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EL Update

EL Update
EL Update

March 5th, 2026 March 5th, 2026

Updates Updates

  • Article - Navigating conversations with children about war, conflict and other traumatic events
  • GRPL discontinuing Hot Spot Lending Library
  • May 11th - Tentative date for EL Program Evaluation Work Session at Kent ISD

New Resource New Resource

  • Safety in Storytelling: A How To Guide from Leaders with Lived Experience - provides tips on deciding what, when, and if to share stories from your lived experiences
  • New NCELA Fact Sheet - Top Languages of English Learners
  • Opportunity - The Grand Rapids Red Project is offering to install and partner with locations across the county who would be interested in hosting a refurbished newspaper box that would be filled with Narcan and other life saving items to prevent overdoses info@redproject.org
  • Latest immigration update from USAHello

WIDA WIDA

  • New - WIDA PD Offerings survey - tell WIDA what you would like to see them offer in the future
  • 25/26 List of Important Dates available now
  • WIDA Access window Jan. 26th - April 3rd

Resources & Events Resources & Events

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  • May 6th - MABE Pre-Conferences - register here

  • May 15th - Building Better Writers with author Natalia Heckman, Muskegon ISD CTC Campus, $130/person (includes lunch and book), 8am - 3pm, registration link

  • MEAP Utility Assistance for households or call 616-929-1640

  • Database of Colleges that offer Child Care to support student parents
  • Adulting 101 - free virtual series on topics like Informed Renter, Roadmap to a Smart Used Car Purchase, The Realities of Animal Care, and more - click for more information

  • 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 closer to the event, $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 closer to event, $0 registration and participants are eligible to receive a $125 stipend for attending

  • July 22nd & 23rd - ML Summit in Livonia, register here

  • NEW – English Learner Requirements (with citations)

GVSU Seal of Biliteracy Testing Days are Back! Click for more info GVSU Seal of Biliteracy Testing Days are Back! Click for more info

25/26 Resources 25/26 Resources

  • 25/26 EL Timeline
  • NEW Kindergarten Flow Chart
  • NEW Administrator's Guide for English Learners
  • Updated Statewide EL Professional Learning calendar - includes webinars for EL Program Eval focus Indicator 18 and new False EL process
  • Comprehensive High School Experience evaluation - bit.ly/HighSchoolEval
  • Updated – An Undocumented Student’s Guide to College (and FAFSA) in Michigan
  • Presentation – Supporting Students Separated from Parents Due to Deportation
  • NEW from MDE A Resource for Local Education Agencies and Schools Supporting Students Separated from Parents or Legal Guardians Due to Deportation Proceedings
  • NEW Resource - Know Your Rights: Five Things Parents Detained by ICE Should Know
  • Kent ISD Guidance on using an Affidavit instead of copying / keeping birth certificates or identity documents during enrollment
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