Multilingual Learner (MLL) Cooperative
The MLL Cooperative is available for a fee to any district in the NWESD region. Currently, 16 districts participate in the Multilingual Learner Cooperative: Arlington, Bellingham, Blaine, Burlington-Edison, Conway, Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, Lakewood, Lynden, Marysville, Meridian, Nooksack, Sedro-Woolley, Snohomish, Stanwood Camano, Sultan.
Participating districts have access to ongoing specific professional learning offered in-person or by Zoom for their MLL Specialists, Teachers, Administrators, and Paraprofessionals. Member districts provide input into the topics for professional learning each year. Additionally, member districts can request in-person or Zoom support for new initiatives, program evaluations, planning for professional learning and grant support from NWESD’s Danielle Peterson. If your district has not yet joined the MLL Cooperative and would like to discuss it, email Danielle.
The goal of the MLL Cooperative is to:
- Provide support and training to district leaders in building/refining programming to increase positive outcomes for multilingual learners.
- Develop capacity of educators by strengthening instructional practices to more effectively serve multilingual learners.
- Support networking and the sharing of new information and ideas in service of multilingual learners.
- Determine district readiness to develop dual language programming.
2025-2026 MLL Co-Op Educators‘ Series:
2nd Tuesday of each month, except November. No sessions December, February and March.
Enroll for the monthly ML Educator’s Co-Op Sessions. These 75 minute sessions will be held after school and on Zoom. All staff are welcome to attend. These will be individual topics, so come to one or come to all. Register Now! https://www.pdenroller.org/nwesd/catalog/192660
Session Dates: 3:45pm-5:00pm
September 9, 2025: Getting Started in the New Year!October 10, 2025 : Unique Needs of Newcomer and Experienced MLLsNovember 13, 2025 (held on Thursday): Progress Monitoring for MLLs
- January 13, 2026
- Topic: Support Across Multiple Modes of Communication
- April 14, 2026
- Topic: Social Emotional Support for MLLs
- May 12, 2026
- Wrapping-Up the Year
Co-Planning Series:
A full day Co-Planning for Multilingual Learners in-person training on 1/15. Register Here: https://www.pdenroller.org/nwesd/catalog/196308
- What: Co-Planning for MLLs in-person full day at NWESD
- Who: Designed for NEWER co-planning partnerships such as: MLL Teacher + Content/Gen Ed Teacher -OR- MLL Teacher + Content/Gen Ed Teacher + Paraeducator Members of the partnership/team must attend PD together.
- When: 8:45AM to 3:15PM, Thursday, 1/15
New ONLINE (Synchronous) Co-Planning for Multilingual Learners Course!
- What: Co-Planning for MLLs (Synchronous 5 Session Series at 1.5hrs per session and 3 0nehour independent lesson/unit planning work sessions for a total of 10.5 Clock hours)
- Who: Designed for co-planning partnerships/teams such as: MLL Teacher + Content/Gen Ed Teacher -OR- MLL Teacher + Content/Gen Ed Teacher + Paraeducator Members of the partnership/team must attend all PD sessions together.
- When: 3:30PM to 5:00PM
10/22, 11/6, 11/19, 12/4, 12/17
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