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THURSDAY • APRIL 30, 2020 • 3 - 4 P.M.

National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner

Advocacy Month Virtual Celebration

EMBRACING DIVERSITY: BUILDING OUR FUTURE

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Grupo Folklórico de San Martin

San Martin/Gwinn Environmental Science Academy

Morgan Hill Unified School District

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Logistics

  • All attendees will be muted during this celebration
  • To access the event digital program, agenda and the student art virtual exhibition, and signature practices, visit https://bit.ly/SCCOEMLA
  • Attendees are welcome to make comments at the last 5 minutes of this celebration

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Welcome

Dr. Mary Ann Dewan

County Superintendent of Schools

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Distinguished Guest

Congresswoman

Zoe Lofgren

(CA-18)

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Welcome

Dr. Mary Ann Dewan

County Superintendent of Schools

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Dr. Santiago V. Wood

Executive Director

NABE

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Shelly Spiegel-Coleman

Executive Director

Californians Together

Keynote

We Need to Celebrate�Multilingualism Now�More Than Ever

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Need for �Multilingualism Now More Than Ever

Shelly Spiegel-Coleman

Executive Director

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  • When dual-language learners are exposed to English during the preschool years, they often show a preference for English and a reluctance to continue speaking their first language. Children who fail to maintain proficiency in their home language may lose their ability to communicate with parents and family members and risk becoming estranged from their cultural and linguistic heritage.

National Academies of Science, Engineering and Math

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Now is the time to honor our students’ linguistic talents

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  • Seal of Biliteracy - 2012
  • ELA/ELD Framework - 2014
  • Proposition 58 - 2016
  • EL Roadmap -2017
  • Global California 2030 – 2018
  • Refined World Language Standards-2019
  • Inclusion of the SBB in the College and

Career Indicator - 2018

A Wave of Support for Multilingualism

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Research Report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering�and Medicine

NASEM Study

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Research Findings:

  • Strong home language supports learning English.
  • Learning two languages is associated with improved cognition, executive function and social interactions.
  • Early exposure to a second language is consistently associated with better language skills in the second language.

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Recommendations

  • Planning and investments to build an educator workforce to meet the needs of ELs/DLLs is an urgent need.
  • Fears, misunderstandings and competing attitudes about the benefits of bilingualism and dual language learning require public information and social marketing efforts.
  • Valid and Reliable Assessments
  • www.nas.edu/ELPromisingFutures

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  • Adopted July 2017; supersedes �1998 policy
  • The policy is available on the California Department of Education (CDE) EL Roadmap Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/rm/
  • Intended to guide local planning �and action

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English Learner Roadmap Policy

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Principles

  • Principle #1: �Assets-oriented and needs-responsive schools
  • Principle #2: �Intellectual quality of instruction and meaningful access
  • Principle #3: �System conditions that support effectiveness
  • Principle #4: �Alignment and articulation within and across systems

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Education Workforce Investment Grants – Implementation of EL Roadmap

  • Multilingual California Project
  • EL Rise: English Learner Roadmap for Systemic Excellence

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Seal of Biliteracy

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2012 = 10,685

2013 = 19,586

2014 = 24,151

2017 = 47,028

2015 = 31,816

2016 = 40,220

Grand Total = Over 231,000

2018 = 55,224

State Seals of Biliteracy

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  • Who are the Recipients of �the State Seal of Biliteracy

New Report on the �Seal of Biliteracy

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  • 63% of all recipients �were Language Heritage Students

Recipients by Language�Classification – June 2018

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Our Goal – 100% of Eligible Districts Offer the Seal

2019 - 72 districts

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  • What can we �each do?

What is the Potential?

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Bilingualism:

Targeting Parents of EL Students

Alas y Voz

https://www.facebook.com/alasyvoz/

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Platforms

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The Videos

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COVID 19 Resources

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Now, it is time for schools and districts to chart the future of all of California’s students to graduate proficient in English and one or more additional languages!

