The Department has moved to 135 Santilli Highway in Everett. The Department's office and Licensure Welcome Center are open. The new location has free parking and is a short walk from the Wellington station on the MBTA's Orange Line.

English Learner Education

WIDA Can Do Descriptors Release

Major release from WIDA: CAN DO DESCRIPTORS, KEY USES EDITION, including: K–12 Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition, the Early Years Can Do Descriptors (for children 2.5–5.5 years old), and the K–12 PODEMOS, the Spanish Language Development Edition of the Can Do Descriptors. For more information, please visit the WIDA Can Do Descriptors webpage. There you can download the new materials and view the introductory webinar.

Last Updated: February 29, 2016

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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
135 Santilli Highway, Everett, MA 02149

Voice: (781) 338-3000
TTY: (800) 439-2370

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