Throughout my decades of experience within the educational system as a teacher and administrator including nine years as the director of curriculum for the Ventura County Office of Education and now as the executive director of Californians Together, I have seen the waves of changes that impact the educational experiences of English learners — the good, the bad and the ugly.
I saw that when we supported districts to understand and analyze their English learner data, they understood the urgency to focus on these students and sought support to improve their outcomes. We know that English learners can achieve the same high levels of academic success as any student.