Sonoma County Office of Education

EL Collaborative News Archive

September EL Collaborative Follow-up

Date: 10/01/2013
Author: Jenn Meyers

CA Ed Code definition of LTEL | Link
This is the official CA Ed Code definition of a “Long Term English Learner” and “English Learners at risk of becoming a Long Term English Learner.” To read the definition, please scroll down to 313.1.


Academic English in CCSS Workshop | Link
Californian's Together (the organization responsible for "Reparable Harm") is putting on a workshop titled Academic English for English Learners Through the Listening and Speaking Common Core Standards (Grades 4 -12).


Healdsburg Reclassification | Form (doc)
This is the form the Healdsburg Unified uses to reclassify their English Learners.


ELs with IEPs | Presentation Slides (ppt)
This presentation contains very helpful information regarding ELs in Special Education. The section on reclassification of English Learners in Special Education begins on slide 29.


Fort Bragg EO Classification | Form (doc)
This form is used by the Fort Bragg Unified School District to classify students as “English Only” if they have no functional proficiency in their home language.


EL Collaborative PPT from September 24 | Presentation Slides (pptx)
Click above to view the PowerPoint from our meeting on September 24. Please note that Senate Bill 344 did NOT pass.





Amie Carter, Sonoma County Superintendent
"The mission of the Sonoma County Office of Education is to foster student success through service to schools, students, and the community." - Amie Carter, Sonoma County Superintendent