Residents, San Benito school board to discuss bilingual program

The LEP students' results qualified the district for stage II. Although the goal is to be at "no stage," [Heriberto Villarreal] said stage I-A is the stage with the least deficiencies. Stage I-B follows, then stage II and lastly stage III. One of the reasons Villarreal thinks older st...

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Published inKnight Ridder Tribune Business News p. 1
Main Author Deluna, Joann
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 24.01.2006
Subjects
Bilingualism
Immigrant students
School districts
Villarreal, Heriberto
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Summary:The LEP students' results qualified the district for stage II. Although the goal is to be at "no stage," [Heriberto Villarreal] said stage I-A is the stage with the least deficiencies. Stage I-B follows, then stage II and lastly stage III. One of the reasons Villarreal thinks older students aren't passing exams is because, unlike third through sixth graders, secondary level students aren't allowed to take the exam in Spanish. "It's very difficult for teachers because they have to teach (all required subjects), decide what language to teach in and prepare them for the test," Villarreal said. "Also, not all teachers are certified to teach bilingual students."