English Learner Education

Join DESE's Dual Language Bilingual Education Leaders Community of Practice!

This Community of Practice supports and connects DLBE Leaders across the commonwealth of Massachusetts with DESE staff, MABE partners, and experts in the field of Bilingual Education as they implement, expand or consider the implementation of DLBE programs.

The goals of the CoP are:

  • To share problems of practice
  • To collaborate and identify solutions
  • To become familiar with the new DLBE DESE resources

We will meet monthly in virtual meetings, 9:30 – 10:45 am (75 minutes). A zoom link with registration will be shared prior to each monthly meeting.

Meetings will be on the following dates and cover the following OLA resources:

  • Oct. 8, 2025 — DLBE Program Planning Tool
  • Nov. 25, 2025 — Guidance for Implementing DLBE Programs
  • Dec. 17, 2025 — Guidance for Implementing DLBE Programs
  • Jan. 21, 2026 — QRG DLBE Enrollment
  • Feb. 3, 2026 — QRG DLBE Curriculum Alignment Plan
  • March 18, 2026 — QRG ESL in DLBE Programs
  • April 15, 2025 — QRG ESL in DLBE Programs
  • May 13, 2026 — Guidance for Implementing TBE Programs

The first meeting was held on Oct. 8th during the MA DESE OLA Network meeting. Please contact Elenita Irizarry-Ramos for resources from that session.

Please join us for the Nov. 25th session by registering here: DESE Dual Language Bilingual Education Community of Practice .

The Office of Language Acquisition looks forward to collaborating and networking with our DLBE Leaders!

Last Updated: November 5, 2025

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