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Royse City ISD report: one in six students is emergent bilingual; TELPAS and STAAR data reviewed
Summary
Director of Multilingual Services Lacy Packard presented the district's Bilingual/ESL annual evaluation, reporting 1,677 emergent bilingual students (about one in six) and sharing program models plus TELPAS and STAAR performance summaries.
Royse City ISD received its annual Bilingual/ESL evaluation under Texas Administrative Code §89.1265.
Lacy Packard, director of Multilingual Services, told trustees that approximately one in six students — 1,677 Bulldogs — are classified as emergent bilingual for the 2024–25 school year. Packard reviewed program models and discussed TELPAS and STAAR performance data; the meeting record does not include detailed score tables or year-over-year comparisons.
Packard’s presentation will be used as the district continues to align instruction and assessment supports for multilingual learners; trustees did not take formal action on the report during the meeting.
