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Recorded Sessions

• New Directors: Department Overview - Joanne Clyde 
  
• 2025 New Director Department Overview Video​
• 2025 New Director Department Overview Presentation
  
• New Directors: Introduction to EL Program Funding Resources and Reports - Seng Naolhu Financial Resources for EL Program Service
• Introduction to EL Program Funding Resources and Reports Video
• Introduction to EL Program Funding Resources and Reports Presentation​
• New Directors: Identification and Screening - Trevor Cottle, Lauren Ligammari Identification and Screening New Directors An Introduction
• Identification and Screening New Directors An Introduction Video
• Identification and Screening New Directors An Introduction Presentation
  
• New Directors: English Learner Program Models - Jen Lee New Directors Program Models Presentation
• English Learner Program Models Video
• English Learner Program Models Presentation
  
• New Directors: Compliance Monitoring for EL Programming - Amanda Abuali, Randi Sucic FY26 Compliance Monitoring Bilingual Directors Meeting for New Directors
• Compliance Monitoring for EL Programming Video
• Compliance Monitoring for EL Programming Presentation
  

Conference Presentations

• Day 1 General Session​ - Dr. Tony Sanders, Welcome Address - Victor Gomez, My Journey as a Monarch Butterfly: Mi Testimonio Como Maestro Bilingüe de STEM (Start: 10:00) - Joanne Clyde, Multilingual Department Updates (Start: 37:10)
• ​Day 1 General Session Video
  
• Guidance for districts with few EL students or EL students for the first time - Karen Skinner, Michelle Lopez, John Crosley-Corcoran
• Guidance for districts with few EL students or EL students for the first time Video
• Guidance for districts with few EL students or EL students for the first time Presentation​
  
• Over-identification of ELs - Amanda Abuali, Stephanie Diaz, Over Identification of ELs
• Over-identification of ELs Video
• Over-identification of ELs Presentation​
  
• Accessing the ACCESS Applying Accommodations and Improving Accessibility - Lauren Ligammari, Randi Sucic
  
• Accessing the ACCESS Applying Accommodations and Improving Accessibility Video
• Accessing the ACCESS Applying Accommodations and Improving Accessibility Presentation
  
• Day 2 General Session ​- Joyce Gronewold, Welcome Address/ ISBE Updates - Jen Lee, Update Maintaining Accurate EL Data.pdf (Start: 13:45)- Rae Clements, Milton Leathers, Right Sizing Illinois’ Proficiency Benchmarks and the impact on Accountability in 2025 (Start: 35:35) - Sonia Soltero: Cultivating Linguistic and Culturally Responsive Ecosystems for Multilingual Learners (Start: 49:10)
• Day 2 General Session Video
  
• Finding and Using ELPtP Data - Rae Clements, Milton Leathers
  
• Finding and Using ELPtP Data Video
  
• Wida Alternate ACCESS Identification and Utilization​ - Jen Lee, Laura Quimby, Update Maintaining Accurate EL Data
  
• Wida Alternate ACCESS Identification and Utilization Video
• Presentation (WIDA Alternate ACCESS Identification and Utilization)
• Presentation​ (Update - Maintaining Accurate EL Data)
  
• ACCESS Assessment Updates 2025-2026 - Barry Pederson
• ACCESS Assessment Updates 2025-2026 Video
  

Additional Conference Presentations

• Visiting International Teacher Program Introduction
  
• FY 2026 BPAC FAQ
• Identification and Screening of Potential English Learners 101 An Introduction
• Identification and Screening of Potential English Learners 201 Identification and Screening Scenarios
• Potentional Misidentification of EL Data Overview and Scenarios
• Seal Of Biliteracy - EL Admin Conference SY26
  
• Building your Toolbox for English Learners A Path to School Improvement​​​​
  

• ​Wednesday, September 18, 2024: Session for New Directors
• Welcome and Introduction, Joanne Clyde, Director, Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Multilingual/Language Development Department (MD)
  
