Bilingual PEIMS Coding, Effective 2008-09

0

Student does not participate in the bilingual education program

2

Transitional bilingual/early exit -
a bilingual program that serves students identified as students of limited English proficiency in both English and Spanish, or another language, and transfers students to English-only instruction; it provides instruction in literacy and academic content areas through the medium of the student’s first language, along with instruction in English oral and academic language development. Non-academic subjects such as art, music, and physical education may also be taught in English; exiting to an all English program of instruction will occur not earlier than the end of first grade, or if the student enrolls in school during or after first grade, the student will remain in the program for a minimum of two to five years before being eligible to exit the bilingual program; students that have met exit criteria in accordance with TAC §89.1225 (h)(i)(k) may continue receiving services but the school district will not be allocated the bilingual allotment - TEC §42.153.
Students who are proficient in English may also be served in this program only with appropriate parental permission, but are not eligible for Bilingual Program Average Daily Attendance (allotment).

3

Transitional bilingual/late exit: -
a bilingual program that serves students identified as students of limited English proficiency in both English and Spanish, or another language, and transfers a student to English-only instruction; academic growth is accelerated through cognitively challenging academic work in the students’ first language along with meaningful academic content taught through the students’ second language, English; the goal is to promote high levels of academic achievement and full academic language proficiency in the students’ first language and English; students enrolled in the transitional bilingual/late exit program are eligible to exit the program not earlier than six or later than seven years after the students enroll in school; students that have met exit criteria in accordance with TAC §89.1225 (h)(i)(k) may continue receiving services but the school district will not be allocated the bilingual allotment - TEC §42.153.
Students who are proficient in English may also be served in this program only with appropriate parental permission, but are not eligible for Bilingual Program Average Daily Attendance (allotment).

4

Dual language immersion/two-way: -
a biliteracy program that integrates students proficient in English and students identified as students of limited English proficiency in both English and Spanish, or another language, and transfers a student identified as a student of limited English proficiency to English-only instruction; instruction is provided to both native English speakers and native speakers of another language in an instructional setting where language learning is integrated with content instruction. Academic subjects are taught to all students through both English and the other language; Program exit will occur not earlier than six or later than seven years after the student enrolls in school; students that have met exit criteria in accordance with TAC §89.1225 (h)(i)(k) may continue receiving services but the school district will not be allocated the bilingual allotment - TEC §42.153.

5

Dual language immersion/one-way: -
a biliteracy program that serves only students identified as students of limited English proficiency in both English and Spanish, or another language, and transfers a student to English-only instruction; in an instructional setting where language learning is integrated with content instruction. Academic subjects are taught to all students through both English and the other language; Program exit will occur not earlier than six or later than seven years after the student enrolls in school; students that have met exit criteria in accordance with TAC §89.1225 (h)(i)(k) may continue receiving services but the school district will not be allocated the bilingual allotment - TEC §42.153.
Students who are proficient in English may also be served in this program only with appropriate parental permission, but are not eligible for Bilingual Program Average Daily Attendance (allotment).

 

ESL PEIMS Coding, Effective 2008-09

0

Student does not participate in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program

2

English as a second language/content-based:
an English program that serves students identified as students of limited English proficiency in English only by providing a full-time teacher certified under TEC §29.061(c) to provide supplementary instruction for all content area instruction; it integrates English-as-a-second-language instruction with subject matter instruction which focuses not only on learning a second language, but using that language as a medium to learn mathematics, science, social studies, or other academic subjects. Exiting to an all English program of instruction will occur not earlier than the end of first grade, or if the student enrolls in school during or after first grade, the student will remain in the program for a minimum of two to five years before being eligible to exit the ESL program; students that have met state requirements for exit criteria in accordance with §89.1225 may continue receiving services but the school district will not be allocated the bilingual allotment - TEC §42.153; At the high school the LEP student receives sheltered instruction in all content areas.

3

English as a second language/pull-out:
an English program that serves students identified as students of limited English proficiency in English only by providing a certified teacher under TEC §29.061(c) to provide English language arts instruction exclusively, while the student remains in a mainstream instructional arrangement in the remaining content areas; instruction may be provided by the ESL teacher in a pull-out or inclusionary delivery model; exiting to all English program of instruction will occur not earlier than the end of first grade, or if the student enrolls in school during or after first grade, the student will remain in the program for a minimum of two to five years before being eligible to exit the ESL program; students that have met state requirements for exit criteria in accordance with §89.1225 may continue receiving services but the school district will not be allocated the bilingual