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District ESL coordinator outlines ELL services, Lexia rollout and certification waivers
Summary
GUNTER ISD's ESL coordinator reported the district serves roughly 91–93 emergent bilingual students, described Lexia deployment as a 20-minute daily intervention, and noted two teachers require waivers while completing ESL certification.
An extended presentation from the district's ESL coordinator (speaker 3) described how GUNTER ISD serves emergent bilingual students from PreK through 12th grade and highlighted supports aimed at helping students exit the program.
The coordinator noted the district currently lists about "91" ELL students in the snapshot and explained that Lexia—used for both dyslexia and ELL supports—is being deployed with a recommended 20 minutes of student use per day to drive progress. "It's 20 minutes," the coordinator said when discussing practice time, and explained that staffing certifications have improved after targeted professional development. The coordinator also explained state guidance allowing accommodations in some cases without parental opt-in and asked the board to approve waivers for two teachers who are completing ESL certification requirements.
