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English Learners

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California has the largest English learner (EL) student population in the nation. In order to ensure EL students are receiving appropriate services and making progress towards English language proficiency, the California Department of Education (CDE) monitors and reports on the educational outcomes for EL students and is committed to closing achievement gaps.

 

Culver City Unified School District embraces the assets English learners have by being able to communicate in more than one language.

 

CCUSD adopted an English Language Learners Master Plan which is linked below and updated on an annual basis.

 

How can parents help their English learners at home?

 

Here are some helpful parent resources to access tools to support your student at home.

 

Colorín Colorado - This website is a bilingual resource for parents and educators of English learners.

 

Reading Rockets - This section includes some key tips and recommended resources from the Colorín Colorado website.

 

Stanford University - This website shares information about understanding language.

 

 

General Definitions

This section provides general definitions of ELs, Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) students, and those students who were ever English Learners (Ever-ELs).

 

  • English Learner – A student who enrolls in a California school beginning in any grade level, transitional kindergarten through grade twelve, has a language other than English identified on the Home Language Survey, and upon assessment, obtained a level of English proficiency that indicates programs and services are necessary. Students identified as English learners receive programs and services until they meet the reclassification criteria pursuant to Education Code (EC) Section 313.
  • Reclassified Fluent English Proficient Student – A former EL student who has met the four criteria specified in California EC Section 313(f). 
  • Ever-ELs – Current EL students and RFEP students.

 

Each California public school district, grades kindergarten through 12, with 51 or more English learners must form a District-level English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) or subcommittee of an existing district-wide advisory committee.  To learn more about CCUSD's DELAC, please click here.

 

Each school site has an English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) which makes decisions for the school site.  Please see the school's webpage for more information.

 

 

Click here to access the English Language Learners Masterplan in English (CCUSD Board approved 3/11/25)

 

Click here to access the English Language Learners Masterplan in Spanish (CCUSD Board approved 3/11/25)

 

Note:  The Spanish program used at El Marino and La Ballona is Benchmark Adelante, published by Benchmark Education © 2017. These educational resources are used to help students in this program develop their literacy skills.