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Waco ISD reports expansion of dual-language sites and TELPAS results in annual emergent bilinguals update
Summary
District staff reported that Waco ISD now offers dual-language immersion at nine campuses and has added bilingual teachers at every grade; staff also presented TELPAS composite results, reporting Waco ISD above the TEA average in the provided excerpt.
During a regular meeting of the Waco Independent School Board, staff presented the emergent bilinguals annual evaluation and program report, outlining program expansion and assessment outcomes.
An unidentified staff speaker said "We now have 9 campuses at Waco ISD that offer dual language immersion programming" and noted the district has added bilingual teachers across every grade level. The presenter described kindergarten TELPAS composite scoring and said that, at the intermediate level, the district’s composite was reported as "45 41%" while the Texas Education Agency (TEA) average was reported as 29% in the transcript excerpt.
The presentation emphasized program growth and staffing gains. The transcript excerpt contains the district speaker’s summary statement comparing Waco ISD results to TEA figures; the board did not record a vote or a formal action on the report in the provided segments. Additional details such as the number of students assessed, the precise breakdown of subtest results (listening, speaking, reading, writing), and any next steps were not specified in the available excerpt.
The meeting proceeded to other agenda items after the presentation; no formal decisions or directives related to the emergent bilinguals evaluation are recorded in the supplied transcript segments.
