We were pleased to share findings from our partnership at two conferences this summer. We presented at the annual conference of the Oregon Association for Bilingual Education on June 13 and at COSA’s Seaside conference for school administrators on June 18. As in our presentation this spring, we shared analysis of how long it is taking students who enter Oregon schools as ELLs to exit ELL services and information about the proportion of ELLs participating in bilingual programs over time. In addition, we also presented findings about ELLs who qualify for special education services, including:

• The proportion of ELLs who qualify for special education over time and by grade level
• The proportion of ELLs identified with particular types of disabilities at particular grade levels
• The likelihood of exiting ELL services for students with particular types of disabilities

We appreciated hearing questions and ideas for future analyses from the attendees at our session and look forward to sharing more.