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Hear From Your Peers: Incorporating the WMLS III into an MTSS System to Support English Learners

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Hear From Your Peers: Incorporating the WMLS III into an MTSS System to Support English Learners

Thursday, May 23rd
9:30 AM PT | 11:30 PM CT | 12:30 PM ET

About the Session:

Language learners should receive appropriate support. In this session, the educators of the Hall County Schools, Gainesville, GA, introduce their newly crafted infrastructure for providing language-specific assistance to these learners. Join them as they walk through the process of qualifying English language learners for screening using the WMLS, coaching ESOL/MTSS teams, and collaborating with ESOL teachers within the district. They will also cover the interventions and progress monitoring that they offer through their "LAP: Language Acquisition Path." 


Presenters: Hall County Schools, Gainesville, GA

Mindy Watkins 

  • 27th year as an educator(4th Year in Hall County) 
  • Career History: Homeroom Teacher, Interventionist, Assistant Principal 
  • (Current Role) RTI District Lead- Serving as the Coordinator for RTI for all 37 schools K-12. 

Mandi O’Mara 

  • 19th year as an educator (16th year in Hall County) 
  • Homeroom teacher for 13 years in Grades K-5, Gifted, ESOL, and Virtual at Tadmore Elementary in the HCSD.  
  • (Current role) ESOL Professional Learning Specialist, K-12, in which I provide professional learning to teachers on best practices for supporting our EL students in all 37 schools. 

Matt Yeary 

  • 12th year as an educator (All 12 in Hall County!) 
  • Homeroom Teacher for seven years, EIP teacher, ESOL, Content Specialist (Math)/Instructional Coach 
  • (Current Role) MTSS Tier 2 Coach- Serving K-5 as a Bilingual Diagnostician for WMLS, Language Acquisition Path (LAP) Coach for Grades K-5, RTI data and infrastructure support. 
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Additional Information:

All attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance following the presentation. This session is free of cost.