Save the Date - Multicultural College & Career Day - October 19, 2022

 We are making the Multicultural College and Career Day an annual event, and this year's event will be on October 19th! Here is a little highlight reel from last year's event:

It takes more than a village: Challenging the status quo and establishing inclusive family engagement practices

In this article, WIDA Español team member Katie Rozas shares ways that schools can move away from traditional parent involvement expectations into more inclusive family engagement practices as a way of co-constructing a community that promotes a sense of belonging for all.

Read the article in English y en español. 

Links to Digital Texts for English Learners

Are you looking for texts at a variety of levels to use with your English Learners? These links offer digital texts, passages, and books in a variety of languages. Use these resources to engage students in online reading.

Free digital books in various languages

Digital Books

Reading A to Z

NY Times Resources

Children’s Library featuring Bilingual Books

Spanish Children’s Stories in English and Spanish

EL Summer STEM Field Trip

This year's English Learner Summer STEM Field Trip will take place here at CESA 11 on July 25, 2019!

It is sponsored by the Title I Migrant Education Program (MEP) and 2018-19 Immigrant Children & Youth Grant and is open to all CESA 11 districts. 

The Science Museum of Minnesota will be presenting the opening program and breakout sessions, and we'll also have the mobile planetarium set up for guided astronomy sessions.

Please see the flyer (or CLICK HERE) for more information and to register. You only need one registration form for each school, and you'll just indicate how many participants in each category (students by grade band, teachers, family members) will be attending from your school.

ACCESS Scores Coming Soon!!!

ACCESS scores are arriving soon! Here are the upcoming report access dates:

4/23/19              Districts receive reports – Online

5/3/19                Districts receive reports – Printed

4/23/19-5/7/19 Post-reporting data validation – LEAs in AMS

5/21/19              Data available to State

Don't forget to check out the great resources available for teachers and families available on the WIDA website to help interpret and communicate results: WIDA Resource Library

January EL Coordinator Meeting Agenda

Here is a link to the agenda, which has been updated with the links to the resources and presentations shared at the meeting: January EL Coordinator Network Meeting Agenda

Language-Focused Family Engagement

Here's a link to a family engagement bulletin from WIDA's last news extra:

Focus Bulletin on Language-Focused Family Engagement

Welcoming the Refugee – Best Practices to Help the Displaced

This short blog article links out to two different projects that provide resources to help support refugee students and families: Welcoming the Refugee Article