College of Education and Human Development
 Multicultural Education Programs
 Our Mission
The goal of Multicultural Education Programs is to increase the number of qualified school personnel serving culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students in Maine schools. Participants for this program include immigrants and refugees who have settled in Maine.
Administered through the University of Southern Maine, College of Education & Human Development, our team is partnered with school districts to provide training and outreach to educators who work with Limited English Proficient (LEP) students This program also helps to ensure that pre-service and in-service teachers are able to fulfill the requirements necessary for the Maine State ESL Endorsement.
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Multicultural Education Programs is funded by the U.S Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA).
Multicultural Education Programs includes USM in consortia with participating schools at multi-school teacher education sites: Casco Bay, Portland, Gorham, Scarborough, Sanford-Wells-York-Kittery, and Lewiston-Auburn.
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