
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 advocacy
- Providing support for bilingual programs