AB124 San Diego Focus Group Mtg - English Learner (CA Dept of

							    AB 124 English Language Development Standards Focus
                    Group Meeting Notice
                                      February 23, 2012, 4:00 p.m.

                                 San Diego County Office of Education
                               Joe Rindone Regional Technology Center
                                        6401 Linda Vista Road
                                         Building 2, Labs 1-4
                                         San Diego, CA 92111

The purpose of this meeting is to convene the invited members of the English Language Development (ELD)
Standards San Diego Focus Group to provide input on the revision of the ELD Standards for California
Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve.

                                                Agenda

               Time                                         Event

           4:00 – 4:05                           Welcome and Introductions
           4:05 – 4:10            AB 124 Introduction : Discussion, Purpose, and Overview
           4:10 – 4:40     Group Discussion- Part I- Structure and Organization of ELD Standards
           4:40 – 5:20        Group Discussion- Part 2- Granularity and Focus of ELD Content
           5:20 – 5:30                                      Break
           5:30 – 5:55                                Public Comment
           5:55 – 6:00                                   Next steps




          ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE AND ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY.

                  THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.

                           SPANISH INTERPRETATION WILL BE PROVIDED.

              AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

  Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual
with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting may contact
 Antonio Mora by telephone at 858-569-3114 or by email at amora@sdcoe.net or Carol Spielman-Ewan by
                           phone at 858-571-7259 or e-mail at csewan@sdcoe.net.
This agenda is posted on the English Language Development Standards Web page at
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/er/eldstandards.asp.

For more information, please contact Antonio Mora by telephone at 858-569-3114 or by email at
amora@sdcoe.net or Carol Spielman-Ewan by phone at 858-571-7259 or e-mail at csewan@sdcoe.net.




Resources

Assembly Bill No. 124
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_124_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf

Current California English-Language Development Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/englangdevstnd.pdf

Arizona English Language Proficiency Standards (aligned to the Common Core Standards)
http://www.azed.gov/english-language-learners/elps/

Kansas Curricular Standards for English for Speakers of Other Languages (aligned to the Common Core
Standards)
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4694

World Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) English Language Proficiency Standards (aligned
to the Common Core Standards)
http://www.wida.us/standards/elp.aspx




Visitor Information

Check-in

Check-in at the Joe Rindone Regional Technology Center (JRRTC), Labs 1-4, after 3:00 p.m

Parking

Parking is available in front of Building 3. There is no charge for parking.

Obtain driving directions to the San Diego County Office of Education by visiting this Web page:
http://www.sdcoe.net/technology/jrrtc/?loc=Directions&m=2

Public Transportation

There are multiple public transit options in San Diego. Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Trolley
information can be found at http://www.sdmts.com/trolley/trolley.asp. MTS Bus routes and information can
be found at http://www.sdmts.com/mtscr/BusRoutes.aspx. North County Transit District Coaster rail
information can be found at http://www.gonctd.com/. In addition, taxi services are available through
numerous companies.

Hotel/Travel

Any hotel at Hotel Circle would be fairly close (5 miles away) to SDCOE. Old Town is the nearest train
station but Amtrak may not have an Old Town stop. Downtown San Diego is the best Amtrak stop and
attendees will need to take a taxi to the SDCOE.


Revised: February 14, 2012