Must a school district submit a Bilingual Education Exceptions/Waivers for English as a Second Language form every school year? What if our status does not change from one year to the next?
Yes, districts and charter schools must report to the agency by October 1st of every school year the status of their teacher recruitment effort for the bilingual education and/or ESL programs. A district is required to submit at least one of the following three forms: Assurance of Bilingual/ESL Program Compliance, Request for Exception to the Bilingual Education Program along with the Assurance Form and/or Request for Waiver for English as a Second Language Program along with the Assurance Form. These forms may be downloaded at: www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/biling/ by clicking on Bilingual/ESL Exceptions and Waivers.
