• Read with your child daily in home language.
• Work with your child in speaking and other skills in your home language.

The district may offer newcomer summer camps in elementary, middle and high school. Please contact Kerry Haupert at (210) 407-0063.

Students are expected to respect the rights and privileges of other students and adults while at school. This is so that the learning environment at school is positive and constructive. It is the belief of NEISD that students are responsible for the choices they make and can be taught behavior expectations. Refer to the NEISD Student/Parent Handbook.

Expectations depending on your child’s grade level. The general difference is whether the homework is graded or not and the criteria for extended assignments/projects. Refer to the homework guidelines for elementary and secondary (middle and high school).

Students are expected to attend school Monday through Friday during the school year. Contact your child’s school for its start and end time. You can review the academic calendar for holidays during the school year.

The state of Texas expects that your child will not be absent more than nine (9) school days within a six-month period in the same school year. Excessive absences can result in loss of credit unless the student makes up the missed work in an acceptable alternative manner including but not limited to: Saturday School, Summer School, or after school hours. Parents can appeal to the school principal for unusual extenuating circumstances.

Yes. In elementary, a child is assigned a certified English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher to help build your child’s proficiency in English in Reading, Writing, Science and Math. These subjects are taught by the same ESL teacher. In middle and high school, students are enrolled in sheltered language arts, math, science and social studies class in which they will receive learning accommodations appropriate to their level of English acquisition.

Newcomer classes may be part of either elementary, middle or secondary schools. For more information on these classes, please email khaupe@neisd.net.

Absolutely! Our district believes that the best way for a child to learn a second language is to build about his/her first language. The North East Dual Language is PK through Grade 12. The elementary program gradually increases English the child is exposed to in each subject, while the middle and high school programs focus on subject areas taught in Spanish.

The ESL teacher will provide grade level standards and apply strategies that assist students with second language acquisition.

The child will be taught by a highly qualified ESL certified teacher.

The district offers ESL to students in pre-k through 12th grade by providing targeted and systematic instruction. The ESL program is taught with high expectations through the English language proficiency standards and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading, Spanish Language Arts and English as a Second Language, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.

Your child will have subject matter presented in the most comprehensible manner for your child by ESL teachers who are highly qualified and are specially trained on helping children acquire a second language. Your child’s emotional, cognitive, and linguistic needs will be met by ESL teachers. His/her strengths and needs will be recognized by his/her ESL teacher and will be able to differentiate how your child is taught subject matter in English.

The ESL program is offered at all campuses in North East ISD.

If you are new to U.S. schools or a refugee/asylee, contact Kerry Haupert at (210) 407-0063. If you have been in U.S. schools, you can do so by visiting the Early Childhood Education page.