This fireside chat features Grade Delgado, the current Director of Texas Initiatives at the English Learners Success Forum. Delgado has over 30 years of experience, and is the former Executive Director of Multilingual Services at Aldine ISD, where she oversaw one of the most robust dual language and ESL programs in Texas.

This fireside chat is hosted by Sylvia Ibarra Delgado, ThinkCERCA’s MLL expert and Success Manager. This conversation will explore the leadership mindset, policy shifts, and classroom practices that have driven success in one of the most linguistically diverse districts in the country. This fireside chat is reflective dialogue on what it takes to move beyond compliance—and toward true equity—for emergent bilingual students.

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