Letter from the President
Dear NAELPA colleagues,
As I reflect on my year as President of NAELPA, I am inspired by all we have accomplished together. The organization has increased its membership, delivered six webinars, hosted an annual conference, and increased our involvement at the national level as a participant of the national EL Roundtable, a group of EL organizations and advocates who meet quarterly to discuss EL related topics.
Before the world was dramatically altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE), along with support from other sponsors, served as host of NAELPA’s annual conference on February 24-25, 2020, in Las Vegas, NV. For those that attended, thank you for your support and we hope you found it inspiring, collaborative, and helpful to your work. For those who were unable to attend, read all about the conference on page 7. The NAELPA board is already planning for the 2021 Conference and excited to share that we will be meeting as part of the NABE pre-conference institutes. We hope you will join us on January 18-19, 2021, in Houston, Texas!
As we end the school year in very interesting times, I would like to applaud all of your actions and efforts to ensure equitable access for our nation’s ELs during remote learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of these difficult times, I am inspired by all the educators across the country working tirelessly and diligently to address challenges and identify opportunities through innovative practices and solutions – you are all amazing!
I wish you a healthy and successful end of school year and wish you all the best.
Be well,
Morgan Cox
NAELPA President
NAELPA: The Year in Review
2019-2020
In this edition:
Page Topic
2 NAELPA's Advisory Board
3 Response to COVID-19 Pandemic: Resources
for Educating English Learners Online
4 SEA Spotlight: Connecticut
5 LEA Spotlight: Russellville SD, Arkansas
6 Executive Director Newsletter Report
7 2020 Conference Highlights
8-9 Committee Reports
10 Sponsors
Save the Date!
2021 NAELPA Annual National Conference
January 18-19, 2021
Houston, TX
NAELPA has hosted 6 webinars in 2019-2020!
Visit our website to check out the recordings of the topics listed below!
May 12, 2020: Principles and Characteristics of
Effective Dual Language Programs
April 8, 2020: Safety, Security, and Support for
Teaching Multilingual Learners Online
March 10, 2020: Success for SLIFE
January 14, 2020: Long-Term English Learners
October 8, 2019: Language Lens for School Wide Change
April 25, 2019: Community Engagement with Lee Her
NAELPA Webinars