🇵🇷 Fernando Maldonado Vaillant

This evening,our board recognized these fantastic BIL students who represented us at the regional Spelling Bee. We are incredibly proud of their hard work, courage, and commitment to excellence. Blingualism is a superpower! @fernandoESL @TecJulie @irmacmedina1218 @PrestonMarthaJ

Don’t forget to stop by @SpringForestMS Multicultural Festival. Stop by the ML department table to learn about programs available at SBISD, events coming up & about the countries represented in our department. Play and win! @fernandoESL @TecJulie @irmacmedina1218

We are so PROUD of these @SBISD EB students for bravely sharing their English language journeys at the Seidlitz Conference. They shared the challenges they’ve faced & the supports that are helping them succeed! @SpringWoodsHigh @StratfordHS @fernandoESL

Another afternoon with our @SBISD elementary teachers and leads learning about intentional vocabulary instruction to hep students access grade-level standards.@fernandoESL @TecJulie @irmacmedina1218 @PrestonMarthaJ

2nd place for @SBISD

Congratulations to our District Spanish Spelling Bee winners! 🎉 ⭐ 1st: Camila R., Woodview Elementary ⭐ 2nd: Natalia P., Woodview Elementary ⭐ 3rd: Yeico L., Buffalo Creek Elementary These students will compete at the Region 4 Spanish Spelling Bee on February 4. #SBISDProud

We kicked off 2026 engaging with Ts across @SBISD through a series of learning sessions. Grateful to campus leaders for making this possible. Special shoutout to Mr. Blaze at DAEP who cooked for his team making the day extra special! @irmacmedina1218 @PrestonMarthaJ @TecJulie

Please help us spread the word. @TecJulie @fernandoESL @irmacmedina1218 @PrestonMarthaJ @SBISD @SpringForestMS @HolaMaestraLeal

Yesterday serving our @sbisd teachers with: Diving into IOWA components to guide instruction and ensure success and QSSSA (for those who could not attend our face-to- face sessions). Thank you Ts for growing with us! #SBISD #Collectivegreatness @irmacmedina1218 @fernandoESL

SBISD representing @Region4ESC !

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Kicked off our PK–1 PD series - Structured Talk! We aligned our vision for early language needs by reviewing 2nd grade TELPAS questions and identifying the skills we must build now to support success in grades 2–5. Thank you Ms. Jaimes for leading the way!

We spiced up our team meeting today! Our team of spices (and one chef!) A reminder that teamwork (and a little fun) keeps the creativity cooking! 🔥 Hope everyone had a productive and fun day! #TeamCulture #WorkFun @fernandoESL @irmacmedina1218 @TecJulie @PrestonMarthaJ

2 amazing groups of Ts in the house! Our Ts working toward their BL Certification, and those enhancing their expertise in best practices to engage Ss in meaningful conversations & promote the use of academic language with strong supports💪🏼@fernandoESL @irmacmedina1218 @TecJulie

@fernandoESL @irmacmedina1218 @TecJulie @rrazo80 @PrestonMarthaJ

Elementary teachers attending our (BTLPT) 190 & Bilingual Education Supplemental 164 test preparation & our secondary teachers attending the first session on Metacognition and Visual supports @fernandoESL @irmacmedina1218 @TecJulie #❤️supporting EBs

“Unlocking the power of Language” with our @SBISD PreK teachers. What an exciting opportunity to get to collaborate with this team! We will see you again November 6. Mark your 🗓️ @irmacmedina1218 @TecJulie @PrestonMarthaJ @fernandoESL

From identification to reclassification and monitoring. Our @SBISD families learning today with TEA’s #T3series. Thanks to @CBEBULLDOGS for hosting us and to our wonderful parents for attending. #everychild @fernandoESL @TecJulie @irmacmedina1218 @PrestonMarthaJ

After a long day of teaching, these dedicated @SBISD teachers still made time to come and learn with us. Today, reflecting in how metacognition and visuals empower learners to take control of their language journey.@irmacmedina1218 @TecJulie @PrestonMarthaJ @fernandoESL

Lot’s of learning and sharing took place this Thursday with our secondary CTE teachers and our elementary Dual Language teachers! Because we all care about EVERY child, every day, every minute, every way! We are @SBISD 🙌🏼@irmacmedina1218 @TecJulie @fernandoESL @marthapreston