Multilingual Learner (MLL) Cooperative
The MLL Cooperative is available for a fee to any district in the NWESD region. Currently, 8 districts participate in the Multilingual Learner Cooperative: Blaine, Burlington-Edison, Lakewood, Lynden, Marysville, Nooksack, Snohomish, 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.
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