Cuba joins MDOE task force on bilingual education
Visiting assistant professor of special education Melissa Cuba has been invited to participate in a new Maine Department of Education (MDOE) initiative to promote bilingual education in Maine schools. She will be joining MDOE鈥檚 new Multilingual Education Task Force, co-facilitated with the Multistate Association for Bilingual Education. Cuba also recently reviewed聽MDOE聽guidance for school districts on eligibility practices for multilingual learners entitled, 鈥淚dentifying and Serving Students who are English Learners with Disabilities: Policy and Resource Guide.鈥 This guidance will inform practitioners of the legal requirements, intervention procedures, comprehensive evaluation, determination of eligibility for special education and related services, development of Individualized Education Programs and considerations for instruction and communication with families to ensure culturally and linguistically responsive approaches.