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The Special Populations Monitoring Team focuses on the effectiveness of federal and state program areas, specifically, Bilingual Education, English as a Second language, English Learner, (BE/ESL/EL), and Other Special Population (OSP) which includes students in foster care, experiencing homelessness, or military-connected in a Local Education Agency (LEA) in Texas. Annually, LEAs receive Determination Levels (DL) of 1-4 as determined within the Results-Driven Accountability (RDA) framework. The Special Populations Monitoring Team engages with LEAs receiving DLs of 3 or 4 in continuous improvement activities that lead to the development and implementation of a district focused strategic support plan (SSP).

Before Getting Started...

To help support a successful experience in completing the monitoring activities, the Special Populations Monitoring Team recommends for LEAs to review the following resources.

• Ascend Guidance Document (PDF)

2025-2025 BE/OSP RDA Trainings

These 2025-2026 Training opportunities are hosted by the Special Populations Monitoring team within the Division of Special Populations Policy and Compliance. All training times listed are Central Time (CT). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from no-reply@zoom.us containing information about the meeting. If you do not see your confirmation email after registering, we recommend checking your junk or spam folder.

BE/ESL/EB Documents

OSP Documents