12 Districts across the state improved more than 20% in their 3rd Grade Reading Scores on the 2024 ACAP — Congratulations to these districts and keep up the great work! 🎉🍎📚 (Reading is a subset of the English Language Arts)

I enjoyed celebrating with Region 4 today! Come see the ALSDE EL team at MEGA to learn about ELLevation updates and best practices for EL instruction! #alabamaachieves #everychildeverychanceeveryday #alabamaels

That’s a wrap! Thank you to the MEGA Conference Committee for another great week of learning! Shout out to Ellevation Education for copresenting with me! Adam and Lauren are the best AL representatives! 🥰 #MEGA2024 #AlabamaELs #ellevationeducation

Excited to share this partnership with Stephanie Reynolds and our @UA_EDU_ MAP students! Students attended sessions to learn more about EL Instructional Best Practices for student engagement and asset-based instruction.

Great opportunity with #DLeNM to collaborate with OMI and AMSTI to align EL & Math PD for student success. Ask us how to shelter language and scaffold content to increase student proficiency 🧮 #OMIbettertogether ALSDE English Learners

Welcome Back to School! Our August/September Newsletter is jam packed with opportunities for YOU! Best wishes for a wonderful school year! secure.smore.com/n/5aedf-region…

So much fun presenting HQIA for ELs today at the Tuscaloosa County Schools TCSSummit! Looking forward to working with the AMAZING EL specialists, teachers, and instructional leaders again this year! Thank you for having me! #TCSSummit24

Kickstart the school year with our back-to-school guided toolkit. Gain strategies to create an inclusive, equitable classroom to help ELs succeed. bit.ly/3YAm8WO #ELs #ELL #MLL #Education #BackToSchool #NewSchoolYear #WelcomingClassroom

ELLevation training for the 24-25 school year is off to an awesome start! Thank you, Sarah for helping train educators in Region 2! JOIN US IN A REGION NEAR YOU! Don’t miss this great training opportunity! Register here: docs.google.com/document/d/1FE…

Every child deserves the opportunity to achieve their maximum potential. ELLevation is designed to empower you to have a lasting impact in your classroom while promoting equity. Your EL Regional Specialist is ready to share more about ELLevation!

Collaboration is key! Thank you, Jennifer Abney for a wonderful MTSS PTS training and partnering up with Linden City Schools!

🤝 Don’t miss EMejia’s session "From Parents to Familia: Building Stronger Connections." Discover hands-on strategies to transform parent engagement into deep familial collaboration. Register today! bit.ly/4hBAw84 #EllevationIMPACT2024

Wonderful EL instruction is happening in Tuscaloosa County! Congratulations, Kristy Estes (EL teacher at Holt Elementary)! 😍 al.com/educationlab/2… Maria Franco Ann Marie Batista Alabama State Department of Education Dr. Melissa Shields, NBCT Tusc Co Schools ALSDE English Learners

I am speaking at the AMTESOL 2025 Conference "Celebrating Cultural and Linguistic Kaleidoscopes". Please join my session tomorrow, if you're here in Montgomery! #AMTESOL2025

Amazing learning today from the ALSDE ARI Region 4 Team at University Place Elementary in Tuscaloosa City Schools! Great collaboration from LRSs all across region 4 for coaching labs!

#edWebinar 2/18 The Impact of Immigration Policy on Schools Dr. Adam Clark @dr_ashelton CAAASA home.edweb.net/webinar/equity…

The MEGA Conference is off to a great start! Come see the ALSDE EL Team this week if you’re here!

📣 Meet the Team: Maria Franco ✨ We’re excited to spotlight our incredible admin, Maria Franco! Maria keeps everything running smoothly behind the scenes She’s the glue that holds it all together—and we’re lucky to have her! #TeamSpotlight #EnglishLearners #Teamwork #ALSDE_EL