Multilingual Monthly: November 2025
Upcoming Events for NYC Public School Staff
Review our events below or explore our SharePoint calendar!
To learn more and register, first open Pro-Learner through TeachHub. Then, select the registration link below or search for the event in the class catalog.
Family Engagement
February 4: Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Family Engagement Workshops to Support ML/ELL and Immigrant Families: Community Financial Justice for Multilingual and Immigrant Families (registration form)
Instruction
Bilingual Education
November 20: Building the Foundation for Biliteracy (K-2) (flyer, registration form)
December 1: Building Community and Empowering Secondary (6-12) Teachers in Bilingual Programs: Language Routines (flyer, registration form)
December 3: Translanguaging in the Secondary (6-12) Content Areas (flyer, registration form)
December 8 and 9: Biliteracy for Comprehension and Expression (K-5) (flyer, registration form)
December 12: Bilingual Education Building Blocks (K-5) (flyer, registration form)
World Languages
December 1 or 9: Implementing the Revised World Languages Standards for School Leaders: Supporting Your Teachers (register for December 1; register for December 9)
December 2: Ask Me a Question: Leveling Up Novices with Question Creation (overview and registration form)
December 3: Implementing the Revised World Languages Standards? Key Concepts and Reflective Resources (registration form)
December 8: Advanced Academic Skills Starting in Checkpoint A World Languages (registration form)
Multiple dates (Mondays): World Languages Webinar Application Sessions (overview and registration information)
New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB)
November 24: Understanding the 1E/2E NYSSB Projects (registration form)
December 2 or 4: Unpacking the Student-Level Data File (register for December 2; register for December 4)
Student Support
December 10: Community Chat: Multilingual and Immigrant Student Empowerment (registration form)
Multiple dates: Supporting Financial Aid Needs for Multilingual and Immigrant Students
December 10: NYS Dream Act (registration form)
January 14: NYS Tuition Assistance Program (registration form)
[Deadline: November 30] Apply to Become a Multilingual Teacher Mentor
Join a groundbreaking Multilingual Teacher Mentorship Pilot Program from December 2025 to June 2026! We are looking for multilingual teachers to serve as mentors to new teachers to expand, develop, and sustain a culturally and linguistically responsive teacher workforce in NYC Public Schools. Share this flyer with your colleagues. For more information, review the application and apply by November 30. For questions, email Maria Friedland.
[Deadline: December 1] Extended Certification Program Application for Spring 2026
The application for the spring 2026 cohort of the NYC Extended Certification Program is now open! This program offers opportunities for eligible, current NYCPS teachers to work towards an additional certification in either Bilingual Education or Students with Disabilities. This spring’s program will offer:
A Students with Disabilities (SwD) certification for teachers who already possess a bilingual extension;
A bilingual extension for teachers who already possess a SwD certification; or,
A bilingual extension for teachers at a school on the NYCPS-approved bilingual programs list.
Principals are encouraged to share the application with interested teachers directly; teachers should apply by December 1. Refer to the Extended Certification Program FAQs for more information or email extendedcert@schools.nyc.gov. For all other staffing-related questions, contact HIRE Connections.
[Deadline: December 5] Share Application for Student Apprenticeship Program
You are encouraged to share the translated flyer for the Multilingual Learner Apprenticeship Program with multilingual learners in high school. Through this program, students will work with professionals and peer leaders to build and design projects centered on waste and composting. Students will share their work during two large-scale events in May. This program runs throughout the Spring semester from February 24 to May 24, 2026. Orientation will take place on February 10 and 11, 2026. Interested students should apply by December 5.
[Deadline: December 5] Share Application for Student Apprenticeship Program
Middle and high schools serving multilingual learners/English language learners (MLs/ELLs) are invited to apply to GenConnect for the school year 2025-2026 by December 19. Applications must be submitted by principals or their designees. This eight-week program helps schools deepen family engagement, foster stronger connections between families and the school community, and celebrate the diversity of cultures and languages represented in schools through professional development. For a full description of the program and eligibility requirements, refer to this overview.
[Reminder - Deadline: December 1] Apply for the New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB) for 2026 Graduates
As in previous years, students may earn the New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB) as a diploma endorsement upon graduation, which recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages in addition to English. If your school is interested in participating in the NYSSB, your school is encouraged to complete this form by December 1.
For more information, register for an information session on October 30. To register, please log into TeachHub, select Pro-Learner, and then select this registration link. Additionally, review resources, including a how-to guide for the 2025–26 school year, on the NYSSB InfoHub page. For questions and upcoming information sessions, contact your NYSSB district point.
Bookmark our Resource Sites!
This site consolidates links to resources that live across the various NYC Public Schools webpages and shares upcoming professional learning events hosted by the Office of Multilingual Learners.
This site shares resources for NYCPS employees to support multilingual learners and immigrant students, including the Policy and Reference Guide for MLs/ELLs.
Instructional Resources and Professional Learning Google Site
This site contains instructional resources and professional learning for educators, including guidance documents on bilingual education, supporting students with interrupted/inconsistent formal education, STEM, world languages and ENL/ELA.
Multilingual and Immigrant Student Support Site
This site contains resources and workshops for schools, students, and families on supporting multilingual and immigrant students, including culturally responsive family engagement practices and preparing multilingual and immigrant students to success in college, career, and life.
Resources to Support Newly Arrived MLs/ELLs
You can find relevant resources to support newly arrived MLs/ELLs and immigrant students, including newcomer ELLs, on this page on the Multilingual Learners SharePoint. You can also share these resources using this InfoHub document.