Bilingual Education Update

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction sent this bulletin at 10/23/2020 11:15 AM PDT

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Resources to Address Civil Rights Obligations for Multilingual/English Learners and Supports for their Families

Bulletin 076-20 (Sept. 2020): Supporting Multilingual/ELs and their Families – Civil rights obligations for multilingual/ELs, resources for school districts, and supports for multilingual families.
Bulletin 085-20 (Oct. 2020): Supporting Multilingual/ELs and their Families – Translated resources and navigation tools for multilingual families. Language access statues and resources for school districts and families.
Reopening Washington Schools 2020: Supporting Multilingual/English Learners – 2020-21 Identification procedures, English language development guidance, and resources for online instruction and professional learning.
Barriers to Bridges: Teacher Perspectives on Accelerating Learning, Leadership, and Innovation in the Pandemic – Recommendations to effectively address inequities, elevate teachers’ voices, and to foster innovations in learning and teaching for our multilingual learners and students with disabilities.

Bilingual Education CPR Webinars are Cancelled

Consolidated Program Review (CPR) Preparation Webinars are cancelled for next week. As soon as the 2020-21 CPR calendar is published, our Bilingual Education program supervisors will be contacting districts directly to discuss plans for the review process.

Bulletin 083-20 includes information about the 2020-21 CPR process and states, “OSPI will complete the reviews started in the 2019–20 monitoring cycle and the 2018–19 reviews that have not been finalized.”

Contact Us

Veronica M. Gallardo - Migrant and Bilingual Education Director | 360-725-6148

Shannon Martin - Districts A - North Mason | Bilingual Education Program Supervisor | 360-725-4476

Amy Ingram - Districts North Thurston - Z | Bilingual Program Education Supervisor | 360-764-6201

Patty Finnegan - Dual language education support for all districts | Bilingual Education Special Project Program Supervisor | 360-725-4468

ALL STUDENTS PREPARED FOR POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS, CAREERS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

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