At its Oct. 20 regular meeting, the Montgomery ISD board of trustees reviewed a report from Chris Summers, MISD assistant superintendent of Academic Accountability, on the growth of students in the district's Emergent Bilingual program.
In the classroom
MISD’s Emergent Bilingual program currently includes three models: one-way and two-way dual language immersion and English as a second language (ESL). The one-way program model is designed for native Spanish speakers, and the two-way is designed for both native Spanish and native English speakers.
English as a second language is for grades Pre-K-12 and is an English-only instructional program with bilingual teachers.
For the 2025-26 school year, MISD had 400 students in its emergent bilingual program, up from 385 the year before.
Currently, MISD provides only direct instruction for English and Spanish as part of its dual language programs; however, Summers said that the district is still home to 17 other languages.
According to the Texas Education Agency website, the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System is an annual state assessment for K-12 emergent bilingual (EB) students in Texas public and charter schools. As part of the report, Summers said MISD reported on TELPAS that its emergent bilingual students have made steady progress since last semester.
For the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, Summers said bilingual students showed the strongest academic performance in reading with 65.3% of students reaching the above-grade-level distinction. The subject that needs the most improvement is 8th-grade social studies.
One more thing
For the 2026-27 school year, MISD has 130 students enrolled in its dual language program and 244 in the ESL program.
