
2011
2011 Highlights

POLICY
2011– AB 250 Mandated the State to align curriculum frameworks with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS); ensure that publishers incorporate ELD strategies for ELs; include the ELD Standards in the ELA K-12 curriculum frameworks and K-8 instructional materials; and reauthorize statewide assessment system to include primary language assessments for ELs.
2011– AB 124 Required the State Board of Education to update, revise, and align the 1997 ELD standards to the State’s ELA standards.
2011– AB 815 Established the State Seal of Biliteracy to recognize students who have attained high proficiency in more than one language in addition to English. CABE co-sponsored this bill with Californians Together.

PROGRAMMING
CABE programming focused on the annual conference, paraeducator and parent conferences, parent and family engagement, Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC), Project 2 INSPIRE, Plaza Comunitaria, building partnerships, legislative advocay, and providing support for bilingual programs.