SIGs

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are groups within MATSOL that connect members based on professional areas of interest. Each SIG has a representative on the MATSOL Board of Directors. Members may join two SIGs.

Check the MATSOL Calendar to see a list of current SIG meetings and events.

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- K-12 ELL Education

- Charter School ELLs

- Vocational/Technical School ELLs

- Adult Learner ESOL (Adult, Workplace, Higher Ed, Community College, Private Institutes, etc.)

- Community College ESOL

Elementary Education SIG
SIG Representative: OPEN

Seconday Education SIG
SIG Representative: OPEN

Dual Language SIG
SIG Representative: Jody Klein

Dual language/immersion or two-way language programs are allowed under the current Chapter 71A in Massachusetts. These highly successful programs allow English language learners of a specific group to maintain their own language while serving as role models to English only speakers who are also learning a new language. Most programs exist currently in Massachusetts in Spanish. While students in these programs do very well academically on every measure, there are only a handful of these programs in Massachusetts. MATSOL advocates for replication and creation of new programs where possible in order to insure the academic achievement of ELLs.