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ESL is different in Texas. The English as a Second
Language (exam 154) doesn't cover a foreign language,
but does the obvious. For those of you that
speak/read/write "the American" Spanish, challenge the
164 Billingual Supplemental & the 190 BTLPT. They are
paired together to test your fluency. If you can pass those,
you have a job immediately (really, immediately). Plus
$10k added to your salary.

On 10/24/16, Delaware Duke wrote:
> In your opinion, is it worth it to try my luck in
> obtaining an K-12 job in Texas. Here is an example of my
> background.
>
> One year of experience in teaching ELA in a private K-12
> school.
>
> A year and a half experience in teaching English
> Composition and ESL at a Community College.
>
> Two years experience in working as a subcontracted
private
> language instructor for corporate employees and
spouses.
>
> Have a master's degree in English, and have been
deemed
> highly qualified in Secondary ELA.
>
> Working on a second master's degree in the Teaching of
> English as a Second Language, which will include the
> completion of an approved student teaching program.
>
> Spanish proficiency is basic, but am willing to improve,
> including taking more classes at a local community
college
> in the near future.
>
>
>
> On 10/23/16, Paris wrote:
>> Those programs do exist, but they don't hire for those
>> types of positions. Those are veteran teachers whose
>> assignments were a carry over from when ESL was a
foreign
>> language program, or it's teachers that couldn't handle
a
>> classroom anymore and are moved into support roles.
The
>> focus is hiring bilingual teachers for elementary ESL
>> instruction. Either the district has enough to do
>> immersion or they use shifting inclusion and resource.
>> Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, they can be
>> selective, they get the bulk of applicants that have
>> exactly what they want and need.
>>
>> An L1 other than Spanish, that's like looking at a drop
>> of water in the ocean, this is Texas. They would assign
>> the student to the regular elementary classroom and
>> provide them ESL support, because in Houston, Dallas,
>> Austin, and San Antonio they can find a para or a sub
who
>> could service the student in the students L1, and if they
>> couldn't they would assign a district or campus ESL
>> teacher to inclusion in PEIMS and just muddle through
it.
>> If it's not Spanish it's not a significant population of
>> students, one maybe two. That way the district can
claim
>> they are legally providing services they are required to
>> even if it doesn't mean much.
>>
>> Most elementary schools in Texas don't have the
>> resources, space, or staff to do ESL resource or
>> inclusion, there are so many students it's not cost
>> effective. You have to understand that in some
campuses
>> and districts half or more of the the student population
>> is eligible for ESL services. There are campuses that
>> will exit out students to monitoring without services,
>> because there isn't another classroom to put an ESL
>> teacher. There are schools (middle and high schools)
with
>> such high ESL populations that teachers essentially
>> co-teach and instead of a teacher having a classroom
>> there is a work room with the special education and
>> language support teachers where they have a desk and
they
>> move between classrooms all day.
>>
>> On 10/23/16, Delaware Duke wrote:
>>> Thanks for your reply.
>>>
>>> Are you saying there are no pure ESL programs at the
>>> elementary level, as its all being lumped together with
>>> Bilingual programs? What about ELLs whose L1 isn't
>> Spanish?
>>> In what classroom do they get placed?
>>>

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