January 2023 • Issue 64 • California Association for Bilingual Education
Biliteracy, Multicultural Competency, and Educational Equity for All!
Important Upcoming Dates:
January 13—For chapter leaders only: Check your inbox for info regarding these COTY & JDA deadlines
January 21—Cash for College, Free assistance with financial aid applications, interpretación disponible
February 2, 9, 16—CABE Racial Equity Series (register by January 26 to receive free gift)
February 18—Cash for College, Dinero para el colegio: taller virtual, gratuito, y bilingüe para familias
What's new in Sacramento that impacts education? Find out here...
CABE Legislative Advocate Report and Summary of Governor's Budget Proposal
by Jennifer Baker

  • CABE Legislative Priorities for 2023
  • CABE Leaders Meet in Sacramento
  • New Legislative Leaders Expected
  • Governor's Budget Proposal
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Reminder—CABE members receive a 15% discount on registration!
New ways to celebrate and promote biliteracy from the Multilingual California Project!
We are excited about several new ways to recognize and promote biliteracy, both from the state of California and from our CABE MCAP partners! Besides the State Seal of Biliteracy awarded to graduating seniors who demonstrate proficiency in more than one language, California has new recognitions of the Pathways to Biliteracy, to recognize students in a variety of PK-12 programs and even in higher education.

Our ongoing Seal of Biliteracy Network is a statewide opportunity to share information and get inspiration from our partners as they celebrate and promote biliteracy, such as SDSU’s University Global Seal of Biliteracy, and San Bernardino’s beautiful State Seal ceremonies (pictured below).

This network is a free online opportunity open to administrators, educators, and all interested in promoting and celebrating biliteracy in their communities.

Please join and share widely! Along with all our MCAP resources, this network is made possible through the CA EWIG EL Roadmap Implementation Grant.

