Bilingual/ESL/ Title III Updates
December 2021 Newsletter
Apply to join the Standards-Alignment Review Team for English and Spanish Phonics
Apply to join the Standards-Alignment Review Team for English and Spanish phonics
Please consider joining us—or nominating someone else to join us—to assist TEA in reviewing instructional materials to determine alignment to phonics-specific standards in the English and Spanish language arts and reading TEKS. This is important work and crucial to determining the overall quality of programs. Teachers, administrators, parents, business community members, and others with appropriate content knowledge are all welcome. Candidates must be:
- available to work for at least three weeks in January 2021 (Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.);
- proficient in navigating digital instructional materials; and
- able to read and enter information on a computer screen for an extended period. When asked for your committee preference, please choose either English language arts, grades K–3 or Spanish language arts, grades K–3.
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Tapping Into English Language Learners' Strengths
Wide Open School
Wide Open School offers trusted resources to enrich and support learning. Students can access free, high quality learning activities across subjects all in one place!
FunBrain
Parent and Family Engagement
Monthly Activities Calendar
The parents & Families section in txel.org provides relevant and accessible resources for parents and families of English learners to support the education of their children.
The following calendar is from DEMCO and not bilingual, but can be translated on your website or with an extension.
Share resources as a link through Remind, SeeSaw, email, or any other platform you use to communicate with parents. Make sure that you have a mail list just for parents of ELs in order to meet Title III requirements.
Share Parents and Families Newsletter link with your parents for access to resources and information that support parent involvement and student achievement!
TELPAS Newsletter will have the most current information and resources related to TELPAS administration.
Exclusive for Title III SSA Members. Parent articles available under the Articles tab. IF YOU ARE A TITLE III MEMBER AND NEED ACCESS, EMAIL LMUSQUIZ@ESC17.NET
This web portal provides information and resources that are relevant, accessible, and impactful to support educational leaders, teachers, parents and families, and community partners to ensure the academic success of the State’s English learners.
Support Resources and Activities Collection
Upcoming Workshops
Open to All
Bilingual Contract
1/10 Session #850112
2/10-11 Session #847946
3/10/21 Session #849324
Title III SSA
1/26/21 Session #849234
Additional Professional Development Opportunities
ELPS Resource Tools
The English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), as required by 19 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 74, Subchapter A, §74.4, outline English language proficiency level descriptors and student expectations for English language learners (ELLs). School districts are required to implement ELPS as an integral part of each subject in the required curriculum.
Chapter 74. Curriculum Requirements
Click here for course options.
Online ESL Supplemental Certification
Do you have a student in your classroom with specific needs? Join our INclusion Community to get additional strategies and support.
Here to serve you!
Elda DeSantiago Bilingual/ESL/Title III/Student Support 806-281-5858 | Liz Cowan Support Staff 806-281-5830 | Linda Musquiz Bilingual/ESL/Title III Specialist 806-281-5874 |