Despite its grant running out, Midland ISD has plans to continue its dual language program citing success. The program mixes non-English speakers with non-Spanish speakers at South, DeZavala, Crockett and Travis elementary schools. There are currently 543 students in the program, said Maria Mata, MISD bilingual/English as a second language director. Students are paired with a bilingual and non-bilingual teacher. They plan lessons together and decide what they will cover. The learning is continuous with youngsters being taught in Spanish one day and English the next, for example.