Secondary English Learner Collaborative (sELc)
The sELc is a learning community among English Learner Coordinators/ Administrators from the nine Sacramento County districts and charters that serve secondary (9–12) grades to collaboratively learn about how to establish equitable services and programs for English learners.
Participants will:
• Participate in bimonthly meetings to discuss ongoing programs and services at the high school level.
• Focus on addressing the needs of multilingual-English learners: Newcomers, Long-Term English Learners (LTEL), At Risk of becoming Long-Term English Learners (AR-LTEL), Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE), Refugee and Immigrant Youth.
• Build partnerships/network among EL coordinators, administrators, and ELD teacher leaders within the Sacramento County.
• Have ongoing collegial support, access coordinated resources, implement and share best practices.
• Develop strategies to establish equitable services for secondary English learners by targeting their varying needs.
• Make meaning on how to address current laws, policies, and practices at the secondary level.
• Measure progress collect data and set benchmarks to increase English Learner graduation rate in Sacramento County.