Bilingual/ESL Program Year-at-a-Glance - LPAC Annual Timeline

Oct 2, 2026

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Comprehensive year-at-a-glance plan for the Bilingual/ESL Program centered on LPAC responsibilities across the school year. It outlines month-by-month activities for trainings, LPAC meetings, teacher credential reviews, ELPS/TELPAS professional development, PEIMS data updates, performance monitoring, and collaboration with counselors, administrators, and ARD/SPED. It also specifies procedures for state exceptions and waivers, TELPAS verifiers/raters, DTC coordination, ELL documentation, and ongoing monitoring of linguistic and academic progress.

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Pages2

Reading Time5 min

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August Activities

September and October Activities

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February Activities

March to July Activities

| Bilingual/ESL Program Year-at-a-Glance | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | August | September | October | | November | December | January | | 􀂈 Attend required annual ESC LPAC Framework Training
􀂈 Review teacher certifications, credentials, and renewal certifications
􀂈 Provide LPAC Framework training for faculty and designated parents
􀂈 Provide Oral Language Proficiency Test (OLPT) and Norm-Reference training for test proctors as well as order extra materials, if necessary
􀂈 Review student records and disseminate appropriately:
- Pending state assessment results for Exit/Reclassification*¹ of ELL
- Review End-of-Year (EOY) LPAC documentation
- Transitioning to another campus
- Proper program placement
- ELPS/TELPAS proficiency level descriptors (PLDs)
- ELL Instructional Accommodation Checklist
- First (F), Second (S) year monitoring, and parent denials
- Personal Graduation Plans in grades 8 to 12
􀂈 Collaborate with counselors and administrators to create class schedules for new ELLs
􀂈 Review campus improvement plan to identify and schedule staff professional development activities accordingly
􀂈Identify staff in need of ELPS or other types of Bilingual/ESL professional development
􀂈 Add Bilingual/ESL TEA TETN dates to calendar | 􀂈 Schedule parent LPAC training as needed
􀂈 Schedule and conduct Beginning-of-Year (BOY) LPAC meetings for newly enrolled (required) and returning ELLs (bestpractice)
􀂈 Review teacher certifications and credentials to prepare for State Bilingual Exceptions and ESL Waivers
􀂈 Confirm staff knows and understands the instructional and linguistic needs of their ELLs (including F, S, and parent denials)
􀂈 Provide professional development in ELPS/TELPAS
􀂈 Collaborate with
ARD/SPED Committee to review and discuss identified ELLs
􀂈 Review Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) coding | 􀂈 Review and update PEIMS data for Snapshot Date
􀂈 Schedule and conduct LPAC meetings to review academic progress for struggling ELLs and identify appropriate interventions
􀂈 Review teacher certifications and credentials to prepare for State Bilingual Exceptions and/or ESL Waivers
􀂈 Review the annual Exceptions and Waivers webinar on the ELL portal
􀂈 Complete paperwork for waiver and exception, if necessary
􀂈 Collaborate with District Testing Coordinator (DTC)
􀂈 Identify TELPAS verifiersand returning TELPAS raters
􀂈 Monitor and review students grades after 1st 6/9 weeks grading period
􀂈 Prepare for Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) reports and update improvement plans | | 􀂈 November 1st, submission deadline for State Bilingual Exceptions and ESL Waivers
􀂈 Schedule and conduct LPAC meetings for End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments only, as needed | 􀂈 Review TELPAS data, informal assessments, and anecdotal notes to certify classroom instruction is aligned to the linguistic and academic needs of ELLs
􀂈 Continue to monitor ELL linguistic and academic progress (including F, S, and parent denials)
􀂈Verify years in U.S. schools, current ELLs, monitored F, S, and parental denials | 􀂈 DTC attends annual assessment training for ELL updates
􀂈 Designated LPAC members attend LPAC Decision-Making training
􀂈 Schedule Middle-of-Year (MOY) LPAC Decision-Making for ELLs in grades 3 to 12
􀂈 Prepare for TELPAS window
􀂈 Finalize plan for training of TELPAS verifiers and returning TELPAS raters | | | | | | | 􀂈 Provide LPAC Framework training for new LPAC members
􀂈 Review LPAC video vignettes for MOY and EOY | | | Note:
*¹ Due to release of state assessments results, LPACs shall conduct end of year LPAC meetings for all ELLs, including those who are possible candidates for exit from the bilingual or ESL program, even though results from the spring STAAR administration will not yet be available. For students being considered for exit, the LPAC will document that all

FAQs

What are the primary LPAC responsibilities listed for the school year?

The timeline centers on required LPAC framework training, conducting LPAC meetings, reviewing ELL records and documentation, supporting ELPS/TELPAS professional development, updating PEIMS data, and monitoring ELL linguistic and academic progress.

How does the document handle state exceptions and ESL waivers?

It includes steps to review teacher certifications and credentials, prepare for State Bilingual Exceptions and/or ESL Waivers, review the annual Exceptions and Waivers webinar, and complete waiver/exception paperwork when necessary.

When are key TELPAS-related tasks scheduled?

The plan assigns activities such as identifying TELPAS verifiers and returning raters, preparing for the TELPAS window, conducting required rater activities, and completing TELPAS window activities during the mid-to-late portions of the year.

Oct 2, 2026

Uploaded by Connor