• Welcome and Introduction Video
• Welcome and Introduction Presentation
  
• Introduction to EL Program Funding Resources and Reports, Seng Naolhu, Principal Consultant, ISBE MD
• Introduction to EL Program Funding Resources and Reports Video
• Introduction to EL Program Funding Resources and Reports Presentation
  
• Identification of Potential English Learners and Exit Criteria, Trevor Cottle and Lauren Ligammari, Principal Consultants, ISBE MD
• Introduction to EL Program Models, Lydia Kvinta and Edwin Sanchez Molina, Principal Consultants, ISBE MD
• Introduction to EL Program Models Video
  
• Introduction to EL Program Models Presentation
  
• Compliance Monitoring for EL Programming, Amanda Abuali and Emily Mizera, Principal Consultants, ISBE MD
• Compliance Monitoring for EL Programming Video 
• Compliance Monitoring for EL Programming Presentation
  
• Thursday, September 19, 2024
• Multilingual/Language Development Department Updates, Joanne Clyde, Director, ISBE MD
• Multilingual/Language Development Department Updates Video
  
• Multilingual/Language Development Department Updates Presentation
  
• Keynote Presentation: Raising the Bar for Multilingualism, Monserrat Garibay, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Department of Education
• ACCESS Assessment Updates, Barry Pedersen, Principal Consultant, ISBE Assessment
• Identification of Potential English Learners and Exit Criteria, Trevor Cottle and Lauren Ligammari, Principal Consultants, ISBE MD
• Identification of Potential English Learners and Exit Criteria Video
• Identification of Potential English Learners and Exit Criteria Presentation
  
• Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy, Emily Mizera and Karen Skinner, Principal Consultants, ISBE MD
• A Deep Dive into English Learner-Related Reports and CDP/BSP, Lauren Ligammari and Seng Naolhu, Principal Consultants, ISBE MD
• ​Overidentification of ELs for Special Education Services, Lydia Kvinta, Principal Consultant, ISBE MD
• ​​Equitable Services to Private School Students Under Title III, Edwin Sanchez-Molina, Principal Consultant, ISBE MD
• Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee FAQ, John Crosley-Corcoran and Emily Mizera, Principal Consultants, ISBE MD
• A Look into ISBE's Visiting International Teacher Program, Matt Rogalski, Principal Consultant, ISBE MD
• Friday, September 20, 2024
• ​​Welcome and Announcements, Joyce Gronewold, Executive Director, ISBE Specialized Instruction
• Evidence-Based Funding and English Learners, Isabel Monaghan, Senior Policy Specialist, ISBE Finance
• ​Update on Accountability, Rae Clementz, Executive Director, Data, Accountability, and Assessment
• Keynote Presentation: Hitting the Mark for Multilingual Learners, Amy Heineke, Professor, Loyola University Chicago
• Evaluation of Foreign Credentials and Access to Education for Newcomer Students, Beata Ewa Arceo, Director of International/Newcomer Student Services, Chicago Public Schools
• Implementing the Illinois Spanish Language Arts Standards, Norma Monsivais Diers, Zitlali Morales, Victoria Trinder, Department of Curriculum and Instruction,  University of Illinois Chicago
• Requirements for Communicating in Parents' Native Language, Edwin Sanchez-Molina, Principal Consultant, ISBE MD
• Requirements for Communicating in Parents' Native Language Video
  
• Requirements for Communicating in Parents' Native Language Presentation
• Family and Community Engagement Framework, Carolina Fabian, Director, ISBE Family and Community Engagement
• Student Information System (SIS) for ELs, Trevor Cottle and Lauren Ligammari, Principal Consultants, ISBE MD
• ​A Deep Dive into Title III Grants, Lauren Ligammari and Seng Naolhu, Principal Consultants, ISBE MD
• English Learner Program Compliance Monitoring, John Crosley-Corcoran and Emily Mizera, Principal Consultants, ISBE MD
• ​Interpretations & Translations for Dually Identified Students, Lydia Kvinta, Principal Consultant, ISBE MD​​​​