The goals of the LEP SSI, Cycle 5 are to: - increase the
academic achievement of LEP students as demonstrated through
improved TAKS scores; growth in English reading proficiency as
measured by the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment
System (TELPAS) scores; promotion to the next grade; and
increased rates of credit accrual that lead toward high school
completion - increase the number of teachers prepared to enable
LEP students to meet state performance expectations as
demonstrated through the number/percentage of teachers
participating in training focused on competencies specific to
the instruction of LEP students and reduction in
number/percentage of teachers of LEP students teaching under
English as a Second Language (ESL) waiver. Programs will
implement one or more of the following strategies/activities in
the project design: sheltered instruction, 5E instructional
model, oral language development, and academic language and
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