Paula Polk

Paula Polk has served in education for 16 years, teaching 1st grade and 3rd grade for the first 10 years of her educational career. Her journey into educational leadership began as a language coach; she then embarked into districtleadership as an English as a second language (ESL) facilitator. In this role, she coaches language coaches, language acquisition specialists, and ESL teachers preK--12 as they work with stakeholders, including administrators, teachers, and multilingual students and families. This role also affords her the opportunity to curate professional learning for teachers, coaches, district coordinators, and administrators as they seek to create spaces for multilingual students to thrive. You can learn more about her work and her journey to writing Enhancing Instruction for Multilingual Learners at https: //coachreflective.org.