Melissa Castillo

Senior Advisor Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), U.S. Department of Education

Dr. Melissa Castillo has over 28 years of experience in education. She previously served as the Associate Superintendent of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the Arizona Department of Education, responsible for advancing educational opportunities and outcomes for diverse student populations. Dr. Castillo’s professional career includes elementary teacher in dual language and bilingual programs, instructional coach, site and district administrator and educational consultant. Dr. Castillo co-authored the book Language and Literacy for ELLs; Creating Systematic Change for Academic Achievement and contributing author to 99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching English Learners with the SIOP®Model. Dr. Castillo continues to work with educators and leaders across the country on planning and implementing asset-based systems, language programs, and instructional practices to meet the needs of diverse learners.

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Panel Information

Thursday, August 3

11:00 AM MDT

LULAC Policy Spotlight: Listening Session- U.S. Department of Education Raise the Bar: Lead the World initiative.

The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) would like to invite LULAC attendees to share this initiative. This hour-long presentation and dialogue will provide information about OELA's efforts to provide every student with a pathway to multilingualism and elicit feedback from LULAC's membership.

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