Our Mission

• provide English Learners with a culturally and linguistically relevant education
• ​raise student achievement across content areas
• prepare students to fully participate in the 21st century economic, political, cultural, and intellectual life of our global society
• ensure the academic success of English Learners
• ​engage educators in quality professional development
• empower educators to serve the educational needs of linguistically diverse students
• advocate for the development and maintenance of clearly defined biliteracy pathways

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2018-2019 ELD Requirements for
Elementary & ​Secondary Schools

• placement guidelines
• ELD roster instructions
• resources

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SFUSD's Highly Effective Practices
for Teaching Designated & Integrated English Language Development (D-ELD & I-ELD)

• Continuum for English Language Development Effective Practices​​
• Focal Rubrics to Support Implementation

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 Resources

• ELPAC Resources
• ELPAC Official Site (English Language Proficiency Assessment CA)​
• Wonders ELD Resources
• ​Elementary Designated ELD Modules and Resources
• ​Newcomer Toolkit K-5
• Secondary - Introductory Workshop and Resources to Writing Language Objectives​
• Spanish Pathways Schedules and Presentation (Using the CAL Components and SFUSD Spirals)​
• CA ELD Standards at a glance
• ​CA ELD Standards (PDF Version)
• CA ELA/ELD Framework (PDF Version)
• ​Common Core in Spanish​​
• Reclassification
• Newcomer Systems of Support Resource Links
• Long Term English Learner Links & Resources
• Earn the California Seal of Biliteracy

Watch SFUSD/ Teaching Channel videos: Five Essential Practices for Teaching English Learners. 

Videos for high school will be coming soon!

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is D-ELD & I-ELD?
• What is the ELPAC?
• When and how does a student get reclassified?

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"Language is learned, not because we want to talk or read or write about language, but because we want to talk and read and write about the world"
                              - Courtney Cadzen, Professor Emerita, Harvard Graduate School of Education