Primary and

Elementary Campuses
Stafford Independent School District
1625 Staffordshire Road
Stafford, TX 77477

Language Immersion Mission

Expand and advocate for
exemplary, research-based
language education by creating
and promoting policies,
sustainability, professional
development, and collaborative/
engaged educators as we support
bilingualism, biliteracy and
biculturalism.

Contact Us

LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS

Maria Dudash
Stafford Municipal School District
Bilingual/ESL Department
1625 Staffordshire Road
Stafford, Texas 77477
281-261-9224

CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE

mdudash@staffordmsd.org

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Enrollment Policy
Parent Involvement
Parents understand and support the program
goals

Parents agree to a K-6 commitment to the

Language Immersion Program

Parents agree to participate in school

meetings and activities

Parents are expected to be active participants

in their childs education

Kindergarten: no entrance requirements,

based on available spaces student applications are
selected on a lottery system with the exception of
limited English Spanish speakers who will need to
enroll in Spanish bilingual classes

Grade 1 and up enrollment will depend on available

spaces, prospective students will need to have a
basic Chinese or Vietnamese language proficiency
to ensure their success in the program

students in grades K to 3 are expected to participate

in the program for the duration of their elementary
education or up to 4th grade if available;

Students with previously identified language-

Benefits of the Program

Bilingualism/Biliteracy/Biculturalism

High cognitive development

Cross-cultural relationships

Respect for self, family, school, and

community

Leadership and self-confidence

Strong school and parent partnership

Student Participation Criteria

maintain satisfactory grades in all core

classes during each grading cycle

Perform at satisfactory level or above in the

State of Texas Assessments of Academic
Readiness (STAAR)

Bilingualism/Biliteracy: Develop high

levels of proficiency in two languages

participate in cultural events which may

occur during evenings/weekends

High levels of academic achievement:

Perform at or above grade level in
academic areas in both languages

complete all assignments and special

projects

Program Goals

Obtain fluent English speaker score on Oral

IPT or be a native Chinese or Vietnamese
speaker if not fluent in English

Cross-cultural attitudes: Demonstrate

positive cross-cultural attitudes and
behaviors, and high levels of self-esteem

processing challenges should be discouraged from

participating in a language immersion program since
this may be counterproductive to their academic and
language development.

Enrollment Timeline
JanuaryMay

Until 3rd Friday in May

Accepting pre-enrollment

Lottery (if needed) to fill

80% of spaces
If your are not chosen, you
will be placed into the
second round

June-August

Until 3rd Friday in August

Accepting pre-enrollment

Lottery (if needed) to fill

remaining 20 % spacesremaining names will be
placed on a wait-list