EL Update

NEW Alternate Access Screener - Click to access the Guidance Document
Check out the infographic and video from our last EL Update on the Alt Access Screener
May 11th - EL Program Evaluation Work Session Spring 2026 - need time to work with your team on Comprehensive High School Experience? This session will be an overview of the process and facilitated work time with Casey and Laura Otten, 9am - 12pm, anyone is welcome to register, $0. Click for the link to see all of MDE's statewide EL Program work session dates / locales
EL Connect 26/27 - tentative dates are Sept. 29th, Jan 26th, April 27th, AM and PM sessions available, registration link
MDE EL Statewide Update from April

The National Network for Youth's I Am Here: Vital Document Legal Hotline for Youth can help students apply for IDs and other important documents.

Universal Patterns Emerge Across 22 Languages - article
Applications are open for 2nd cohort of the Michigan Immigrant Youth Leadership Council, ages 18 - 24 years, 10 month program includes leadership development, learning opportunities, and the creation of a service project, deadline to submit is June 15th (see forms below)
Latest immigration update from USAHello

25/26 List of Important Dates available now
Watch for Students Enrolled and Demographics (begins April 27th), Answer Documents Received, and Students Not Tested windows in the Secure Site - Review Page 17 of the Spotlight on what to look for and correct if needed
Screening for incoming K students for 26/27 school year is now open

May 15th - Building Better Writers with author Natalia Heckman, Muskegon ISD CTC Campus, $130/person (includes lunch and book), 8am - 3pm, registration link
May 15th - Trauma Informed Response for Immigration Incidents in Students' Lives - webinar facilitated by Oakland Schools, 12pm - 3pm, registration link
June 17th - Reaching All Learners with Lori Lee from OAISD, virtual, no cost, 5 SCECHs, registration link
June 23rd - Talk Read Talk Write - Kent ISD Service Area Educators along with a few additional districts / schools can register now, registration will open to all on April 15th, $0 registration and participants are eligible to receive a $125 stipend for attending
June 24th - ¡Toma la palabra! - Kent ISD Service Area Educators in districts / schools with immersion, dual language, or bilingual programs can register now, registration will open to all on April 15th, $0 registration and participants are eligible to receive a $125 stipend for attending
July 22nd & 23rd - ML Summit in Livonia, register here

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