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College Station ISD presents bilingual and ESL annual evaluation; 145 students met reclassification criteria
Summary
District staff presented an annual evaluation of bilingual and ESL programs, reporting progress on TELPAS/TELPIS, increases in ESL teacher counts, and 145 student reclassifications while noting certification gaps requiring exceptions or waivers.
Speaker 3, the district's bilingual and ESL presenter, summarized the annual Bilingual Education and ESL evaluation at the Oct. 21 workshop, outlining program scope, student performance and staffing needs.
The presentation covered program structure (bilingual programs for pre-K through grade 6 and ESL for pre-K through 12), language representation (English dominant; Spanish second-most represented) and a notable enrollment shift: "the number of students in our bilingual program are closely approaching the number of students in our ESL program," Speaker 3 said.
On academic outcomes, Speaker 3 said reclassified emergent bilingual students in grades 3'through 8 showed…
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