The 2026–2027 school year brings a significant policy shift in how emergent bilingual students are described and supported — and as instructional consultants, we are the bridge between that change and the educators who need to act on it. This focused 75-minute session builds the shared foundation our team needs to lead with clarity and confidence. We’ll examine what changed in the new ELPS and Proficiency Level Descriptors and what it means for the K–12 educators we support across content areas. Participants leave with a working understanding of the key shifts, a shared language, and the readiness to move campuses from awareness to action. When our consultants are fluent in the new ELPS — our Region 20 school systems can be too.
