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Each California public school with 21 or more English learners must form an English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC).

The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) is the required state test for English language proficiency (ELP) that must be given to students whose primary language is a language other than English.

Reclassification is the process whereby a student is reclassified from English learner status to fluent English proficient (RFEP) status.

The CA State Seal of Biliteracy, marked by a gold seal affixed on the diploma and noted on the transcript, recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages in addition to English.

Welcome to SDUSD English Learner professional development series. The videos included in this document can be utilized by whole sites and individual teachers to differentiate instruction and meet the needs of English Learners and multilingual students in any grade-level and content area.