Our DoDEA community includes students and families from a variety of language backgrounds. To ensure that all students are able to meaningfully participate in our courses and curriculum, all DoDEA schools offer programming designed to accelerate English language proficiency. DoDEA's Multilingual Learner Program provides direct language services over 5,000 students across elementary, middle, and high schools.

Our mission is to serve military-connected multilingual learners and their families by supporting and augmenting the acquisition of English. This includes designated and integrated English language development as well as content-embedded consultation. Our vision is that multilingual learners are prepared to be global citizens through an excellent education that leverages their academic, cultural and linguistic strengths.

Our program not only supports English language development but also values and nurtures the home languages of our students, recognizing that maintaining and developing these languages can contribute to overall academic success. We provide targeted instruction that helps students improve their English proficiency while also supporting their academic content learning.  

Our educators use a variety of strategies to make learning engaging and effective, ensuring that students can access the curriculum and participate fully in all school activities. We also offer professional development for our teachers to equip them with the best practices in language instruction and cultural responsiveness. Students who reach English language proficiency through the Multilingual Learner Program are strong candidates for our Seal of Biliteracy award.

The DoDEA ESOL Program Guide: Planning for English Language Learner Success, "authorizes the administrative procedures and associated information for DoDEA's Multilingual Learner Program as required by DoDEA Regulation 2440.1."