Multilingual Support Services
Spring and Summer 2024

Professional Learning Opportunities
We are excited to announce the Professional Learning opportunities being offered during the 2024-2025 school year. This newsletter will provide you with more information and direct links to registration for sessions that will support teachers and administrators serving students in bilingual and ESL programs. We will continue to update this Smore as we add new sessions to the calendar.
Discovery Education PD Series: Supporting ELL Students
ELPS: Introduction and Implementation
Second Language Acquisition and Theorists
Supporting Emergent Bilingual GT Learners in the Classroom (CPE Credit Only)
Tech Tools You Didn't Know to Ask For 4: TalkingPoints
Leadership Academy #1
9/18/24
Start the school year with effective systems to benefit your EB students.
Leadership Academy #2
1/22/25
Pause mid-year to evaluate structures and systems established in the fall and look ahead to monitor EB student progress.
Leadership Academy #3
5/14/25
Reflect on intentional changes made during the school year and identify gains as well as goals for the upcoming school year.
Parent Engagement
Thursday, September 26, 2024
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. CDT
Parent outreach and training provides parents with the education and training needed to support the improvement of their child's English language skills and become more active participants in their child's education
Family Engagement
Thursday, November 14, 2024
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. CT
Family outreach and training provide parents with the required parent and family literacy services, activities, and trainings needed to improve their English language skills
Community Engagement
Thursday, January 30, 2025
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. CT
Community participation programs: Participation is the action of taking part in an activity or an event. Under Title III, Part A, “community participation programs” are programs in which English learners, parents, and family members can take part