6+1 Trait Spanish Writing
Teaches Spanish writing to students in all grade levels. Students analyze their work and revise it by focusing on ideas, organization, voice, word choice, fluency, and grammar/conventions.
Contact: Gladys Vega Scott, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland (scottg@nwrel.org)

Academia Latina
Provides a week of academic and cultural experiences at a university for Latino students in Grades 6 through 8.
Contact: Meredith Reynolds, Southern Oregon University, Ashland (mreynolds@sou.edu)

Academy of Young Ambassadors
Provides leadership training to students who are entering seventh grade. Focus is on youth who might drop out of school because of family problems including poverty, drugs and alcohol.
Contact: Xochitl Fuhriman-Ebert, Ontario School District (xochy@ontario.k12.or.us)

Cesar E. Chavez Commemoration
Celebrates farm-labor organizer Cesar Chavez to provide a positive role model for students. Chavez’s accomplishments are taught to all schoolchildren, and a community festival is held.
Contact: Jose Romero, Woodburn School District (jromero@woodburn.k12.or.us)

ELL’s in the Mainstream
Provides mentoring for classroom teachers in specialized strategies for teaching English-language learners. Helps deliver instruction to ELL students in mainstream classrooms.
Contact: Molly Jo de Fuentealba, Boise, Idaho, School District (mollyfuentealba@boiseschools.org)

El Teatro Latino
Helps English-language learners and bilingual students in high school develop and perform original theatrical works in Spanish. 
Contact: Andreas Horaites, Southern Oregon Education Service District, Medford (andreas_horaites@soesd.k12.or.us)

Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD)
Teaches English to elementary-school pupils with activities that stress memory, socialization and reasoning. Designed for English-language learners. 
Contact: John Gorman, Forest Grove School District (jgorman@fgsd.k12.or.us)

Latino Educational Achievement Project (LEAP)
Lobbies for state and local policies that support achievement by Latinos in schools and colleges. Governed by an advisory board of educators, community leaders and students.
Contact: Ricardo Sanchez, Latino Educational Achievement Project, Seattle (rsanchez@seanet.com)

Oregon Hispanic and Migrant Student Leadership Institute
Helps students select colleges, apply for scholarships, improve teamwork and problem-solving skills, perform community service, build physical fitness and develop other leadership qualities.
Contact: George Mendoza, Willamette Education Service District, Salem (gmendoza@ontario.k12.or.us)

Organization for Latino Education (OLE)
Provides services for Latino parents to increase their involvement in their children’s education. Services include materials written in the parents’ native language and on-site translators.
Contact: Stan Jaskot, Kent, Wash., School District (stan.jaskot@kent.k12.wa.us)

Parent Effectiveness Leadership Training (PELT)
Teaches leadership skills to help parents influence the education of their children.
Contact: Ruth Vega de Loihle (rloihle@charter.net)

Parent School Partnership Program
Teaches Hispanic parents about their roles and responsibilities in education. Topics include rights, responsibilities, parent conferences, how districts function, education politics and college admission.
Contact: Eloy Castro, Proctor-Hug High School, Reno, Nev. (ecastro@washoe.k12.nv.us)

PASS Credit Accrual Program
Helps migrant high-school students who are behind in their work earn course credits. Provides self-contained courses that are consistent with state academic standards.
Contact: Patricia Eastwood, Office of Secondary Education for Migrant Youth, Sunnyside, Wash. (pat@semy.org)

Prime Time
Designates an adult advocate for each student in 7th through 12th grades. Advocates monitor the progress of their students and act as “cheerleaders” for them. Improves discipline and school spirit.
Contact: Marsha Hanson, Manson, Wash., School District (mhanson@manson.org)

Professional Development for ELL Teachers
Promotes a collaborative approach to staff development for teachers of English-language learners. Teachers learn how to develop “sheltered instruction mentoring programs” for students.
Contact: Ann Farris, Boise, Idaho, School District (annfarris@boiseschool.org)

Sheltered Approach to English Language Learners
Provides specialized classes with extra assistance for high school students who are English-language learners. Focus of the program is on building English skills and ensuring success in mainstream classes.
Contact: Sylvia Garcia, Gervais School District (sylvia_garcia@gervais.k12.or.us.)

Migrant Student Leadership Program
Helps migrant students get involved in extracurricular activities. Teaches communication, social and citizenship skills. Designed for middle- and high-school students.
Contact: Patricia Eastwood, Office of Secondary Education for Migrant Youth, Sunnyside, Wash. (pat@semy.org)

Title I Migrant Education Health Program
Provides physical exams at school and referrals to cooperating health-care agencies for children of migrant workers. Health care is paid for by governmental and private insurance plans.
Contact: Mike Taylor, North Central Educational Service District, Wenatchee, Wash. (miket@ncesd.org)