In November Lincoln’s ELD teacher, Scott Gordon organized a fantastic field trip for Lincoln's English language learner students.  The students were invited to the Oakland Museum of California’s special exhibit “Por El Pueblo, The Legacy and Influence of Malaquias Montoya.” The exhibit highlighted the Chicano Artist and Activist Malaquías Montoya and his decades of work creating posters, murals, and prints to highlight and galvanize Social Justice Movements. 

The students reflected on his work sparking discussion on its cross-cultural context, meaning, and how they connected to individual pieces.

Elementary Spanish DLI Information Night 

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EL Para Educators at the Middle Schools  John Muir Middle School welcomes Sally Chen, the new EL Paraprofessional.  Mrs. Chen returns to the John Muir family after being a parent of two daughters who recently graduated from John Muir.   Danny Lopez has been part of the Bancroft family for the last 4 years.  He is currently applying to the University of San Francisco pursuing his Teaching Credential and Masters in Education.   EL Para’s supports all Newcomer students in ELD 1.   Additionally, they rotate with Newcomer students and EL students to other classes such as Math, Science and History to offer support.  Supports include helping students with technology and online platforms, clarifying directions, working with a small group or individual students with classroom assignments and directing students to resources and staff for extra support.

In December, San Leandro High School piloted the Interim ELPAC. This is the first year the state of California has offered this interim assessment and the teachers at SLHS wanted to take advantage of this opportunity.  The Interim ELPAC is aligned to the ELD Standards just as the Summative ELPAC is and allows students an opportunity to demonstrate their English learning progress and practice before the formal state test. Teachers used this exam to better understand students’ progress and adjust instruction. They met in collaborative teams to review the data and discuss innovative teaching strategies to meet student needs. Students were eager to see their scores and compare their growth to their previous ELPAC