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Ysleta ISD presents bilingual and ESL program outcomes; board hears reclassification and certification data
Summary
District academic leaders reported gains in several STAAR and EOC measures for emergent bilingual students, a net drop in TELPAS advanced‑high composite from 18% to 16%, 1,512 students met new reclassification criteria in 2024, and the district described efforts to reduce teacher waivers and support certification.
Ysleta Independent School District academic leaders presented the board with a program evaluation for bilingual education and English as a Second Language (ESL) services, reviewing student test results, reclassification counts and teacher certification work.
Dr. Brenda Chacon and Academic Language Programs Director Anes Quelland reported testing and proficiency results for emergent bilingual (EB) students. They said the district saw mixed results across STAAR/EOC subject areas for EB students: some subject areas showed increases while others declined. Quelland highlighted a district‑level decrease in the TELPAS advanced‑high composite from 18% in 2023 to 16% in 2024.
The presenters said state changes to reclassification criteria allowed more students to…
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