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District report: dual-language students closer to district averages; ESL students lag in several subjects
Summary
A district program evaluator presented the 2024-25 dual-language and ESL evaluation, reporting a 3% increase in dual-language enrollment, a 2% ESL decline tied to reclassification-criteria changes, a 7% reclassification rate, and performance gaps that prompted plans for professional development and targeted supports in grades 6'8.
District program staff presented the 2024-25 evaluation of Dickinson ISD's programs for emerging bilingual students and outlined recommended supports.
"The first one is the dual language one-way'. The goal is for students to become biliterate and bilingual by the end of the program," the presenter said, explaining the dual-language model (pre-K through grade 5, about 50% instruction in Spanish) and distinguishing it from the ESL program (pre-K through 12, instruction in English; content-based…
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