Title III Immigrant Reporting
KDE will extract immigrant student data on Oct. 19, based on data as of Oct. 13, to determine Title III Immigrant Subgrant eligibility and allocations. Districts should run the Title III Immigrant Report to verify data accuracy. Refer to the “Quick Reference Card” for report details and usage and the “Immigrant Data Standards” for data-entry and reporting guidance.
Contact Windy Spalding or Margalee Conlee with questions about Infinite Campus data. Contact Chris Williams with questions about assessment pre-code labels.
October Voices from the Field
Voices from the Field continues the virtual learning series highlighting instructional strategies and promising practices that support EL success.
Join the Fayette County Public Schools Multilingual Learner Instructional Coaching Team for “Empowering Every Reader: Breaking Barriers and Equipping Diverse Learners to Conquer Complex Texts,” an interactive presentation and question-and-answer session exploring practical strategies to make complex texts more accessible and comprehensible for ELs at varying levels of language proficiency.
Participants will leave with ideas and approaches they can apply immediately to support students’ engagement with grade-level content.
Session Time and Registration
Oct. 28, 10-11 a.m. ET (9-10 a.m. CT)
Register for Empowering Every Reader: Breaking Barriers and Equipping Diverse Learners to Conquer Complex Texts.
KDE-Sponsored WIDA Professional Learning Virtual Series Remains Open!
Registration is still open for two free KDE-sponsored WIDA virtual learning opportunities. Scheduled in after-school webinar sessions from 4 to 5:30 p.m. ET (3 to 4:30 p.m. CT), Nurturing Speaking Growth will be held on Oct. 15 and Oct. 22. Interested participants can register for Nurturing Speaking Growth. Expanding Reading Instruction with Multilingual Learners will be held on Nov. 10 and Nov. 17, and interested educators can register for Expanding Reading Instruction with Multilingual Learners.
New WIDA Resources
Looking for ways to deepen students’ understanding of how language is used across content areas? Two new WIDA resources can help teachers and students make stronger connections between language, text and meaning.
“Exploring Key Language Uses Across Content Areas” helps educators understand how the WIDA Key Language Uses appear across disciplines through authentic text examples and classroom connections.
Complementing this resource, “Discovering Text Purposes Through the WIDA Key Language Uses” helps students identify the purpose of a text and recognize how authors use language to communicate different ideas and meanings. Together, these resources offer practical ways to support language development while engaging students with grade-level content.
WIDA Professional Learning Highlights
KDE recently welcomed 43 educators from 23 districts in Lexington for Writing with Multilingual Learners in the Elementary Grades and Teacher Leaders: Planning with the WIDA ELD Standards Framework from Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. Participants explored practical strategies to support language and literacy development, strengthen instructional planning and increase access to grade-level content for ELs. Thank you to all who attended and contributed to the learning and collaboration throughout the week.
 Kentucky has updated its WIDA state page with important ACCESS testing dates for the 2026-2027 school year.
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Jan. 4 - Feb. 12, 2027: WIDA ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS testing window
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Apr. 27, 2027: Digital ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS score reports and data available to districts in WIDA AMS
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May 10-11, 2027: Printed ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS score reports delivered to districts
Be sure to review these dates and plan accordingly for administration and reporting activities.
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