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November 2023 Edition
November 13-17, 2023 |
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Delivering Education Services to English Learners- Step 8: Program Evaluation and Services
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The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is pleased to announce a new English learner (EL) programming and policy series, Delivering Services to English Learners. This series is designed for all school leaders and local education agency (LEA) EL points of contact (POCs) in grades pre-K through 12. These 45-minute virtual sessions are an overview of OSSE’s publication Delivering Education Services to English Learners Policies and Procedures for Administrators, Instructional Leaders, and Teachers in the District of Columbia.
This session is the eighth in the eight-part series, during which participants will be able to understand the purpose of the program evaluation and the requirements to report results to the SEA. Participants will also lean about recent updates made on the ELs Handbook. Register here to attend on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, from 10-10:45 a.m. or here to attend on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, from 2-2:45 p.m. For questions, contact Lucia Cuomo at Lucia.Cuomo@dc.gov.
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2023-24 State Title III Advisory Committee Recruitment Delivering
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Are you an educator, LEA/school leader, parent, teacher educator, research or policy expert, or community organization member who understands the perspectives, strengths, and needs of students who are English Learners? The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is requesting applications for the 2023-24 State ESEA Title III Advisory Committee, which serves as an advisory body to support OSSE in carrying out its responsibilities under Title III of ESEA for the District of Columbia. By joining this committee, you will contribute to OSSE’s development of educational programming, administration, and accountability guidelines to support LEAs in ensuring that immigrant children and English Learners attain English proficiency and meet State academic achievement standards.
Please share this announcement widely to help bring a range of perspectives to the table. To apply please fill out this application form by Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Applicants will be notified by Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. For more information, please contact Lucia Cuomo, English Language Acquisition at Lucia.Cuomo@dc.gov.
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Restorative Justice Fall 2023 Professional Development
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This Fall, RestorativeDC is focusing on professional development and planning opportunities to help DC educators with Restorative Practices during this school year. Sessions will be conducted in person and coaching sessions offered virtually.
Please view this informational flyer for more information for Fall 2023 restorative justice PD schedule. Also, check out the RestorativeDC online calendar of events. For questions, please email Jessica.Dulay@dc.gov.
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OSSE's Educator Licensure Team
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Meet the OSSE Educator Licensure Team!
Virtual Office Hours for ECIS Technical Support
The OSSE Educator Licensure Technical Support Team hosts virtual office hours for all individuals who require technical support to access and/or use the ECIS V2.0 online system to apply for a DC educator credential. These sessions are intended for individuals who require assistance with issues related to logging in, creating a new application, uploading documents, payment submission and other account access issues. You will need to provide information to the OSSE team about your ECIS technical support issues in advance of this session. Please fill out this form to receive to ticket number.
PLEASE NOTE: These office hours are specifically for ECIS technical support. If you have questions or need support in other areas of the licensure process, please visit the OSSE educator credentialing website or email OSSE.asklicensure@dc.gov.
You can also follow these steps to access the ECIS application online:
- Open an incognito or private window in your web browser (e.g., Chrome, Edge, etc.)
- Copy and paste this link into the incognito window https://octo.quickbase.com/db/bkdy85kmw and click Sign in.
- Click NO when asked, do you have an OCTO corporate username.
- Sign in using the same personal email that you previously registered with as your username.
- If necessary, use the I forgot my password link to reset it.
- Go to your “My Apps” page. Above your search bar, click the “Adv. Search” link. That link will open a different search bar. Type in ECIS, and the application will appear for you to access.
If these steps do not work for you, please attend one of the virtual office hours ECIS sessions at your convenience.
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