Emergent Bilingual Master Plan
The Anaheim Elementary School District Emergent Bilingual Master Plan serves as a blueprint for all district personnel involved in the education of emergent bilingual students. This plan describes how the Anaheim Elementary School District identifies, serves, and supports emergent bilinguals to ensure access to the core curriculum and rapid acquisition of the English language. The Emergent Bilingual Master Plan represents a commitment among various stakeholder groups to provide high quality instruction for emergent bilinguals.
The Emergent Bilingual Master Plan was written based upon federal and state laws, the California English Learner Roadmap, district board policies, research-based practices, and the input received from various stakeholder groups. It is the district’s expectation that the plan be implemented with fidelity to secure appropriate services for emergent bilinguals. The Emergent Bilingual Master Plan represents a “living viable document” that through the revision of the plan, services to emergent bilinguals are only maximized to increase their acquisition of English.
California English Learner Roadmap Vision
English learners fully and meaningfully access and participate in a twenty-first century education from early childhood through grade twelve that results in their attaining high levels of English proficiency, mastery of grade level standards, and opportunities to develop proficiency in multiple languages.
California English Learner Roadmap Mission
California schools affirm, welcome, and respond to a diverse range of English learner (EL) English learner (EL) A classification used in California to identify a student who is not currently proficient in English and whose primary language is not English. An EL student is referred to as a Limited English Proficient (LEP) in federal law. strengths, needs, and identities. California schools prepare graduates with the linguistic, academic, and social skills and competencies they require for college, career, and civic participation in a global, diverse, and multilingual world, thus ensuring a thriving future for California.
California English Learner Roadmap Principles
To guide our district vision, AESD uses the CA EL Roadmap Vision along with our district mission statement to ensure that our English learner and multilingual students are receiving high quality linguistic and academic instruction.
Principle #1 Assets-Oriented and Needs-Responsive Schools
Principle #2 Intellectual Quality of Instruction and Meaningful Access
Principle #3 System Conditions that Support Effectiveness
Principle #4 Alignment and Articulation Within and Across Systems
Our Student Population
Anaheim Elementary School District is a diverse district composed of 23 schools, serving approximately 16,000 preschool-6th grade students in a dynamic, standards-based learning community. As one of the largest elementary school districts in California, we offer a broad range of programs and learning opportunities, enhanced by strong support from families and the community. Our student population is composed of approximately:
- 14,055 LCFF Eligible Enrollment
- 90% Unduplicated Percent
- 85% Free/Reduced
- 46% Emergent Bilingual
- 15.2% Students with Disabilities
- 9.8% Students experiencing Homelessness
- 22.8 % Chronically Absent
- 0.8% Foster Youth
Our Multilingual Learners
State Language Census Data
The state language census is an annual collection of data on students with non-English language backgrounds. It includes data on English learner (EL) and fluent-English-proficient enrollment, and language proficiency distribution. This report is shared with DAC-DELAC and the EL Services Council annually.