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Bryan ISD board hears proposal to shift early‑exit bilingual program to one‑way dual‑language model
Summary
Bryan ISD staff proposed replacing the district's early‑exit bilingual model with a one‑way dual‑language program that would provide Spanish and English instruction through sixth grade for Spanish‑speaking students; presenters cited TEA guidance, research on biliteracy and a family survey with 100+ respondents showing broad support.
Bryan Independent School District officials presented a plan Feb. 26 to transition the district's early‑exit bilingual model toward a one‑way dual‑language program that would deliver sustained instruction in Spanish and English through sixth grade for Spanish‑speaking students.
Dr. Georgiana Adams Molina, the district's director of bilingual education, told the school board the shift is intended to promote biliteracy and higher academic outcomes. “This proposal is to transition from the existing early‑exit program to the highly effective one‑way dual language program,” she said, noting that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) “strongly prefers and promotes dual language models” and that research and state data support long‑term bilingual instruction.
The one‑way model differs from the district's…
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