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District reports 750 emergent bilinguals, reclassification gains and staffing waivers in annual bilingual/ESL review
Summary
The district presented its chapter 89 bilingual/ESL evaluation: about 750 emergent bilingual students (454 in ESL, remainder in dual‑language), 88 reclassifications this year, more than 27 home languages, and staffing/waiver details including an ESL waiver for 13 teachers and one bilingual exception to be filed.
Schertz‑Cibolo‑U City ISD presented its annual bilingual and English‑learner program evaluation, reporting student proficiency trends, reclassifications and certification‑related staffing issues required by Texas Education Code Chapter 89.
"This is a report that we do every single year in the month of October," the presenter said. Staff described two district programs: an ESL program serving pre‑K through 12 and a one‑way bilingual (dual‑language) program serving pre‑K through sixth grade at named campuses.
Key findings and data staff provided:
- Student counts: staff reported about 454 students currently in the ESL program and roughly 276 in the one‑way dual‑language program (plus a small two‑way…
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