Board approves TBIP plan to fund multilingual-learner supports next year
February 21, 2026 | Richland School District, School Districts, Washington
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The Richland School District board voted on Dec. 9 to approve the district plan for the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP) for the 2025-26 year, endorsing how the district proposes to use state TBIP funds to support multilingual learners.
Enid (speaker 11), who led the presentation on multilingual supports, described how students are identified through registration and the WIDA screener and receive tiered English language development supports. "When students first enroll in the district...the student then takes the WIDA screener assessment," Enid said, explaining the district's intake and progress-monitoring process. The plan also references staffing and supports led by multilingual learner specialist Becky Macbeth and literacy coordinator Christina Tucker.
Board discussion focused on staffing levels, assessment timelines and ensuring access to services. One board member asked if the district was meeting screening timelines; Enid replied the district has a "pretty strict timeline" to assess students within 10 days of enrollment and offered to follow up with specifics. Another attendee noted the district's first-year implementation of ILET ELL for grades 6-12 and asked administrators to crosswalk the new program to core curricula.
The motion to approve the plan was moved and seconded; the board then voted to approve the TBIP plan for use of funds in the coming year.
What happens next: District staff said they will provide additional detail on staffing and any follow-up actions needed to comply with screening timelines and to support schools in implementing ILET ELL and other supports.
Enid (speaker 11), who led the presentation on multilingual supports, described how students are identified through registration and the WIDA screener and receive tiered English language development supports. "When students first enroll in the district...the student then takes the WIDA screener assessment," Enid said, explaining the district's intake and progress-monitoring process. The plan also references staffing and supports led by multilingual learner specialist Becky Macbeth and literacy coordinator Christina Tucker.
Board discussion focused on staffing levels, assessment timelines and ensuring access to services. One board member asked if the district was meeting screening timelines; Enid replied the district has a "pretty strict timeline" to assess students within 10 days of enrollment and offered to follow up with specifics. Another attendee noted the district's first-year implementation of ILET ELL for grades 6-12 and asked administrators to crosswalk the new program to core curricula.
The motion to approve the plan was moved and seconded; the board then voted to approve the TBIP plan for use of funds in the coming year.
What happens next: District staff said they will provide additional detail on staffing and any follow-up actions needed to comply with screening timelines and to support schools in implementing ILET ELL and other supports.
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