Professional Development
WHAT TO EXPECT
Session 1: Foundations of Bilingual Faciltator Ethical Principal
Bilingual Facilitators in Education, Special Education in the United States, and Code of Ethics Part 1
Session 2: Language Access in General Education and Beyond
The Lau Plan, Code of Ethics Part 2, Support Outside of Special Education Meetings
Session 3: Special Education Documents and Real-World Ethics
Special Education IEP Paperwork Components and Code of Ethics Scenarios
Session 4: Ethical Dilemmas and the Human Side of Facilitators
Code of Ethics Dilemmas, End of Year Special Education Expectations
WHAT TO EXPECT
For Bilingual Facilitators:
We provide personalized professional development for both new and expert facilitators, focused on your needs and interests. We will assist you in developing your facilitation skill set, utilizing technology to your advantage.
For Monolingual Administrators and Staff:
We provide team training as well as one-on-one consultation about how to best establish a school or district facilitation plan for multi-lingual families. A review of your current practices will assist us in creating a personalized professional development plan.
WHAT TO EXPECT
This three session professional development series is designed for staff and administrators who work with bilingual facilitators. This includes special education coordinators, case managers, teachers, specialists, and school/district administrators. Attend as a team with your bilingual facilitator(s) to understand the importance of establishing clear, supportive working relationships to provide language access to multilingual families.
Without structured guidance, bilingual facilitators often navigate interpretation and translation tasks alone, leading to inconsistent practices.
Participants will explore the profession’s unique challenges, fears, and limitations, while learning how to create effective language access plans. This series offers practical strategies to improve communication systems, enhance collaboration, and ensure multilingual families receive accurate, equitable, and culturally responsive support across all school settings. You will be provided with resources to strengthen multilingual engagement and support systems in your school.
