Join Bilingual Teacher Educators, State Policy Leaders, District and County Superintendents in this half-day institute. Participants will dialogue, analyze and evaluate current policies and practices for preparing highly qualified biliterate/bicultural teachers to meet increasing demands for dual language programs. Panelists will set the context for participants to engage in developing action plans to: a) strengthen best practices; b) promote inclusive leadership; and c) propose recommendations for increasing the number of highly qualified biliterate/bicultural teachers.