustees the district provided…
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