Region 9 Education Service Center

Welcome to Region 9 ESC Bilingual/ESL Services!

Here you will find useful information for serving emergent bilingual students as well as support for state and federal compliance.

Javier De Leon

ESL/Bilingual/Migrant Specialist

940-397-8271

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Amy Blackwell

Director of Special Programs

940-322-6928

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Raquel Oxford

OSY/Migrant/ESL Specialist

940-397-8243

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- professional development to educators serving emergent bilingual students,
- assistance with program guidelines and compliance,
- support of effective research-based activities and strategies that enhance or supplement language instruction, including parent, family, and community engagement activities.
Title III, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as reauthorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), aims to ensure that English learners (ELs) and immigrant students attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English. Title III will also assist all English learners meet the same challenging State academic standards (TEKS) that all children are expected to meet.