Bilingual/ESL

BESL DEPARTMENT

Mission:
Writing Success Stories, one student at a time. 

Vision:
Effectively Support our students' diverse academic, linguistic, and cognitive needs to help them become productive members of our society. Together, we will bring a force of excellence to schools, communities, and families. 

Eligibility for English Language Learner (ELL) Services

 §89.1225. Testing and Classification of Students.

 (a)  For identifying English language learners, school districts shall administer to each student who has a language other than English as identified on the home language survey:

 (1)  In prekindergarten through Grade 1, an oral language proficiency test approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA); and

 (2)  In Grades 2-12, a TEA-approved oral language proficiency test and the English reading and English language arts sections from a TEA-approved norm-referenced assessment, or another test approved by the TEA, unless the norm-referenced standardized achievement instrument is not valid in accordance with subsection (f)(2)(C) of this section.

 

Participating Campuses

Elementary:

Acton
Alexander
Bilhartz
Central
Fairmeadows
Hastings
Hyman
Merrifield
Smith

Intermediate:

Daniel
Brandenburg
Hardin

Middle School:

Byrd
Kennemer
Reed

High school: 

Duncanville High School
Pace

Auxiliary:

Summit