Breakout Sessions

Session Title: Data-Informed Action: Implementing High-Impact Practices to Support Latino and English Language Learners.

Description: This session provides educators and administrators with a clear, actionable roadmap for significantly bridging the opportunity and achievement gap for Latino students and English Language Learners (ELLs). We will move beyond general aspirations to focus on data-informed, high-impact literacy strategies—practices that have a demonstrated effect on academic language acquisition, content comprehension, and test readiness.

Session Title: Nothing about Us without Us: Centering Newcomer Voices to Transform Newcomer Protocols

Description: Traditional service models for newcomers often rely on top-down approaches that can overlook the nuanced, lived realities of those transitioning to a new country. This session explores the transformative power of Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a tool to bridge the gap between institutional policy and community needs.

We will delve into how shifting the role of the newcomer from "research subject" to "co-researcher" creates more accurate data, fosters deeper trust, and yields sustainable social outcomes. We will discuss how to integrate real-time community feedback into an iterative process that ensures organizational protocols—ranging from initial arrival orientation to long-term integration support—remain culturally responsive, equitable, and dynamic.

Session Title:  Speaking the Language of Data: Guiding EL Growth with ELPTP & Summative Data  

Description: Join this session to explore how summative designation and ELPTP data can inform instructional planning and programming for multilingual learners. Educators will learn to interpret student data, set meaningful language growth targets, and apply practical strategies to support English learners’ success within the classroom.  

Session Title: Authentic Assessment for Multilingual Learners (and ALL students)

Description:

This session will focus on using the three big ideas and four critical questions of a Professional Learning Community to design assessments that align with intended learning goals and anticipate students’ instructional needs based on collected data. Participants will engage in intentional planning around when and how to incorporate both formal and informal assessments throughout a unit using a backwards planning template. Additionally, educators will learn how to analyze linguistic and academic data to plan targeted instruction that supports the needs of all learners.