Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)

English Language Learners/Bilingual Education Advisory Council

Under Massachusetts General Laws (c. 15, §1G), the Department is required to establish and maintain a bilingual education Advisory Council. The English Learners/Bilingual Education Advisory Council's role is to advise the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Commissioner on matters pertaining to the education of English Language Learners (ELLs) in Massachusetts' public schools. Specifically, the Council will:

assess statewide trends and needs
seek public and professional input
analyze information regarding education of ELs
advise and make recommendations regarding legislation, regulations, and program guidelines
provide other programmatic recommendations as it deems necessary to fulfill the goals established by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

2024-2025 ELBAC Members ELBAC Members:

First	Last	Title	Affiliation
Kelley	Allen	EL Coordinator & Teacher	Quabbin Regional Schools
Amelie	Cabral	ESL Director	Abby Foster Charter School
Marialuisa	Di Stefano	UMASS Professor & Bilingual Hub Leader	UMASS-Amherst
Marilyn	Glazer	Director, Intensive English Institute & World Language Institute	Holyoke Community College
Monica	Gonzalez de Wulff	Board Member of SPARK Kindness	SPARK Kindness
Tatiana	Lara Melendez	ELPAC Chair	Leominster Public Schools
Karima	Mehanny	ESL Instructor/Arabic Native Speaker	Kings Education at Fisher College
Susan	Ou	DELAC Co-chair	Federation for Children with Special Needs
Simo	Ouazzani	Language Acquisition Coach	Brockton Public Schools
Anne M.	Roberti	Executive Director of English Language Programs and Community Education	Framingham State University
Molly	Ross	Doctoral Student (EdLD)	Harvard University

ELBAC Meeting Dates

Wednesday, October 23, 2024	1:00–3:00 (Zoom)
Wednesday, January 22, 2025	9:00–11:00 (Zoom)
Wednesday, March 12, 2025	2:00–4:00 (Zoom)

Contact Information

781-338-6711

David.Valade@mass.gov

Last Updated: November 21, 2024