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Southside ISD Among State’s Top 3 for

Bilingual Education

Southside ISD continues to be they did. “Our teachers have also continuing on to say that she
recognized for the outstanding done a phenomenal job at not knows that the TELPAS award is
work of our students. On only building relationships with something that they worked hard
October 25th, SISD’s bilingual their students but also with the to achieve.
program, headed by Adriana parents, which during COVID Along with the district, six
Bermea, was recognized for became reinforced and because of of our campuses, Losoya
its gains in regards to our these relationships, our students and Matthey Middle Schools,
district TELPAS scores and were able to do so well,” said Freedom, Heritage, Pearce, and
the growth demonstrated by Ms. Bermea. SISD congratulates Gallardo Elementary Schools,
our students in their efforts to these teachers for all of the work were recognized for their
attain English competency. We they do for their students and growth in English proficiency.
were awarded first place in the appreciates what they’ve done for Congratulations to our bilingual
English Language Proficiency our community. students and teachers. SISD will
Growth category, where we Bilingual teacher, Gabriela Rios, continue to support all of our
scored 26 points higher than is thrilled to be recognized for the students on their path to academic
the previous year. The Texas work that they have done. “The success, along with their hard work
English Language Proficiency bilingual services are amazing at of learning the English language.
Assessment System (TELPAS) SISD… we are so proud,”
is the state’s assessment of how
well students are able to acquire
English language skills. Learning
how to listen, speak, read, and
write in English for all of our
students is an important goal
that SISD wishes to achieve, in
order to help them prepare for
further education. SISD is proud
to acknowledge our students and
their journey in learning English.
The TELPAS system is an
important part of how our staff is
able to help students in their goal
to acquire their second language.
According to Ms. Bermea, Bilingual Studies administrators, left to right, Melissa Martinez, Adriana Bermea,
“...putting data at the forefront Joey Martinez, and Gino Franceshi.
assists teachers in knowing
where their students are in their
language acquisition.” When
teachers are able to target the
subjects that a class is struggling
in, it creates an efficient learning
environment. This allows
students and teachers to build a
relationship based on education
and trust. This relationship
between teachers and parents
is what allowed our students to Gabriela Rios’s students studying in their Bilingual class.
make the gains

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