Language Proficiency Assessment
State and federal law require that local educational agencies administer a state test of English language proficiency (ELP) to students in transitional kindergarten through grade twelve whose primary language is not English and who have not been reclassified as fluent English proficient (RFEP).
Language Learner Programs
Structured English Immersion (SEI) with language support
Newcomer Support
Seal of Biliteracy
Parent Resources
English Learner Parent Presentation
English Learner FAQs
Who is identified as an English Learner?
An EL is a TK–12 student who, based on the results of the English Learner Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC), has not developed listening, speaking, reading, and writing proficiencies in English sufficient for participation in the regular school program.
Debra Carrillo
Director, Student Support Programs
Natalie Baptiste Coordinator, K-12 Language Acquisition
Jie Gao
Curriculum Specialist, Mandarin
Patricia Effenberger
Bilingual Staff Secretary
Nora Neumiller
Bilingual Clerk
Kay Connolly
Intermediate Office Assistant
Alicia Cabrera
Bilingual Intermediate Office Assistant
E. Adriana Leon
Bilingual Community Liaison
Houpand Parsi
Bilingual Community Liaison
Marlene Fitzhugh
Bilingual Community Liaison
Margarita Vivas
Bilingual Community Liaison
