SCOE Professional Learning Registration System

GUEST SPEAKER

Graciela García-Torres & Isela Méndez
scoeMÁS! Multilingual Education Department, Sacramento County Office of Education

DATES AND TIMES

Days: 4 days
Dates: Wednesday October 7, 2026 - Tuesday November 3, 2026
Times: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

LOCATION

DPMEC
Board Room
10474 Mather Blvd.
Mather CA 95655
Virtual

CONTACT

Annemarie Kennedy
akennedy@scoe.net

AVAILABILITY

Open: 0 open seats left
Class Size: 35 seats

TOPICS

Teaching and Learning:

Multilingual English Learners/English Language Development

College & Career:

Counseling

AUDIENCE

Focus:

County Office

District Office

High School

Middle/Jr. High

Role:

Administrator

Coach

Counselor

Paraprofessional

Waitlist

Counselors’ Toolkit for English Learner Success

Calling All Middle School and High School Counselors!

The Multilingual Achievement Supports | MÁS Team invites you to a Book Study series designed for secondary school counselors and administrators to build foundational understanding of the needs of Emultilingual-English learner students, including different typologies such as newcomers and Long Term English Learners. Participants will learn from the readings, tools, resources, and case studies in the Counselor’s Toolkit for English Learner Success. Using the four Principles of the CA English Learner Roadmap, counselors will gain an understanding of how their role as guidance counselors fits into the overall framework of the California’s vision for ML-EL success. Topics in the Toolkit include implications for counseling services, appropriate ELD placement, scheduling issues and options within a secondary school context, and approaches to pathways for ELs to graduation, career, college and biliteracy.

Attendance along with the EL Coordinator/Director and/or site administrators can strengthen collaborative work and impact.

Participants will have the opportunity to receive a set of Toolkits with which to lead their own Book Study or professional learning sessions in their own districts/sites.

Audience: Counselor with the EL Coordinator/Director and/or site administrators can strengthen collaborative work and increase impact.

Sessions

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Day 1: Foundations, Typologies, and the Counselor's Role | In-Person (Mandatory Attendance) 19 of 42 open seats

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Board Room

Meet face-to-face to network, collaborate with your site team, and pick up your complimentary learning materials. We will establish a foundational understanding of English learner typologies—including newcomers and Long-Term English Learners (LTELs)—and explore how the unique role of secondary school counselors fits into California’s comprehensive framework for multilingual student success.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Session 2 30 of 42 open seats

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Virtual

Day 2: Structural Equity—Master Scheduling and Proper ELD Placement 18 of 35 open seats

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Virtual

Dive deep into the administrative and systems side of counseling services. This session tackles secondary scheduling challenges, explores creative master scheduling options, and outlines data-driven strategies for accurate English Language Development (ELD) student placement to ensure equitable access to core content.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Session 3 24 of 35 open seats

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Virtual

Day 3: Systems of Support—Targeted Counseling Services & Interventions 17 of 35 open seats

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Virtual

Focus on the practical implementation of academic, social-emotional, and career counseling services tailored specifically for multilingual students. Using case studies and tools from the Toolkit, participants will discover how to build responsive site-based intervention systems that support various EL typologies through multi-tiered structures.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Session 4 23 of 35 open seats

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Virtual

Day 4: Pathways to the Future—Graduation, Careers, and Biliteracy 18 of 35 open seats

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Virtual

Map out clear, actionable pathways that guide English learners toward high school graduation, post-secondary college and career readiness, and the State Seal of Biliteracy.