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Registering and Enrolling Refugee and Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) invites you to a webinar where panelists will discuss best practices and resources for facilitating refugee and immigrant students’ transition into U.S. schools, including scheduling considerations, academic evaluations, and options for registering newcomer students who arrive without academic credentials or who do not meet state academic requirements. The panelists will also discuss models of academic background review and assessment that can be used during newcomer immigrant registration and enrollment to set students on a success trajectory and pathway to graduation.

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Aug 12, 2022 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Aug 12, 2022 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Registering and Enrolling Refugee and Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools Register in advance for this webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__lt0unXpQzWJ16A44kWoog After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Jason Greenberg Motamedi (Researcher @Education Northwest) Jason Greenberg Motamedi, Ph.D., is a researcher and practice expert. His research supports educators and policymakers in improving outcomes for multilingual students and increasing the skills and diversity of teachers. He led several researcher-practitioner partnerships, working to identify evidence-based practices to improve outcomes among language learners and their communities. Jason authored a toolkit on welcoming, registering, and supporting newcomer and refugee students. More recently he supported multiple researcher-practitioner partnerships to identify and support evidence-based practices to increase teacher diversity, and examined attrition along the teacher career pathway among teachers of color. Currently Jason is a fellow at New America, supporting a grow-your-own teacher national network. He partners with districts and teacher preparation programs to evaluate programs for students classified as ELs and programs to prepare teachers to work with them. Manuel Vazquez Cano (Researcher @Education Northwest) Manuel Vazquez Cano is a senior researcher and a bilingual and bicultural Latino immigrant. His research focuses on building evidence to help educators and policymakers make decisions that improve outcomes for multilingual students. Previously, he supported a project that examined the international transcript evaluation procedures of seven school districts in King County, Washington. More recently, he partnered with a district in the Northwest to study the relationship between different EL program supports and multilingual students’ long-term outcomes. He also supports the National Research and Development Center to Improve Education For Secondary English Learners where he recently published a practitioner-oriented research brief that examined the levers at the disposal of districts and states to increase course access for secondary ELs. Chrissy Chapman (Director of Teaching and Learning @Woodburn School District) Chrissy Chapman has served in the educational realm for close to 20 years and has cultivated a wealth of knowledge in the areas of K-12 multilingual education, federal Title programs, educational opportunities related to emerging bilinguals, newcomer programs, and curriculum & instruction. She has served on numerous task forces, boards and committees at the local and state levels and served as the Education Liaison for Salem for Refugees and the President of the Oregon Association for Bilingual Education for two years. Prior to joining the Woodburn School District in 2017, she was the Federal Programs Coordinator at Salem-Keizer Public Schools and the Principal at St. Paul Elementary School in Oregon. Throughout her career, Chrissy has focused on creating systems and supports to ensure equitable access to education and promoting a positive and collaborative culture where all students are engaged, inspired, and prepared for life. Mary Martinez-Wenzl (Director of Multilingual and Migrant Education @Oregon Department of Education) Mary Martinez-Wenzl, Ph.D, previously served as a senior advisor to the Oregon Department of Education, where she developed legislation for more linguistically inclusive high school graduation policies. Dr. Martinez-Wenzl has more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, where she has worked on a wide range of research, evaluation, and technical assistance projects related to Latino/a/x and newcomer immigrant students. Before coming to Education Northwest, Dr. Martinez-Wenzl worked in a diverse set of nonprofit and research organizations. She holds a Ph.D. in education from at University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Oregon. As a Fulbright scholar, she conducted research on binational educational initiatives at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Dr. Martinez-Wenzl is a long-time advocate for educational equity and is bilingual (Spanish-English) and bicultural. Bernard Koontz (Executive Director of Teaching, Learning and Leadership @Highline) Bernard Koontz began his career as a classroom teacher working directly with newcomer immigrant and refugee newcomers. Through various roles he has supported equity and access for all students, with a focus on linguistic diversity. Notably, he has led and supported the implementation of several dual language programs in Highline Public Schools, near Seattle, WA. In his current role in Highline, as Executive Director of Teaching, Learning and Leadership, he focuses on secondary academic program design to support a meaningful graduation for all students. Bernard holds degrees from Seattle University and Boston College. Adrienne Eisenmenger (Family and Youth Services Program Manager @Kentucky Refugee Ministries) Adrienne Eisenmenger, the Family and Youth Services Program Manager and Program Leader at Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM), works alongside program staff to enhance and develop agency programming, engage in community outreach, development, arts and youth/young adult initiatives as well as provide ongoing support services for students and their families. She received her undergraduate studies degree in Elementary Education at Berea College and completed graduate work in International Development at Eastern University through an international cohort based in South Africa. She has experience in community and international development from working and volunteering in Bolivia, Cambodia, Costa Rica, India, and locally in Louisville. Mrs. Eisenmenger’s passion for this work began while serving as a volunteer tutor/mentor for KRM. Layne Sanders (Youth Services Manager @Catholic Charities Migration Refugee Services) Layne Sanders moved to Louisville, KY four years ago, and one of the most evident strengths of the city was the large communities of refugees and immigrants who had also made Louisville their home. Growing up, she often traveled to Honduras and found a love for the Honduran people and culture, which led her to study Spanish in college. After settling in Louisville, Layne sought out work that reflected her passion for bringing people from diverse cultures together and building inclusive communities. She began working at Catholic Charities Migration Refugee Service, a resettlement agency in Louisville where she now serves as the Youth Services Manager. She and her team help refugee and immigrant youth ages 5-24 to register for school, enroll in a mentoring program, navigate the bus system, transfer schools, and apply for college. They assist with all matters related to youth casework and run many educational programs throughout the year with the help of wonderful community partners.

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