Educator Workforce Investment Grant for Effective Acquisition Programs

San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) is one of the four recipients of the Educator Workforce Investment Grant for Effective Language Acquisition Programs (EWIG-ELAP). There are four county offices that are participating as leads, with each lead assigned to a specific zone. The four-zone leads will work together to coordinate professional development throughout the state of California.

SBCSS has been awarded $2.5 million to collaborate with the Zone B Alliance partners, under the name English Learner Roadmap Power in Collaboration Across California (EPiCC) Alliance Zone B. Zone B comprises the following counties: Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, and Tulare. The other three recipients will represent EPiCC Alliance Zone A, Zone C, and Zone D.

The EPiCC Zone Leads are:

• Zone A: Graciela Garcia-Torres - Sacramento County Office of Education
• Zone B: Dr. Serena Straka - San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
• Zone C: Dr. Soomin Chao - Los Angeles County Office of Education
• Zone D: Dr. Nicole Chavez - Orange County Department of Education

 

Goals of the EWIG/EPiCC Grant

Provide professional learning opportunities for early educators, teachers, paraprofessionals, school leaders, and school counselors in public schools.

Align with the Statewide System of Support and Quality Professional Learning Standards to implement effective language acquisition programs for English learner (EL) students, which may include:

• Integrated language development within and across content areas,
• Bilingual and biliterate proficiency, and
• Building and strengthening capacity to implement the EL Roadmap Policy across the state.

For more information on the RFA: Educator Workforce Investment Grant: Effective Language Acquisition Programs (CA Dept of Education) grant.