About the Office of English Learners

The Boston Public Schools (BPS) has made high quality instruction for English Learners (ELs) a top priority and provides various instructional programs and services to help students learn academic English as they learn content in all subject areas. Boston Public Schools enrolls over 17,000 English Learner students, representing 31% of the District’s total student population. An additional 13% of students (more than 7,000) are former English Learners who have attained English proficiency while enrolled in BPS.

Our goal is that all ELs will graduate as lifelong learners with 21st century skills in order to succeed in college and careers. This is evidenced by the Office of English Learner’s (OEL) vision statement: to provide a culturally and linguistically responsive education with the supports needed to ensure equitable access to opportunities that promote language acquisition, bilingualism, biliteracy and lifelong learning.

ALI Day 2 Materials

Review before the Day 2 Session "Language Opportunity for our Kids"

1. LOOK Bill Summary <1 page>
2. FLEX White Paper "Effective Reading Intervention Practices for English Language Learners" <12 pages>

ALI Day 3 World Cafe Materials

Additional ALI Resources

Department Resources

Contact Information

Priya Tahiliani, Assistant Superintendent Office of English Learners ptahiliani@bostonpublicschools.org

Resources

• LATF Meeting Calendar
• Acceptable Uses for Title I Funding for ELs website
• World Cafe OEL Teams Overview
• Parent Engagement Calendar
• Instruction Team Menu of Supports
  • EL Summer Symposium - August 23-24
  • PEARSON Supporting Newcomers in 21st Century Classrooms
  • SOAR Disciplinary Discussions PD - August 28-29
    • Details on SOAR PD