1. Professional Development Update Virginia Department of Education VESA Meeting May 6, 2016

2. Continued Agency Support for Increasing the Number of ESL-Endorsed Teachers 2

3. TELL Certificate (Teaching English Language Learners) Cohort 2 extension of Cohort 1 Partnership with George Washington University Divisions participating from Cohort 1 to be determined ▫Accomack County ▫Cumberland County ▫Dinwiddie County ▫Halifax County 3

4. Title III Professional Development Offerings 2016-2017 (Repeated Offerings) Interpreting ACCESS for English Learner Score Reports to Guide Instruction ▫(7 one day offerings) ACCESS 2.0 Test Administration ▫(10 one day offerings) Accommodations for English Learners ▫(TBD one day offerings) Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners 101 ▫ (2 three day offerings) Parents as Educational Partners ▫(1 two day offering) 4

5. Title III Professional Development Offerings 2016-2017 (Pilots) Newcomers in Your School: Cultural Connections and Instructional Strategies ▫Presented by Center for Applied Linguistics staff (1 two day offering) Teaching English Learners and Students with Learning Difficulties in the Inclusive Classroom ▫Presented by WestEd staff (1 two day offering) 5

6. English Learner Support for Early Learning Programs Virginia Pre-School Initiative Plus (VPI+) Virginia Pre-School (VPI) Title I Pre-School Head Start Early Childhood Special Education 6

7. Assessments for Pre-Kindergarten Dual Language Learners Pre-K PALS WIDA Early Years Language Album (In Development) 7

8. Virginia School Divisions Participating in WIDA “Language Preview” Accomack County Harrisonburg City Newport News City Winchester City 8

9. Extended Statewide Support for English Learners Office of School Improvement: Focus Schools Career and Technical Education Adult Education and Literacy 21 st Century Professional Development Institute Mecklenburg County Public Schools Petersburg City Public Schools 9

10. ADVISORY BOARD ON TEACHER EDUCATION AND LICENSURE (ABTEL) Action ItemsApproved Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia (Competencies) Yes Comprehensive Revisions to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel Yes English to Speakers of Other Languages Praxis Yes 10

11. WIDA Update 11

12. 35 States, District of Columbia, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands 12

13. What’s New? K-12 Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition Early Years Can Do Descriptors, English Language Development 13

14. WIDA Academies WIDA ELD Standards and Assessment System for Administrators June 21-23, 2016 University of Wisconsin: Madison Madison, Wisconsin Formative Language Assessment Academy September 27-29, 2016 Albuquerque, New Mexico 14

15. Save the Date Drawing on Life’s Experiences: Designing Bright Futures WIDA Annual Conference October 12-15, 2016 Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Registration is Now Open 15

16. Participation on WIDA Subcommittees Executive Committee Professional Learning Research Accommodations, Accessibility, & Equity Note: Annual WIDA Board meeting June 6-9, 2016 Madison, Wisconsin 16

17. Save the Date 2016 Coordinators’ Technical Assistance Academy August 2-4, 2016 DoubleTree by Hilton Williamsburg, Virginia 17

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19. Virginia Department of Education Contact Judy Radford ESL Professional Development Coordinator Judy.Radford@doe.virginia.gov (804) 786-1692 19