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Updates from the Oregon Department of Education
1. Help Shape the Migrant Education Program Evaluation
News and Resources for Multilingual and Migrant Education
Upcoming Events, Training & Conference Opportunities
1. Webinar: Literacy Practices for Multilingual Students with Disabilities, May 13, 2025
2. Webinar: Ethical Quantitative Approaches to Inclusion in Applied Linguistics, May 21, 2025
6. Online Course: Teaching Early Literacy from a Multilingual Perspective, July 7 – August 10, 2025
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What is the Migrant Education Program (MEP) evaluation? It is not monitoring. The evaluation aims to help us understand how we are progressing at the state and regional levels toward our shared goals for successful migratory student outcomes.
Our vision is to design and implement an evaluation in a culturally responsive and inclusive manner. To do so, we invite broad participation from MEP staff and allies, including coordinators, educators, MEP specialists, parents, family members, and students to provide ideas and feedback throughout the process.
There are many options to participate, including staying informed (receiving information about what’s happening), reviewing materials (reading documents and providing feedback through your preferred method), and participating in an advisory group that provides thought partnership and opportunities to co-create materials. We encourage people to participate as they are able and honor choices to opt in or out at any point.
We will share more information about the evaluation and these opportunities in May. We also invite you to answer a one-question interest form to give us a sense of whether you would like to provide feedback in any way. Please follow the links for the English and Spanish forms:
Contact Diego Contreras-Medrano, MEP Senior Researcher, with questions and concerns.
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2. ELPA Standards Report Now Available
The English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) Standards Report is now available. The ELPA Standards Report provides a different way to look at past and future ELPA Summative data, organizing it by standard as well as domain. This report is housed in ODE’s Achievement Data Insight (ADI) application. It can be retrieved only by district personnel with ADI permissions.
- Your district security administrator knows who has ADI access for your district.
- To learn more about the ELPA Standards Report, consult the ELPA Standards Report Guide, found in the Resources accordion of the English Language Proficiency Assessment page.
- The current Report features 2023-24 data.
- 2024-25 data will become available with the next year’s report, which becomes available in August.
ODE hopes to create an informational webinar regarding the ELPA Standards Report and will disseminate registration information for any such eventual webinar through channels such as this newsletter.
Contact Ben Wolcott, ELPA Specialist, with questions or concerns.
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1. 19 States Sue U.S. Department of Education Over Anti-DEI Directive
The battle over DEI in education just escalated. A coalition of 19 states, including Oregon, is taking the U.S. Department of Education to court, claiming new federal demands threaten billions in funding and put “excruciatingly difficult” restrictions on schools' diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Click here to read the full article.
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1. Webinar: Literacy Practices for Multilingual Students with Disabilities, May 13, 2025
Join experts Dr. Durán and Dr. Kangas on May 13, 2025, at 1:00 PM for an important conversation on literacy practices for multilingual students with disabilities. This webinar will address common myths, share evidence-based strategies, and explore future directions for supporting the literacy development of multilingual learners with disabilities. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and practical approaches. Click here to register for this event.
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2. Webinar: Ethical Quantitative Approaches to Inclusion in Applied Linguistics, May 21, 2025
On May 21, 2025, at 8:00 AM, the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) will host a webinar exploring ethical, inclusive practices in quantitative applied linguistics research. Click here to register for this event.
3. Virtual Multilingual Learner Symposium, June 5, 2025
Don’t miss this one-day, virtual learning experience designed for educators supporting multilingual learners! Featuring a keynote by Dr. Ayanna Cooper and six timely, interactive breakout sessions, this event will offer practical, research-based strategies to strengthen multilingual learner programming, family engagement, literacy, and more. Click here to register for this event.
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Looking to strengthen your formative assessment practices for English and multilingual learners? These engaging, hands-on workshops are designed to support educators in using real-time feedback to guide instruction and monitor student progress—while keeping student assets at the center.
Level 1 offers a strong foundation in formative assessment practices tailored for EL/MLs. Participants will explore the components of an effective formative assessment framework, learn to identify and collect evidence of language development, and apply new strategies for embedding assessment throughout instruction.
Level 2 builds on this foundation by helping participants apply the formative assessment framework to each phase of the lesson cycle. Attendees will practice collecting, analyzing, and responding to student performance data in real time to support both language development and content learning. Participants can choose from the following workshop dates.
You will receive the joining information and the link to download your notetaking guide.
5. Elevate Your School Leadership with Exclusive EL Professional Development Opportunities, Starts June 23, 2025
Join Oregon school leaders and nationally recognized experts for this summer's online EL Summer Leadership Institute 2025, hosted by the College of Education at the University of Oregon! Funded by the U.S. Department of Education through a National Professional Development grant. This summer, participants will have the opportunity to:
- Explore the historical and legislative landscape of EL education in the USA
- Gain insights into the diverse profiles of EL students
- Dive deeper into evidence-based practices
- Discover practical coaching models and effective strategies for supporting EL teaching within your school
- And more!
The EL Summer Leadership Institute is free of charge and all participants are eligible for professional development units (PDUs) and stipends for participation. Click here to register and to view the flyer click here.
Contact Amie Garcia, Project Coordinator with questions.
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6. Online Course: Teaching Early Literacy from a Multilingual Perspective, July 7 – August 10, 2025
A five-week summer session of Teaching Early Literacy from a Multilingual Perspective, Oregon State University professional learning course, is now open for registration on a first-come, first-served basis. It will run online asynchronously between July 7-August 10. This course is designed to empower K-5 educators with the knowledge and tools to implement culturally responsive, multilingual literacy instruction. This course aligns with the Oregon Department of Education's Early Literacy Framework, ensuring your teaching strategies reflect current best practices for fostering literacy in diverse classrooms. For more details or to register, visit the Teaching Early Literacy from a Multilingual Perspective page or view the flyer.
Contact murphym@wlwv.k12.or.us with questions, comments, or suggestions.
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If you have content or stories you’d like featured in our newsletter, we want to hear from you! Whether it’s an article, event, or an inspiring story, your contributions add depth to our discussions. Please send your submissions and ideas to Estephany Membreno, Administrative Specialist, and you may see your content in an upcoming publication.
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For questions or assistance, the Multilingual and Migrant (MME) team is available to support you. Please contact us via email for further information.
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You were added to this newsletter if you are part of the Migrant Education Program and/or the Title III English Learner listserv. Migrant Ed and Title III leaders, staff, and interested members of the public may subscribe to this newsletter through ODE's QuickSubscribe portal at any time. We thank you for serving Oregon's multilingual and migrant students.
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