Sept 2021 • Issue 48 • California Association for Bilingual Education

Celebrating our nation's rich and diverse Hispanic/Latinx cultures...
We want to hear about your students' back-to-school experiences...
Teachers & Parents:
Submit your students' paragraphs or poems today!

Students in grades TK-12 are invited to submit a paragraph or poem (200 words or less) in the language of their choice. Submissions in languages other than English must include the English translation. Submissions may also include artwork.

Student voices will be shared with the CABE Community. Up to ten selected submissions will be published in an article for the 2022 Multilingual Educator magazine distributed at CABE 2022 in San Francisco!

Deadline to Submit: Sept. 10, 2021 Click below:
Join Team CABE—We're now hiring for four open positions...
Got questions about AB 130 and independent study? Read on...
CABE's Legislative and Advocacy Lobbyist, Martha Zaragoza-Díaz, brings you the latest from Sacramento.

She answers questions and clarifies confusion regarding the independent study (IS) provisions in Assembly Bill 130.

Click below:
Put your advertising in front of thousands of CABE readers...
Gear up for the new school year with CABE Professional Learning...
Dual Language
Design Thinking Network
These free monthly network meetings provide a forum for nationwide dialogue among DL leaders to support LEAs with designing, implementing, sustaining, or expanding PreK-12 DL programs.

Co-sponsored by SDCOE and CABE. Contact Izela R. Jacobo for more information.
New date for the fall parent & para-educator conference...
Hot off the Press! Prop 58 action step cards for parents...
Check out CABE's new
Prop 58 Action Step Cards for Parents in three languages.

To view/download, click below:
Virtual and hybrid models for parent leadership sessions...
Project 2INSPIRE
Family Leadership Program
Are you interested in building leadership capacity with your families through a virtual or hybrid model this 2021-22 school year?

Contact CABE Project Coordinator Maria Valencia for more information about the program and NEW topics:
Need translation or interpretation services? We can help...
Mark your calendar! We hope to see you in person in San Francisco...
SAVE THE DATE!
MARCH 30–APRIL 2, 2022
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Learn more about the Multilingual California Project...
—Visit the MCAP website for free webinar professional learning opportunities:  https://mcap.gocabe.org/

—Check out the MCAP Alliance LCFF Tool: Recommendations Aligned by LCFF Priority for Completing the LCAP


Questions? Email us: mcapalliance@gmail.org
Follow us on social media:
Facebook: Multilingual California Project Alliance
Instagram: @mcapalliance
Twitter: @mcapalliance
CABE Teacher of the Year interviewed on EdSource podcast...
WELCOMING BACK
ENGLISH LEARNERS

EdSource's new podcast, Education Beat, talks with Charlene Fried, English Teacher at Sierra Vista HS in Baldwin Park USD and Teacher of the Year (CABE 1997 and NABE 1998).

"She explains how she’s welcoming back English learners with lots of opportunities to practice speaking and making her classroom a place where students can build a community to ease the anxiety and stress caused by the pandemic."
Find out what's happening at local CABE chapters...
The last SBC CABE chapter meeting was held on August 19, 2021. The last SBC CABE chapter meeting was held on August 19, 2021. Dr. Cherina Betters, Chief of Equity and Access for the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, was the guest speaker for this chapter meeting. Dr. Betters gave a talk entitled "The Courage to Build Bridges in Change". She spoke about the importance of ensuring that our school staff is culturally and linguistically aware and that we are actively advocating for those students who are most in need. Other topics included an upcoming parent conference centered around college and career and board election results.
Our chapter had a very successful fundraiser! We sponsored a drive-by lunch-and-go and raised $1000 to add to our scholarship fund. We want to thank the members of our JDA for giving us this idea.
Check out the wealth of information in our September newsletter!
Other items of interest to the CABE community...
Professional Learning & Resources
NEW! Educator Toolkit:
Creating an Inclusive and Respectful School Community from the My Name My Identity project at the Santa Clara County Office of Education...
Unaccompanied Minors Webinar! Learn about...
  • rights and safeguards
  • backgrounds, needs & assets
  • best educational practices
  • tools and resources
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021
Y-C.R.E.D. or Youth C.R.E.D. will be a free international online virtual one-day event on Thursday, October 14, 2021. High School language learners will hear from older university peer learners and career professionals about how language has positively impacted their lives. Sponsored by the Global Seal of Biliteracy.
FREE TEXTBOOKS IN SPAINSH!

Click below for information about free textbooks in Spanish from the Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior (IME)...
Need financial support for credential program fees? Apply for assistance through Project ACCESS: https://education.sdsu.edu/access
Families and COVID-19

NEW! Resources from the Governor's Office regarding Youth Vaccinations:

NEW! A Know-Your-Rights Guide for Parents and Guardians About Distance Learning Independent Study These know-your-rights guides, as well as short printable versions and a standalone version of the "10 Key Questions" checklist, are available in English and Spanish here: https://youthlaw.org/case/independent-study-rights/ and https://www.myschoolmyrights.com/distance-learning/.

Updates from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH):

Apoyo para las familias inmigrantes durante COVID-19 en www.gocabe.org: https://www.gocabe.org/index.php/communications-2/daca/
Contact laurie@gocabe.org to request that your information be included on this list.
Comic Corner—because humor makes life a little easier...
Original image from CartoonStock.com
Contact the editor—Laurie Nesrala-Miles, Communications Coordinator: laurie@gocabe.org
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