Thank you,

Shelly

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Congratulatory�Remarks

Kansen Chu

Assemblymember 25th District

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Congratulatory�Remarks

Swapanthi S. Mandalika

Director of Constituent Services

Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17)

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STUDENT ARTWORK HONOREES

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https://bit.ly/SCCOEMLA

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Berryessa Union School District – Mandarin Dual Immersion Program at Cherrywood Elementary, Grades K-5

Lead: Dr. Roxane Fuentes • Members: Tina Choy, Sophia Dong, Yanni Fan, Ying Hu, Yilan Liu, Min Wei

Franklin-McKinley School District – Dual Immersion Programs Where Do I Begin?, Grades K-8

Lead: Dr. Norma Martinez-Palmer • Member: Taylor Nguyen

Gilroy Unified School District – Comprehensible Input: The Path to Proficiency, Grades 9-12

Lead: Sonya Morley • Co-Team Lead: Jane Ellis

Santa Clara County Office of Education – Cultivating Equity for English Learners through the Ways 2 Equity Playbook, Grades K-12

Lead: Dr. Erica Boas • Member: Kelly Wylie

For more information about the signature practices, click here.

SCHOOLS OR DISTRICT TEAMS WITH A SIGNATURE PRACTICE

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Mount Pleasant School District – Supporting English Learners through Intentionally Teaching English Skills, �Grades 3-8

Lead: Dr. Elida MacArthur

Santa Clara Unified School District – Hispanic STEAM Program Opening the Doors to STEAM Careers, Grades 6-12

Lead: Alicia Vazquez • Members: Shann Chu, Steve Neese, Inez Barragan, Mario Flores, Conner Reese, Cindy Campbell, Goldie Malone, Jazmin Chilin, Karla Flores

East Side Union High School District – The Power of Mentoring, Grade 9

Lead: Teresa Marquez • Members: Adrian Buenrostro, Marcelo Leal

Fremont Union High School District – Achieving Language and Academic Success, Grades 9-12

Lead: Dr. Welton Kwong

For more information about the signature practices, click here.

SCHOOLS OR DISTRICT TEAMS WITH A SIGNATURE PRACTICE

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Milpitas Unified School District – Building Success for Newcomer Students through Saturday Academy, Grades 9-12

Lead: Raul Patino • Member: Edgar Aguilar-Chavarria

Morgan Hill Unified School District – Language Ambassadors: Celebrating the Linguistic Diversity in Our Community, Grades K-5

Lead: Victoria Sorensen • Members: Ashley Cowdin, Yoana Yabrudy Ware

Santa Clara County Office of Education – Parent Engagement, Grades K-12

Lead: Jaime Koo

De Anza College – Higher Education for AB 540 Students

Lead: Angélica Esquivel

For more information about the signature practices, click here.

SCHOOLS OR DISTRICT TEAMS WITH A SIGNATURE PRACTICE

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Franklin-McKinley School District

Pathway to Biliteracy

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Santa Clara County Office of Education

English Learner Roadmap Policy

Districts that have established a board policy

or resolution in 2019-20 school year

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Berryessa Union School District

Campbell Union High School District

Evergreen School District

Milpitas Unified School District

Oak Grove School District

Santa Clara County Office of Education

Districts that have established a board policy or resolution for implementing the California English Learner Roadmap

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Alum Rock Union Elementary School District Berryessa Union School District

Bullis Charter School

Cambrian School District

Campbell Union School District

Campbell Union High School District

East Side Union High School District

Escuela Popular Del Pueblo

Evergreen School District

Fremont Union High School District

Franklin-McKinley School District

Gilroy Unified School District

Latino College Preparatory Academy

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District

Milpitas Unified School District

Morgan Hill Unified School District

Mount Pleasant Elementary School District

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District

Oak Grove School District

Palo Alto Unified School District

San José Unified School District

Santa Clara Unified School District

University Preparatory Academy

Districts and charter schools that have established a board policy or resolution honoring students with the Pathway and Biliteracy Awards

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ACE Charter Schools

Alum Rock Union Elementary School District

Bullis Charter School

Cambrian School District

Campbell Union School District

Campbell Union High School District

Evergreen School District

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District

Metropolitan Education District

Milpitas Unified School District

Mount Pleasant Elementary School District

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District

Orchard School District

San José Unified School District

Santa Clara County Office of Education

Santa Clara Unified School District

Sunnyvale School District

Sunrise Middle School

University Preparatory Academy

Districts and charter schools that have adopted a resolution supporting the national My Name, My Identity Initiative

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Closing Remarks

Dr. Mary Ann Dewan

County Superintendent of Schools

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What does the Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month mean to you?

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SHARE YOUR ONE WORD

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To access the event webpage, visit: https://bit.ly/SCCOEMLA

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