
Friday, March 28, 2025 • 10:30 am - 2:30 pm • Long Beach Convention Center
(Pre-Registration is Required by March 7, 2025)
MEET OUR SPECIAL GUESTS & SPEAKERS

GUADALUPE GUERRERO
Superintendent, Portland Public Schools & Chair for the Council of the Great City Schools

GABRIELA URO
Director for English Language Learner Policy and Research for the Council of the Great City Schools

David Lai
Manager for English Language Learner Policy and Research for the Council of the Great City Schools

JO GUSMAN
President of New Horizons
in Education

Dr. Christopher Downing
Anaheim Elementary School District Superintendent

Rubí Flores
Director of Professional Learning Services for CABE

MICHAEL MATSUDA
Anaheim Union High School District Superintendent

Elodia Ortega-Lampkin
Woodland Joint Unified School District Superintendent
MEET OUR FACILITATORS

Dr. Raúl Maldonado
Palmdale Unified School District Superintendent & CABE Board President

Dr. Bárbara Flores
Professor Emeritus of CSU San Bernardino, CABE Board Past President & former Superintendent

DR. EDGAR LAMPKIN
CABE CEO & Former Superintendent

Ofelia Ceja-Lariviere
CALSA Co-Executive Director & former Superintendent

Martha Martínez
CALSA Co-Executive Director & former Superintendent
Have you implemented the EL Roadmap in your school district? How far along are you with the implementation of the California English Language Development Framework?
OUTCOMES:
- Engage with experts and advocates in the field on current topics related to equity in the education of CA English learner and multilingual students.
- Gain an overview of the CA ELA/ELD Framework and the CA EL Roadmap, and assess your LEA’s progress in implementation.
- See how the ELA/ELD Framework and the CA English Learner Roadmap can be implemented through a comprehensive whole school and systems approach such as the SEAL (Sobrato Early Academic Literacy) model.
- Get to know the organizations across the state that provide tools, resources, and supports to LEAs when it comes to implementation of the state policy and framework.
- Hear from “Bright Spot School Districts” that are successfully implementing components and principles of the ELA/ELD Framework and CA English Learner Roadmap.
HOW DO I REGISTER?
Superintendents, Deputy/Associate/Assistant Superintendents, & School Board Members are eligible for a One-Day Complimentary Pass to the ALS & CABE 2025 Conference on Friday, March 28, 2025 from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm at Long Beach Convention Center.
Other district and site leaders are welcome to attend the ALS with a paid conference registration, for an additional $75.
To register, please click the button below.
Featuring our special guest and esteemed partners, alongside additional honored guests.
