Data

Data found on [|R.P. Harris Elementary] demographic profile from the 2007-2008 school year, shows that there is a large population (48%) of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students divided between the two following programs:

Traditional Bilingual Program (TBP): 42% English as Second Language (ESL): 5%

Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) assessment [|reports] from the last three years, shows that roughly 50% of those LEP students are gaining at least one proficiency level. This also means that the other half of the school's LEP population is not making any progress, in some cases, even after 3 years or more in a Traditional Bilingual Program.

BELC will identify those students who are not making any progress and offer them an intervention plan to help them surpass their difficulties during the English language acquisition process.

All data obtained from students such as grades, progress record, monitoring reports, and any other personal information will be kept strictly confidential and will only be used for research purpose upon approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Houston Independent School District Research Committee, and parents of the students attending BELC. .