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FSHISD board authorizes ESL waiver submission to Texas Education Agency
Summary
The board unanimously authorized submitting an English as a Second Language waiver to TEA and heard that 45 students received emergent bilingual services in 2023–24 (21 elementary, 24 secondary).
Fort Sam Houston ISD trustees on Oct. 31 approved the superintendent’s recommendation to submit an ESL (Emergent Bilingual) waiver application to the Texas Education Agency. Secretary Dr. LaToya Sizer moved to approve the submission; Vice President COL(R) Aaron Braxton II seconded the motion and the board voted unanimously.
The meeting minutes and attached program report state that 45 students received services in 2023–24 (21 at the elementary level and 24 at the secondary level). District testing coordinator Lori Fuller clarified that the data presented covered the 2023–24 school year rather than 2024–25 as listed on the agenda. The ESL program operates with a mix of pull-out/push-in services at the elementary level and content-based supports at the secondary level.
Minutes do not record specific language of the waiver application or its requested exceptions; the board’s action authorized staff to submit the application to TEA. No additional funding or program change was approved during the meeting.
