Bilingual / ESL Programs

 

McKinney ISD 50/50 Bilingual Transitional Early Exit Model

Grade Percent Span/Eng Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Clarification
PK 60/40

S

E S E S Every week the same
K-2 50/50 S
E
E
S
S
E
E
S
S
E
10 day rotation
3 40/60 E S E S E Every week the same
4 20/80 E E E E E Instruction in English using ESL strategies with Spanish support* as needed up to 20 minutes per content area daily
5 10/90 E E E E E Instruction in English using ESL strategies with Spanish support * as needed up to 10 minutes per content area daily

The model is based on 90 minutes of instructional time daily per content area (Language Arts with integrated Social Studies, Math, and Science). In PK, the model is based on 60 minutes daily per content area.
* Examples of Spanish support include: whole group mini-lesson (if entire class needs it), small group instruction in Spanish, one on one assistance in Spanish, independent practice in Spanish, or vocabulary lesson in Spanish.