Purpose

The vision of Project LEE is to transform literacy and language outcomes for English learners (ELs), with a special focus on serving 3rd – 5th graders with or at risk for being identified with a disability. Specifically, the goals of our project are to: (1) improve the literacy outcomes for ELs with or at-risk for being identified with a disability, and (2) create a repeatable and sustainable model of culturally and linguistically responsive instruction that can be overlaid across all tiers of instructional support within a multi-tiered system of supports. As one of three model demonstration sites funded by the federal Office of Special Education Programs, Project LEE is collaborating with other projects, and the outcomes of these projects will be disseminated nationally.