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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.8pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are accepting nominations for the 2026-27 cohort of WIDA Fellows! The deadline to submit WIDA Fellows program nominations is February 27, 2026, at
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://app.explore.wisc.edu/e/er?s=1427524768&lid=162684&elqTrackId=9959A32478D57864DB7A5509DC164A36&elq=356df1f4c1cd4ba4bba48f259d1ceee8&elqaid=78082&elqat=1&elqak=8AF579BFA82CBDB5EA2ADC86435608E0AD84769D0E39486C288A585D3436BF9B7935" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1268A0">WIDA
Fellows webpage</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> to learn about the program, its benefits, and the nomination process.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b>Jane Armstrong (she,her,hers)<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) State Specialist <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline">Office of Teaching and Learning<br>
Maine Department of Education <br>
23 State House Station <br>
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023 <br>
<b>Email: </b><a href="mailto:jane.armstrong@maine.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">jane.armstrong@maine.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://www.maine.gov/doe" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Maine DOE</span></a> |
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<a href="https://mainedoenews.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Maine DOE Newsroom</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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