State Education Agencies
State Education Agencies utilize the NDLETPS for a variety of purposes including:
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developing HR Resources like teacher profiles, job descriptions, interview questions for identifying and employing quality Dual Language Educators;
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developing Professional Development Plans, to ensure appropriate learning opportunities for in-service educators;
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strengthening teacher competencies & accreditation requirements
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developing digital badge and/or teacher certification programs​
State Education Agencies (ie. Higher Education Departments) are responsible for overseeing the Educator Preparation Programs in their respective States. Some States are "SPA States" and work closely with the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation to evaluate and have quality recognized programs, and some States don't. NDLETPS is an appropriate guidance document for both situations.
What Works: Student Centered Initiatives & Budget Narratives, Jan, 2026
Transform Education of New Mexico
Transform Education New Mexico (TENM) is a coalition of fierce advocates who liaison between the community and the New Mexico Public Education Department, and legislature. TENM amplifies youth and community voices in the Roundhouse to uplift the educational needs required to rebuild a school system that delivers the quality education our students are constitutionally owed. This guidance document was created and shared with the PED and Legislative Education and Study Council for the 2026 Legislative Session.
A Blue Print for Comprehensive K-3 Literacy Policy and Legislation for Multilingual Learners - January 2026
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Esther de Jong - University of Colorado, Denver Published by the National Committee for Effective Literacy
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Silvia Noguerón-Liu - University of Colorado, Boulder
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Jody Slavick - University of Colorado, Boulder
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Lucinda Soltero-González - University of Colorado, Boulder
Teacher Education for Effective Literacy Instruction for English/Emerging Bilingual Learners - Fall, 2025
By Dr. Magaly Lavadenz, Dr. Ester de Jong, and Dr. Patricia Venegas-Weber
This new digest explores what research tells us about preparing and supporting teachers to provide effective, assets-based literacy instruction for English learners and Emerging Bilinguals (EL/EBs). It highlights promising practices from teacher education programs nationwide—including case examples, field-based learning models, and bilingual instructional strategies that bridge knowledge into practice.At a time when nearly one in four students in U.S. classrooms are emergent bilinguals, this resource underscores how teacher preparation programs can build the knowledge, skills, and mindsets needed to ensure equitable literacy outcomes for all students.
Policy Brief: SEA Use of NDLETPS - Spring 2022
Prepared for NM Secretary of Education Dr. Kurt Steinhaus
This policy brief provides a summary of the impact the National Dual Language Teacher Preparation Standards, hereafter NDLETPS (Guerrero & Lachance, 2018), are having on the field of bilingual education since their publication. The standards were designed to consciously leverage approximately three decades of theory, research, pedagogy, and policy that underlies the potential for best meeting the academic needs of emergent bilingual children and youth through well implemented two-way and one-way immersion program designs.
Washington State Bilingual Education Advisory Committee Moves to Adopt the NDLETPS - December 11, 2020
The DL Steering Committee: Bilingual Educator Growth & Development Subcommittee • Provides access, supports, and incentives to encourage bilingual/biliterate individuals to become dual language educators. Recommendation: The National DL Education Teacher Preparation Standards (NDLETPS) to replace the current Bilingual Ed endorsement. Currently working with PESB to discuss the timeline and process to change policy.
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More info on Dual Language Education and Resources from the Washington Office of Superintendent for Public Instruction
National Dual Language Forum
The NDLF convenes experts in dual language bilingual education programing and instruction, to develop and present white papers at member conferences on important issues around dual language bilingual education. Please visit https://www.cal.org/ndlf/ for more information. Two important resources developed by the NDLF are: ​
Please contact david@dlenm.org if you have a resource to share with EMMA Consortium Members and school partners through this website.