Dual Language in Belton ISD
Our mission is:
To create and sustain a BISD Dual Language community that values and achieves bilingualism, biliteracy and multiculturalism to empower all learners to pursue their dreams and enrich their world.
Our vision is to:
Empower students to take risks and ownership in their learning
Support language acquisition through social, academic and community and family experiences
Continuously provide Professional Learning for Dual Language teachers to enable them to maximize student achievement
Provide opportunities for multiculturalism to be valued and appreciated district-wide.
Ensure access and use of high-quality, bilingual research-based instructional resources
Implement a high-quality instructional program with a strong language acquisition component.
Our goals are to:
Removing barriers to achieving success for bilingual and biliterate learners.
Becoming proficient in both languages.
Increase awareness of benefits of Dual Language education.
Increase parent involvement
Acquire highly qualified bilingual employees to serve all bilingual learners in every program
Increase Professional Learning opportunities
Ensure access and use of high-quality, bilingual research-based instructional resources
Implement a high-quality bilingual, researched-based instructional program with a strong language acquisition component that values students’ funds of knowledge.