R10 BE/ESL News

November 1st, 2019

Can't believe it is already November! As we enter this season of gratitude and thanksgiving, we want to take a minute to tell you how thankful we are to have the opportunity to serve and learn alongside you. We wish nothing but the best as we approach this holiday season!

Compliance Corner

Exceptions, Waivers, and PEIMS...Oh, My!

October was a busy month in the LPAC world!

Bilingual Exception and ESL Waiver applications are due to TEA today, Friday, November 1st. Submit the completed application and the Alternative Language Program/Recruiting Activities Form as attachments in an email to: BilingualExceptions_ESLWaivers@tea.texas.gov.

The annual Bilingual/ESL Program Evaluation is also due to your school board today. The date of the annual evaluation presentation falls after the first day of the school year but before November 1 of that school year. District policy shall determine whether a district is required to present a written report ONLY or to also make a presentation of the written report to the board.

TEA is aware that many districts are encountering difficulty in entering new PEIMS coding for English learners, particularly with the Alternative Language Program code for students under a bilingual education exception or English as a second language (ESL) waiver. Many LEAs were hoping to have the correct information entered by October 25th for the snapshot. However, some data systems may not yet have had these new PEIMS codes updated within their systems. Please be aware that if you are unable to enter PEIMS coding correctly before snapshot, you will need to enter the updated, correct information prior to the fall submission on December 5th, 2019. Also, be sure to verify with your data system vendor that the updated information entered after snapshot will be extracted for the December 5th submission.

If you have any BE/ESL compliance questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jennifer Phillips via email at jennifer.phillips@region10.org or by phone at 972-348-1050.

TEA English Learners Division News

The TEA English Learner Support Division is EXCITED to announce that we have launched the newly designed ELLTX.ORG web portal for supporting English learners in Texas. The portal NOW introduces resources for parents and families of English learners and a NEW strand focusing on building community partnerships. This innovated portal provides a one stop shop approach for all stakeholders to access state and federal guidance and web-based resources to boost student outcomes. We NOW offer a translation feature to toggle between the top languages in Texas. Visit www.elltx.org and see how you can implement these great resources to increase the impact on the academic success of the State’s English learners.

Title III

Registration is now open for the following meetings and training related to Title III.

Updates on Accountability and English Learners

Rosetta Stone

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The window to purchase new/additional licenses is now open. You may submit your order until Friday, November 8th by 4 pm for activation starting December 1st, 2019.

When placing your order, you will only need to email Sonia a copy of your Purchase Order. To ensure that your Rosetta Stone order is routed to the appropriate inbox, I would appreciate it if you email me the P.O. with the following subject: <District Name> Rosetta Stone Order.

Should you have any questions please contact Sonia Garcia at sonia.garcia@region10.org

Upcoming Sessions

The following sessions are open to any LEA and free of charge for members of the BE/ESL Coop. You may register by visiting our website and searching by title or session ID.

https://txr10.escworks.net/

BE/ESL Coop Services

Don't see a session that works for your schedule or meet your needs? A menu of the session we currently offer is available here. Check out our services menu and complete the following form to schedule a session at your location.

bit.ly/R10PDRequestForm

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Did you file for Exemptions and/or Waivers?

Are you looking for ways to allocate the 10% BEA funds?

We Can Help! In addition to services included in the Coop, we also provide customized professional learning and results-driven coaching services for a discounted rate to Coop members.

For more information, please contact Emma Selig.

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