Multilingual Learning
The Del Valle ISD's Multilingual Department for Dual Language and ESL Programs is committed to serving the linguistic, affective, and cognitive needs of our students, families, and community.
The DVISD Dual Language and ESL Programs provide high academic instruction with a focus of promoting awareness of their own culture and appreciation of the cultures of others.
Two-Way Dual Language
Our Two-Way Dual Language Immersion program is open to students of families who would like to learn Spanish and who speak a language other than Spanish at home.
Nuestro programa de lenguaje dual bidireccional está abierto a estudiantes de familias que deseen aprender español y que hablen un idioma en casa que no sea español.
Del Valle ISD believes in: Bilingualism, Bi-literacy, and Biculturalism
Del Valle ISD is committed to: An Additive Dual Language Approach
The Purpose of Del Valle ISD’s Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Program is to: By fifth grade, every Emergent Bilingual participating in the DLI Program, will perform at a Meets or Masters level in their Heritage Language (L1) and at an Advanced or Advanced High level in their second language (L2).
Enrollment Process and Considerations
Parents: Incoming 2025-26 Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students who speak English at home may be eligible to participate in our innovative and growing Two-Way Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Program in each of our elementary schools!
Space for Spanish Learners in the Two-Way DLI Program is very limited, subject to change year by year, and campus by campus because the legal priority of Del Valle ISD's DLI Program is to serve our Emergent Bilingual students who are learning English.
Eligibility Process for the 2025-2026 year:
There is a process for eligibility in the Two-Way DLI Program in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Interested parents or guardians must complete the following steps:
1. Attend one of the required parent meetings. Please see dates and locations:
- April 15 - Del Valle Elementary
(5:00 - 6:00pm) - April 16 - Smith Elementary
(5:00 - 6:00pm) - April 22 - Gilbert Elementary
(5:00 - 6:00pm) - April 23 - Newton-Collins Elementary
(5:00 - 6:00 pm)
2. Complete the application provided only at the required parent meeting.
Applications will be dated and time stamped.
3. You must complete registration for your student by May 9th.
Pre-K Dual Language Lottery and notification will take place on May 16th.
Eligibility Considerations for 2025-26
Students must attend the campus they are zoned for and transfer requests to another elementary school are not available.
Siblings of students actively participating in the Two-Way Dual Language program, will be given priority to accept available openings for their Pre-K student in the Two-Way Dual Language program.