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Summer School FAQs

All Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are required to offer 120 hours of instruction that are supplemental to the regular school year and must be completed during the summer intermission without extending into the subsequent school year including LEAs offering Local Remote Learning Programs (virtual instruction) (TEC §29.9091 and TEC §48.0079(c)). LEAs offering Additional Days School Year (ADSY), the summer school program will be based on their program design and implementation which may allow for some flexibility during the school year.

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Melissa is an emergent bilingual student at a small elementary, Coral Springs, in rural Texas, where she will be attending kindergarten next year. Given that Coral Springs was on the threshold of not being required to operate a summer school program for emergent bilingual students due to the EB enrollment being relatively low, Coral Springs Elementary took several steps to ensure Melissa’s family was aware of their right to summer school and were given the opportunity to indicate interest in participating. Communications via the school newsletter provided in English and Spanish was sent to all families of Pre-K and K EB students, as well as through the school’s recently adopted telephone application. Additionally, individual emails were sent to families and the principal hosted grade-level coffee chats, further offering families the opportunity families to express their interest by signing an interest form. Lastly, they called each family of an emergent bilingual student in the required grades to share information about the summer school program and confirm parent/family interest.

No. The 120 hours of instruction are to be fulfilled through in-person instruction with a student to teacher ratio not to exceed 18:1.

Reimbursement amounts will be based on teaching units with 18 students or a fraction thereof. Allotments will be prorated on this unit value. Business managers should be informed that the fund code is 289 and that payment to the LEA will be provided through direct deposit.
Reimbursement
Amounts are based on teaching units with 18 students or fraction thereof :
1 unit

  • 1 Kinder with 10 students
  • 1 First grade with 8 students
2 unit
  • 1 kinder with 14 students
  • 1 First grade with 8 students

Teachers shall possess certification as required in TEC, §29.061, and §89.1245 (relating to Staffing and Staff Development). All teachers serving EB students in the required summer school program shall be appropriately certified. A teacher under a bilingual exception or ESL waiver may be hired to teach during the summer school program.

Bilingual Education Program Teacher Certification
Dual Language Immersion Program

Transitional Bilingual Program
Content Certificate-age and grade with Bilingual Certification

A teacher under a bilingual exception for the current school year
ESL Program
Content-Based and Pull-Out
Content Certificate-age and grade with ESL Certification

A teacher under an ESL waiver for the current school year

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