• Entry Process into Two-Way Dual Language Program

  • The number of students admitted will be based on program capacity and staffing for the 2024-2025 school year

       Completion of the Two-Way Dual Language Application 

• Admission into the Two-Way Dual Language program will be determined on a first-come, first served basis according to the order of application submissions. 

• Two-Way Dual Language Application (link here live on February 8th at 6am) - Available on February 8th at 6:00 AM - February 24th 

• Informative Parent Meetings 

  •  Parents/guardians must attend ONE of the required parent meetings to continue the application process. All meetings will be held at the District Education Center at 701 N. 1st St.

  • We  have already offered five parent meetings. Last chance to attend parent information meeting will be February 21st at 5:30 PM. 

• Student Screener for Placement: 

  • The Bilingual/ESL Department will contact you to schedule a language screener. This screener is not meant to be used to exclude any applicants but to provide the campus with additional information that will help build balanced classrooms. 

Waitlist

• Students who are not selected to enter the program during the initial selection will be placed on a waitlist. The Bilingual/ESL Department will continue to monitor the waitlist and move students into available seats up to Thanksgiving break. 

Parent Notification Process: 

• Parents will receive notification via mail and are required to either accept and sign a permission form along with a parent commitment form or decline participation in the Dual Language program by April 22, 2024. 

Transfers from previous Dual Language program

• If a student is currently enrolled in a Two-Way Dual Language program and transfers from another district from K-5th, all documents and information will be reviewed with campus and district administrators to determine acceptance and if seats are available. 

Campuses providing Dual Language Program

• The Dual Language program is available at Burley Primary (K-2) and Slack Elementary (3-5). 

Opportunities beyond 5th Grade

• Dual Language students who wish to continue as advanced Spanish learners in junior high can elect to take Spanish to grow and strengthen their Spanish language acquisition and global competency skills. Through continued participation in Spanish courses, your child will have the opportunity to acquire high school credits, as early as 6th grade. 

• Students have the opportunity to continue Spanish courses at Lufkin Middle School and Lufkin High School. 

• All incoming Kindergarten students identified as Spanish-Speaking  Emergent Bilingual by the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC) are automatically eligible for entry into the program for Kindergarten through Fifth grade. 

Informative Parent Meetings: 

• Spanish-language sessions will be presented in the Spring at Garrett Primary 

Student Placement Process: 

• Teacher recommendations and student data will be reviewed to ensure balanced classrooms