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News and Updates

• PreK-12 Bilingual and ESL Matrix
  

• Save-the-Date for the annual Bilingual Parent Summit
  

• Teaching Resources for Ukrainian​ Students
  

• SEL resources for students and families

  • SEL resources for refugee students and families​

  
  

• FY 2023 EL-Title III Grant P​eriodic Reports​

  FY 2023 EL-Title III Grant Periodic Reports (GPR) for the EL-Title III LIEP, ISEP and BEA are now available through the ISBE Web Application Security (IWAS) system. The due date for the annual GRP report, which covered activities from the 2nd period of FY22 and 1st period of FY23 deadline has now passed. If your district is a recipient of any of the grants mentioned above you are required above, please complete and submit your report as soon as possible​!

  • All districts, except cooperative member districts, that receive Title III funds in FY 2023 are required to submit their GPR by the deadline. For more information on how to complete the GPR, please visit the Grant Periodic Reporting page and go to the "English Learner-Title III" dropdown under "Program Specific Information."
    
    

• U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs Policy Letter Regarding English Learners ​with ​Special Education Needs

  The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) released a Policy Letter in November that answers two questions: 1) “Does IDEA require language development goals be included in a student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) if that student is an English Learner?” 2) “If states and districts do not have the means to staff their schools with educators who are dually certified in special education and English language development, what are the recommended best practices that they can use to ensure they provide appropriate instruction and services to English Learners with disabilities?” Please see the full OSEP Policy Letter 21-03 that was sent to Timothy Boals​, founder and director of WIDA, for the answers.​​​​​