December 2, 2021

English Learner Network Newsletter

Important Updates

Biliteracy Pathway Recognitions

CDE's Biliteracy Pathway Recognitions FAQs webpage supports LEAs interested in recognizing their preschool-8th Grade students who have demonstrated progress toward proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English. Forms for the Biliteracy Pathway Recognitions Program can be found on the program web page under the “Requirements and Forms” tab.

The three Biliteracy Pathway Recognitions available are:

- Biliteracy Program Participation Recognition--available to students enrolled in programs leading to biliteracy

- Home Language Development Recognition--available to emergent bilingual students with a home language other than English who continue to develop the home language by engaging in age-appropriate activities in the home language

- Biliteracy Attainment Recognition--available at the end of elementary school and the end of middle school to students who meet specific proficiency criteria in English and one or more languages in addition to English.

Contra Costa County Office of Education and Alameda County Office of Education will be collaborating to support districts who are interested in establishing or updating their LEA's Biliteracy Pathway Recognitions Programs, as well as the State Seal of Biliteracy. Please reach out to Lilia Tsui at Contra Costa COE (LTsui@cccoe.k12.ca.us) or Rebecca Vester at Alameda COE (RVester@acoe.org) if your LEA is interested.

ELPAC

CDE will host a Summative and Alternate ELPAC Q&A for Coordinators on December 9 at 1pm. Registration for the one-hour session is located on the ELPAC Upcoming Trainings website.

The Gift of Literacy

CDE announced a partnership with Renaissance that will provide unlimited access to myON digital books and daily news articles for all pre-K to grade twelve students in California from December 1, 2021, through January 31, 2022. This initiative aims to give students The Gift of Literacy during the winter break by providing opportunities to engage in reading at home, at school, and in the community and is part of the Superintendent Thurmond’s statewide literacy campaign to help all California students reach the goal of literacy by third grade, by the year 2026. Students can access books and news articles in English and Spanish using a special shared account on Renaissance’s myON digital reading platform. myON is compatible with computers, Chromebooks, and tablets, and low-bandwidth and offline reading options provide expanded opportunities to access reading materials. School and district leaders can access information for this special shared login on this web page.

EL Master Plan Playbook

The Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) at Loyola Marymount University has released their English Learner Master Plan Playbook: Developing Equitable Local Education Policies for Multilingual and English Learner Students on their website. The playbook provides tools for educators, families, and community members to engage in policy dialogues and development processes to support the creation of the LEA's English Learner Master Plan. Join us in our EL RISE! EL Master Plan Institute where presenters from CEEL will guide LEAs in using the playbook and systematically creating an EL Master Plan.

EL Roadmap Implementation

A free download of the CA EL Roadmap Implementation Guide and Toolkit for Administrators Volume 3 is now available on the Californians Together website, with Volume 4 to be released later in December. Previous volumes are also available for purchase or can be downloaded for free:

Volume 1: Leading Implementation

Volume 2: Creating Assets-Oriented & Student Responsive Schools

Volume 3: Ensuring the Intellectual Quality of Instruction and Meaningful Access for English Learners

LCAP

The Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Template and Instructions for the 2022–23 LCAP year is now posted on the CDE’s web page. The 2022–23 LCAP Template and Instructions consists of the LCAP Template Word document and the LCAP Template Action Tables Excel Spreadsheet. LEAs are required to use the Template and Instructions in developing the 2022–23 LCAP. Please contact the Local Agency Systems Support Office at LCFF@cde.ca.gov with any questions.

Sign up to attend the CDE LCAP trainings at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/tuesdaysat2.asp. The website also has past webinars and materials from their archive.

Reporting for Stimulus Funding

The next reporting cycle for Stimulus Funding will be available beginning Thursday, 12/16/21 via the Reporting Portal, and will close 1/14/22, at 12:00 p.m. Please visit the Stimulus Funds Quarterly Reporting Help Page prior to beginning the reporting process for guidance and detailed instructions on how to complete the report.

Additional Professional Learning Opportunities

LCAP Training Series

with CDE

Dec. 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, Jan. 11, 13

La tertulia virtual

(Spanish Teachers Network)

Dec. 2, Feb. 10, Apr. 7

English Language Development Progress Monitoring Tool Accelerating Language Development and Achievement (SBCSS)

Dec. 6 and Feb. 15

Paraeducator Professional Learning Series: Designated English Language Development (dELD) promising and effective practices

Dec. 7

What Adolescent Learners Need for Good Reading Comprehension That Is Often Ignored

Dual Language Design Thinking Network

Dec. 8

Jan. 25, Mar. 24, May 24, Jun 14

MCAP Digital Academies: Building the Pathway to Multilingualism along the EL Roadmap Policy

Digital Academies

Educational Experiences of Afghans: Learning from Afghan Refugee Students & Families

Recorded Webinar

Resources

Our English Learner Network resources folder with recordings and materials

Multilingual Learning Toolkit: an online hub for research-based key principles, instructional strategies, and associated, free, practical, and easy-to-use resources that are geared towards educators who teach PreK-3rd Multilingual Learners

Biliteracy Pathway Recognitions--find information, forms, and resources using the different tabs on the page

Bilingual Teacher Pathway (through Butte COE and MCAP)

English Learner Roadmap Administrator Implementation Guide and Toolkit Volume 1

English Learner Roadmap Resources--Click on the resources button for a wealth of videos, presentations, and information.

Resources from Californians Together Unaccompanied Minors Webinar

Resources to Support Students and Families from Afghanistan

Educational Experiences of Afghans: Learning from Afghan Refugee Students & Families

Grant Opportunities for Educators (compiled by SCCOE)