How We Support Texas Education Leaders
ELSF partners with districts to select, plan, and implement high-quality instructional materials aligned to the TEKS and ELPS that meaningfully support Emergent Bilinguals (EB).
The Challenge
Texas now educates the largest number of multilingual learners in the country, representing nearly 24% of the state’s student population. At the same time, Texas’s curriculum adoption process has undergone a major transition.
Given the scale and urgency of these changes, many education leaders may be looking for clear guidance and practical support for EBs. ELSF is here to help.
How We Help
ELSF is a coalition of educators, researchers, and advocates working to ensure Emergent Bilinguals have access to high-quality, TEKS-aligned instructional materials that reflect their linguistic and cultural assets. We empower local leaders to develop a more concrete and intentional approach to their curriculum selection process.
1. Demand that multilingual learners are intentionally reflected in every material under review, whether math or ELA/ELD/SLA. ELSF's resources can help.
2. Build clarity on what high-quality, MLL-inclusive materials actually look like. ELSF's Materials Must-Haves can help.
Outcomes
The real work and the real opportunity lie at the district and campus levels. It is here that we support leaders to ensure the needs of Emergent Bilinguals are intentionally and explicitly considered.
The Challenge
Texas now educates the largest number of multilingual learners in the country, representing nearly 24% of the state’s student population. At the same time, Texas’s curriculum adoption process has undergone a major transition.
Given the scale and urgency of these changes, many education leaders may be looking for clear guidance and practical support for EBs. ELSF is here to help.
How We Help
Texas now educates the largest number of multilingual learners in the country, representing nearly 24% of the state’s student population. At the same time, Texas’s curriculum adoption process has undergone a major transition.
Given the scale and urgency of these changes, many education leaders may be looking for clear guidance and practical support for EBs. ELSF is here to help.
1. Demand that multilingual learners are intentionally reflected in every material under review, whether math or ELA/ELD/SLA. ELSF's resources can help.
2. Build clarity on what high-quality, MLL-inclusive materials actually look like. ELSF's Materials Must-Haves can help.
Outcomes
Texas now educates the largest number of multilingual learners in the country, representing nearly 24% of the state’s student population. At the same time, Texas’s curriculum adoption process has undergone a major transition.
Given the scale and urgency of these changes, many education leaders may be looking for clear guidance and practical support for EBs. ELSF is here to help.
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For EB students, language development happens best when it is woven into grade-level learning, and not taught separately or in isolation. The ELPS require integrated practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing across content areas. HQIMs make this integration clear and actionable.
Our accountability score increased by 12 percentage points. By strengthening our dual language and multilingual programs and implementing high-quality instructional materials, we’ve strengthened our entire system. We believe, and it’s been proven, that when we center success on emerging bilingual learners, everyone benefits.
Ways ELSF Supports Texas Districts & Counties
Selection support
We review and recommend adoption frameworks, processes, and resources to ensure Emergent Bilingual needs are embedded from the start. Our guidance includes evidence-based practices and practical strategies for integrating EB criteria into every stage of curriculum selection.
Curriculum Implementation Support
We prepare districts for effective and equitable implementation of instructional materials. Our recommendations focus on building strategies, structures, and systems that prioritize EBs, helping leaders create sustainable plans that work in real classrooms.
Curriculum Training
Through comprehensive professional learning, we equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to center Emergent Bilinguals throughout the selection and implementation. Sessions are tailored, research-backed, and designed to ensure leaders can confidently champion EBs in their schools and districts.
