California's accountability system diminishes the urgency to address numerous educational needs of English Learners (ELs) and undermines the equity intent of LCFF. This session will review how the Accountability Dashboard indicators are ignoring and masking the academic and language development needs of ELs. The findings and recommendations of a new report, Masking the Focus on English Learners: The Consequences of California’s Accountability System Dashboard Results on Year 4 Local Control Accountability and Plans, will be distributed to everyone.
Director of the Center for Equity for English Learners, Center for Equity for English Learners School of Education, Loyola Marymount University
Dr. Elvira G. Armas is the Director of the Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) and Affiliated Faculty in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University, where she leads and supports CEEL’s P-21 local and national collaborative engagement initiatives. Throughout... Read More →
EL Roadmap, Research publications, Multiple Pathways to Biliteracy, Long Term English Learners, The State Seal of Biiteracy, Accountability and ELs, Bilingual Teacher Shortabe