Multilingual Education in Pasadena ISD

The Pasadena Independent School District's Multilingual Programs prepare students to leverage their linguistic and cultural richness to fulfill their potential as effective communicators, global citizens, engaged collaborators, innovative thinkers, and self-directed learners.

What We Do

The Multilingual Department champions Dual Language, World Languages, and English as a Second Language opportunities for multilingual learners throughout the district. We work to design, implement, and sustain systems that serve all students equitably.

Alongside other district departments, we work collaboratively to help create safe and welcoming learning environments, communicate effectively with families, strengthen curriculum, and develop high quality instructional practices in every classroom. 

About Our Students

• Pasadena ISD is home to more than 17,000 Multilingual Learners. That’s more than 37% of all Pasadena ISD students!
• Pasadena ISD serves:
  • 7,500+ Multilingual Learners in elementary schools
  • 2,400+ Multilingual Learners in middle schools
  • 2,800+ Multilingual Learners in intermediate schools
  • 4,600+ Multilingual Learners in high schools
• Our students come from over 30 linguistic backgrounds.
• The most prevalent home languages spoken among out Multilingual Learners are:
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese
  • Arabic
  • Urdu

Helpful Resources for Parents of Multilingual Learners:

• Supporting Emergent Bilingual Students in Texas
  • Bilingual Education (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
  • English as a Second Language-ESL (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
  • TEA-Content-Based Language Instruction
     
• State Plan for Educating Emergent Bilingual Students-Chapter 89 BB
  • In Spanish
  • In English