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• ​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​​​​
  

• Wednesday, September 21, 2022
  
• Welcome and Announcements
• Introduction to Grants and Reporting
• Identification and Assessment
• HLS, Identification and Exit Procedure
• Identification and Assessment Webinar
• Introduction to EL Programs Models
  
• ​English Learning Programing
• Compliance Monitoring
• Compliance Monitoring Presentation SY2022-23
• Thursday, September 22, 2022
  
• ​Welcome Remarks, Accountability Indicators for EL, and Keynote Address: Broadening the Conversation, by Ester DeJong (Part 1)
  
• Keynote Address: Broadening the Conversation, by Ester DeJong, continued (Part 2)
  
• Keynote Address:  Broadening the Conversation, by Ester DeJong, continued (Part 3)
  
• WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework
• Lunch Break, Update on Initiatives from ISBE Multilingual / Language Development Department
  
• ACCESS Assessment Updates
• Educator Licensure: Updates and Current Flexibilities for Teachers
• Introduction to the English Learner Progress to Proficiency Indicator
• ISBE Multilingual / Language Development Department Monitoring for English Learners Services
• Friday, September 23, 2022​
• ​Welcome and Announcements, Welcoming Remarks by Dr. Carmen Ayala, IL-EMPOWER,and Keynote: What Parents Want and Students Deserve, by P. Zitali Morales
• Finding & Using Accountability Data to Inform EL Instruction
• ​Evidence Based Funding and English Learners: The Basics of Funding, Planning & Reporting
• English Learner Students in EBF​​​
• Introduction to State and Federal EL Program Funding Resources and Reports
• Financial Resources for EL Program Services​
• Updates on Serving English Learners in Preschool Programs
• Early Childhood Presentation
  
• New Directors Q&A Panel​​
  

• Keynote: Land, Language, Learning Migrating Social and Emotional Geographies
  
• CASEL’S SEL FRAMEWORK: What Are the Core Competence Areas and Where Are They Promoted?
  
• Keynote: Groundbreaking New Research on English Learners in the Early Years
  
• ​Policy and Practice Implications for University of Chicago Early Childhood and English Learner Study​​
• English Learners in CPS: An Exploration of the Influence of Preschool and Early Grade Years
  
• Overview, New Directors Basics, Part 1                          
• New Directors Basics continued                                     
• New Directors Q & A Panel Discussion                          
  
• ACCESS Assessment Updates 2021-2022 
• ACCESS Assessment Updates 2021-2022​ ​             
• Bilingual Learners with Special Education Needs
• Bilingual Learners with Special Education Needs: How Collaborative Conversations Help Us Become Comfortable with “Living in the Gray"​     
• Blending and Braiding Funds                                          
  
• English Learner Students in Evidence Based Funding                            
• What Is New and Exciting at WIDA
• What is New & Exciting at WIDA? WIDA Screener for Kindergarten & WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition!​ ​                              
• What Can I Do To Ensure a Successful KIDS Implementation?             
• CTE is For ALL Students                  
• Identification of All English Learners and Exit Criteria             
• The Director’s Guide to Free Resources for Preschool English Learners    
  

Recorded Live Presentations

• Welcome and Evidence Based Funding (Updated in FY22)
  
• The Rights of Immigrant Students and English Learners in the Public Schools
• TBE Round Table
• TPI Round Table
• Lessons Learned: Leveraging Innovative Longitudinal EL Data Reporting with School Leadership
• Keynote with Dr. Deborah Healey: Considerations for Bilingual Program Administrators regarding Remote/Hybrid Learning for English Learners
• Collaboration & Co-Teaching in Remote Learning
• Question and Answer Session on ACCESS 2.0, Assessment and Accountability (Updated FY22)
  
• Dual Language Round Table

ISBE

• English Learner Basics: State Rules & Regulations - (Updated FY22)​
  
• Identification of All English Learners and Exit Criteria - (Updated FY22)
  
• Transparency in Title III Funded Activities: Guidance for Completing and Submitting Grant Periodic Reports 
• Bilingual Special Education: Overview of the Requirements, Questions and Concerns 
• Consolidated District Plan- Sections Pertaining to Title III/English Learners    
• English Learners Grants, Reports, and Bilingual Service Plan 
• FY21 Bilingual Service Plan
• Seal of Biliteracy: Updates and Highlights
• Identifying and Serving Migratory Children and Families
• Title III Grant Applications-Language Instruction Educational Program & Immigrant Education Program 
• KIDS: Fall 2019 Data Overview & Use With English Learners - (Updated FY22)​
  

SIS Training Modules:

• SIS - Individual Student
• SIS- Eligible for Immigrant Education Program   
• SIS-Access Pre-ID Report 
• SIS-EL Screener
• SIS- Seal of Biliteracy Application
• SIS-Access Site File and Testing Window 

IRC

• Oracy Toolbox: Get Students Active in a Remote Setting
• Preschool ELs: Free Online Resources & Professional Development
• Centering Care in the Curriculum in the Context of Covid-19
• Focus on Special Educational Needs
• This Can’t Wait—5 strategies for Quickly Gaining an Understanding of your English Learners as Readers in a Remote Learning Setting
• Building Background Knowledge for ELs: A Critical but Often Overlooked Component of Reading Comprehension

ICIRR, Latino Policy Forum & Voices for Illinois Children, and National Louis University

• Immigration Updates for Bilingual Educators and Students
• The Latino Landslide: Compounded Inequities Facing Latino Children in Illinois
• Carga pública: Lo que las familias inmigrantes deben saber (presentación completa)
• NCE Candid Conversation with CPS Network Leadership: Culturally Sustaining  & Responsive Pedagogy in Remote Learning​