Questions?
Reach out to mcapalliance@gocabe.org or
February 8th
For educators and administrators:
February 28th
For families:
Meet Joshua Jauregui, CABE Administrative Systems and
Membership Relations Manager
Born in San Dimas, CA, Joshua Jauregui grew up in La Verne with his Mom, who immigrated from Peru at the age of four and works as a legal secretary for a law firm; his Dad, who was a cook of Mexican and Indigenous heritage; and his older brother, now an event coordinator. His parents both spoke Spanish but decided to speak only English at home to ensure that their children became fluent English speakers. Because Joshua lived with his Peruvian grandmother until the age of 18, he says that he grew up multicultural and with a strong appreciation for Peruvian culture, and now he is also exploring his Mexican and Indigenous roots
Joshua attended parochial schools through high school and followed in his older brother's footsteps by joining the Boy Scouts, which included fun camping trips with his father. He went on a school trip to Europe for a few weeks in high school, visiting the UK, France, Italy, and Switzerland. The trip greatly influenced him, and he says, "I came to understand that there was a much bigger world out there than the small part I had experienced so far. That trip broadened my perspectives on life. It was somewhat of a culture shock coming back home as I realized how different those various worlds are." Always fascinated by technology growing up, he used to tinker with computers and studied computer engineering at Cal-Poly Pomona, where he later received a BS in International Business. He worked his way through college by working at UPS and in retail.
A friend had told him about the opening for his current position as CABE's Administrative Systems and Membership Relations Manager. Joshua recalls, "I was very interested in the position because my girlfriend, who is now my fiancée, was about to graduate with her M.A. in Education. She was soon to be hired as a dual language teacher, so it seemed like the stars were aligned for me to work at a non-profit advocating for bilingual education." Joshua says he enjoys CABE's supportive and collaborative work culture and loves meeting people at CABE events and out in the field. He explains, "Getting to know the community that CABE serves and seeing the impact of the organization is what drives me to do this work."
Joshua likes to travel (Georgia, Arizona, Utah, and New York were recent highlights) and hopes to do more international travel in the future. He also enjoys reading (especially sci-fi, self-improvement, and philosophy), hiking, and camping. He cares for the environment and is an animal lover. He is particularly interested in nutrition and fitness, explaining that he was motivated after years of living an unhealthy lifestyle. The older he got, the more he realized how important it was to take care of himself, both physically and mentally. Today he is dedicated to self-improvement, mental health awareness, meditation, and the promotion of social equity. He enjoys spending time with his fiancée, Vanessa, and both their families.
Meet Elodia Ortega Lampkin, CABE Board Vice President...
Elodia Ortega Lampkin was born in Fallbrook, CA, the oldest of three children in a farmworker family. Her father was part of the Bracero program, and the family later moved north to Orland to work the fields there. Her mother was a farmworker also, and once she and her siblings were old enough, they joined their parents, filling little cans with olives and playing in the fields nearby. When they were older, they were hired to pick olives, prune grapevines, etc. Elodia remembers the school bus dropping them off at the fields after school.
Spanish was spoken at home, and as their school had no bilingual education, it was "sink or swim." Elodia was the first one in the family to go to school and was the only Latina in a small country school. She recalls, "I was so scared that I didn't speak the whole year. It was culture shock." Her teacher wanted to retain her at the end of the year, but the wife of her Dad's boss, a farm owner, recorded her talking and counting and showed it to the teacher. It was the first time her teacher had heard her speak. She was still retained, but by her second year, she had started talking and coming out of her shell. Elodia remembers a time when she and her classmates were playing house, and she said, "Here, you mop with the mop, and I'll broom with the broom." She didn't understand why they all laughed at her, and because of experiences like this, she became very protective of her younger brother and sister, often getting into fights to protect them.
In school, Elodia was tracked and encouraged to be a secretary or hair stylist and didn't even know what college was. She says she was naive and thought she just needed to find a husband to take care of her. A Chico State Affirmative Action counselor showed interest in her and her friends and noticed leadership qualities in Elodia. He started talking to her about college, took her on field trips to Chico State, walked her through college applications, and guided and supported her the entire time. As the first in her area to attend college, she says, "I always felt like I had a responsibility to be a role model and to show others: If I can do it, you can do it." She got involved in CA Mini-Corps and was recruited as a tutor for Latino migrant students interested in healthcare. She liked the feeling of helping kids that struggled as she did and thus began her interest in education. She met her future husband, Edgar, in Mini-Corps and says, "When I saw his big heart and how he worked with kids, I realized that something we had in common was a passion for students and education." They both came from humble beginnings, were the first in their families to graduate from college, and have now been married for over 35 years.
Elodia's career began as a 2nd-grade bilingual teacher and later included stints as a bilingual resource teacher, vice principal, and principal. As the Director of English Learner Services, and later the Director of Elementary Education, in the Woodland JUSD, she revamped the EL program, expanded the DL program from one to three schools, and designed the district's EL master plan, one of the best in the state. After serving as Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education in Lodi, she returned to WJUSD as Associate Superintendent, Interim Superintendent, and now Superintendent. Elodia says, "I've always been drawn to work with EL migrant families in agricultural areas. Because my Dad had a small ranch in Mexico, I understood the perspectives and challenges of both farmworkers and farm owners. I knew that all families desire the same for their children—healthy, happy, independent, and successful lives."
Elodia is very proud of being the daughter of farm workers and says, "I learned so much from my parents about hard work, integrity, and the importance of family and having dreams and hopes. My father's dream was for his kids not to have to work in the fields. He was so proud of me when I graduated and when I first became a teacher. I gave him my first paycheck. Today I have photos of farm workers in my office to ground me in my work every day." Today, Elodia also serves as Vice President of the CABE Board of Directors and previously served as President. She attended her first CABE conference as part of Mini-Corps. "I had never seen so many Latinx teachers, and the cultural richness of the conference hit me hard. I felt included, understood, and empowered. I remember thinking, here are solutions I can take back to my students."
In her limited free time, Elodia likes to cook for and hang out with her husband Edgar, an educational consultant and former superintendent, and their four sons, Eddie (30), an art studio employee; Michael (28), a film editor; and the twins, Rudy and Andy (26), retail entrepreneurs. She also enjoys movies, bowling, wine-tasting, and listening and dancing to "happy music," such as cumbia, norteña, and banda.
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Contact the editor: Laurie Miles, Communications Coordinator, laurie@gocabe.org