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Duncanville ISD reports steady emergent bilingual enrollment, highlights gaps in early literacy and high‑school English
Summary
District staff told the board that emergent bilingual students make up about 26% of enrollment (~2,904 students), cited strengths in upper elementary and middle grades and flagged gaps in grade 3 literacy and high‑school English; Maria Hernandez outlined teacher certification improvements and technology rollouts to support intervention.
Duncanville ISD administration presented the annual bilingual and English‑as‑a‑second‑language (ESL) program evaluation, reporting both gains and areas of concern for emergent bilingual learners.
Maria Hernandez, director of language acquisition, told trustees that emergent bilingual students comprise roughly 26% of the district and that a headcount cited during the presentation was about 2,904 students. She said about 1,234 students were enrolled in the dual‑language (Spanish/English) program and roughly 1,431 were enrolled in ESL…
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