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organizations. A student or parent with questions about these programs should contact
the principal.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
The intent and purpose of the ESL Program is to identify limited English proficient (LEP)
students; provide English as a second language (ESL) programs; ensure that LEP students
are afforded full opportunity to master the essential skills and knowledge required by the
state; and assess achievement of these students to ensure accountability for LEP students
and the schools that serve them.
Career and Technology Education (CTE)
The purpose and intent of the program is to develop new and/or improve CTE programs
with the full participation of individuals who are members of special populations. Funds
shall be used to provide CTE programs of such size, scope, and quality as to be effective;
integrate academic and CTE education; and provide equitable participation in CTE
programs for special population students. The basis for planning and conducting Career
and Technology Education in Texas is for students to have access through sequences of
courses designed for a career concentration so students achieve both academic and
occupational competencies.
Dyslexia
The Dyslexia program ensures that procedures for identifying students with dyslexia or a
related disorder are in place and provides appropriate instructional services to the
students in a remedial class setting on the identified student’s campus.
The major instructional strategies should utilize individualized, intensive, multi-sensory
methods, and contain writing and spelling components.
Gifted and Talented Education
The purpose of the state gifted and talented program is to identify students and provide
programs for a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a
remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age,
experience, or environment and who exhibits high performance capability in an
intellectual, creative, or artistic area, possesses an unusual capacity for leadership, or
excels in a specific field.
Title 1, Part A
The purpose and intent of the Title 1, Part A Program is to provide opportunities for
children served to acquire the knowledge and skills contained in the challenging state
content standards [Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)] and to meet the
challenging state performance standards [Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
(TAKS)] developed for children. Title 1, Part A provides supplemental resources to help
schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families provide high-
quality education which will enable all children to meet the state student performance
standards.
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