Presenters: Martha Hernandez, Dr. Laurie Olsen

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom

Six years after the transformative English Learner Roadmap Policy, this panel reflects on its pivotal role in overturning Prop 227 and advancing equity for English learners. Honoring CABE’s 50 years of advocacy and Californians Together’s leadership, panelists will share lessons learned, strategies for implementation, and success stories of bringing the Roadmap’s principles to life. Join us to gain tools, inspiration, and insights to advance English learner success and equity statewide!

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Presenters: Carolyne Crolotte, Eduardo Gutierez, Early Edge, Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez, Erin Freschi

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103B

As California is expanding its Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program to become the largest universal preschool program in the nation, it is critical that there is support for multilingual learners, who represent a large majority of California’s young learners. This session will focus on how to identify and support multilingual learners in TK settings, including sharing information on best practices and resources for teachers and families related to bilingualism, home language support, and English language development.

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Presenters: Kathy Escamilla, Kimberly Strong, Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, Martha Hernandez

Location:  Long Beach Convention Center Room 104B 

The study examined “Science of Reading” (SOR) initiatives on programs for Emerging Bilingual/English learners (EBs/ELs) by interviewing 77 educators of EBs/ELs in a variety of educational contexts in 21 states using constructed response and open-ended questions. An inductive analytic framework was used to identify themes. Eight major findings and recommendations for policy and practice emerged.

Findings are important because 40 states have SOR legislation and 32 provide no direction for EBs/ELs. Findings uplift teacher voices as they discuss challenges to implementing SOR in bilingual/ELD contexts.

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Presenters: Victoria Weiss, Amber Riehman, Leah Lampa

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103B

This session is designed for administrators and educators focusing on developing and strengthening programs, services, and instruction for students designated as Long Term English Learners. We will share resources developed by EL RISE! (English Learner Roadmap Implementation for Systemic Excellence) - an initiative to increase educator knowledge of the CA English Learner Roadmap Policy to support continuous improvement and equitable practices for serving English learners. Leave this session with tools and examples to support you, your students, and your colleagues.

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Presenters: Manuel Buenrostro, Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103B

Based on a new report by Californians Together, The State of English Learners in California Public Schools, this workshop will provide an overview of key outcome and demographic data to better understand how ELs are being served. By focusing on access to multilingual programs and rigorous coursework, participants will reflect on goals set in Global California 2030 and additional goals, learn how to review data for their own districts, and review state and local recommendations.

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Presenter: Ruth Barajas 

Location: Mariott Long Beach Downtown, Room Bixby 2

In this half-day institute, participants will engage in hands-on training of literature-based classroom lesson modules (K-2, 3-5, 6-12) addressing the social-emotional needs of immigrant students, learn about the current context for immigrant families in California, and walk away prepared to implement the lessons with a training binder, presentation slides, activity handouts, and other resources to support successful implementation including copies of the children's books: La Frontera, Pancho Rabbit, and Refugee.

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Presenters: Cristina Salazar, Manuel Buenrostro, Martha Hernandez

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 202A

If you want to support the expansion of bilingual programs, influence the state accountability system, increase the bilingual teacher pipeline, champion policies to support newcomer students, learn about state legislative proposals, and be part of a network of EL (English learner) advocates, this workshop is for you. Participants will be provided with an overview of how change can be made and learn how to engage in this work to amplify our voices for emergent bilingual students.

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Presenter: Renae Skarin, ELSF, Manuel Buenrostro

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 103B

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Presenter: Martha Hernandez, Rebecca Blum Martinez, ELSF

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 202B

Multiliteracy for all has become a key policy vision for equitable, effective schools for California's multilingual learners. This workshop will provide an overview of a comprehensive policy agenda to establish multiliteracy programs as the standard for MLLs. A component of the agenda is high-quality materials which are key to develop advanced levels of biliteracy. Based on extensive research, the English Learner Success Forum has developed rigorous criteria to help educators identify high-quality Spanish language arts materials. These criteria will be shared with participants.

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Presenter: Sam Finn

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 202C

This session provides an overview of state level developments and tools for newcomer education in two parts. Part 1 will describe the state of the field, the status of AB 714 implementation, and the work of the CalNEW program. Part 2 will present new resources hosted on the California Newcomer Network website, including CalNEW-funded SLIFE curriculum from Oakland Unified and a model for district-legal service partnerships developed by Immigrant Legal Defense.

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Presenters: Maxine Sagapolutele, Ruth Barajas, Carla Santa Cruz

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 202A

In the ten years since launching the English Learner Leadership and Legacy Initiative, Californians Together has engaged over 400 educators, administrators, and life-long advocates through our EL Advocacy Networks, Institutes, and Fellowships. If you want to strengthen and sustain the movement toward educational equity for multilingual learners in your own community and across the state, you are not alone. Join us. We are stronger together!

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Presenter: Manuel Buenrostro, Renae Skarin and Benito Aranda-Comer, ETW and Alma Castro, ELSF

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 102A

In the ten years since launching the English Learner Leadership and Legacy Initiative, Californians Together has engaged over 400 educators, administrators, and life-long advocates through our EL Advocacy Networks, Institutes, and Fellowships. If you want to strengthen and sustain the movement toward educational equity for multilingual learners in your own community and across the state, you are not alone. Join us. We are stronger together!

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Presenter: Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez, Jeremy Anderson (CSBA)

Location: [TBA]

Is your school board driving effective implementation of the California English Learner Roadmap? Come join us and hear how four districts are implementing the principles of this essential policy that has been in effect since 2017! AB 2074 Marasutchi bill has been signed into law and will require CDE to develop a strategic plan for the CA EL Roadmap implementation and monitoring of this policy. Get ready to ask your questions and learn how school board members are providing direction in their district for this policy implementation! See you there.

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Presenter: Manuel Buenrostro, Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Room 102A

This workshop is based on a new report focused on meeting the needs of Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) students in California public schools. It will review RFEP student demographics, outcomes, and findings from a landscape survey of over 125 districts. Participants will learn about RFEP student needs, the work that districts are doing to support them, and promising strategies. Participants will also reflect on action steps through a review of local and state recommendations.

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