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Canyon ISD reports growth in emergent bilingual students; TELPAS and STAAR outcomes reviewed
Summary
District reported a 9.5% rise in emergent bilingual enrollment and presented TELPAS/TOPAS proficiency outcomes and STAAR pass rates for emergent bilingual (EB) students; district said bilingual waiver practice will continue where numbers do not meet bilingual program thresholds.
District staff presented the English as a Second Language (ESL) annual evaluation for the 2024–25 school year and current fall enrollment during the Oct. 20 board meeting. The presenter said emergent bilingual (EB) enrollment increased from 493 last year to 540 this year, a year‑over‑year increase of about 9.5%.
Staff reported 42 languages are represented among EB students and that Spanish remains the predominant language; other…
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