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CDE Updates
AB 2555 Reclassification
With the passage of AB 2555, effective September 27, 2026, students become immediately eligible for reclassification when they score an Overall level 4 on the ELPAC or Overall level 3 on the Alternate ELPAC. CDE hosted a webinar on October 2 and though the webinar was not recorded, CDE has shared resources in the Reclassification webinar BOX drive, downloadable through Oct. 30. Communication flyers for educators and families, a reource guide, webinar slides, and reclassification letter templates in English and 5 other languages have been added to support LEAs. The most updated guidance will be provided on the following CDE web pages: Reclassification webpage and the AB 2555 FAQs. The FAQs webpage will continue to be updated as CDE gathers questions from the field and from the webinar. Here are the notes of Q&As captured from the webinar.
Key Webinar Take-aways:
- ELs that have scored an Overall 4 on the ELPAC or Overall 3 on the Alt ELPAC are immediately eligible for reclassification.
- LEAs must immediately begin using this sole criterion for reclassification. Once that criterion is satisfied, the student MUST be reclassified.
- RFEP dates should be between 9/27/26 to 1/31/27. CDE strongly encourages LEAs to update a student's ELAS status as soon as possible, as the law took effect on Sept. 27, 2026.
- LEAs can identify those who are eligible but have not yet reclassified based on 2025-26 ELPAC results with updated criterion by downloading in TOMS, the "ELPAC Students Meeting Reclassification Criterion 1 Report" for 2025-26 and update students' new ELAS of RFEP in the LEA's student information and upload to CALPADS. Refer to CALPADS Flash #333 for details.
LTEL Community of Practice Report
The CDE LTEL Community of Practice Report, authored by Dr. Laurie Olsen, is now available on the CDE LTEL CoP webpage under the “Resources” tab. This report highlights the work of local educational agency teams from across California that applied to be part of this CoP to improve outcomes for the LTEL students they serve. This report documents their process, successes, challenges, and next steps in their journey to use data and Design Thinking to improve the system to better serve students identified as LTELs.
ELA/ELD Instructional Materials Follow-up Adoption TK-8
On September 24, 2026, the Instructional Quality Commission received the reviewer panel initial reports of findings, which included the recommendations for the State Board of Education's adoption of submitted instructional materials. After a public hearing on the submissions, the ELA/ELD Subject Matter Committee made its recommendations to the full commissioner on the submissions. The IQC ultimately recommended 63 programs for adoption. These details, along with the review panel reports of findings, will be included in the IQC Advisory Report, which will be posted on the ELA/ELD Instructional Materials web page and included as an attachment in the Board item. Action on these recommendations is scheduled to occur at the November 12–13 SBE meeting. County Superintendents have developed an ELA/ELD Materials Adoption Toolkit that can be accessed to support implementation at LEAs.
Approved Literacy Professional Development Programs
SBE approved 31 programs for the Literacy Professional Development Programs List. LEAs can use funds for an SBE-approved PD program or another program aligned to the Criteria and Guidance for the Selection or Development of Literacy PD Programs. The list of programs can be viewed via three downloadable files: Lit PD Program List, Lit PD Program Spreadsheet, and Lit PD Memo. More information can be found on the downloadable Schedule of Allocations, PD Programs Timeline webpage, the Literacy PD Programs webpage, and on this presentation from CDE.
Guidance for Literacy in Multilingual Settings
The CA Literacy Roadmap is guidance developed to help educators apply the ELA/ELD Framework, navigate resources and professional learning opportunities available to implement effective literacy instruction to improve literacy outcomes for all students. Literacy Content Blocks for English-Medium Classrooms TK-5 have been posted and coming soon will be those for Grades 6-12 and the Multilingual Literacy Guidance for Grades TK-12. The Guidance for Literacy in Multilingual Settings was developed as a resource for TK–12 dual language/multilingual educators with the purporse of supporting the planning and delivery of effective biliteracy instruction that improves literacy outcomes for all students. It is a practical guidance resource for instructional decision-making across languages and program models. A brief introduction of the guidance can be found in this CDE presentation.
TK Multilingual Learner Screener
With the passage of AB 2467, the implementation timeline for the TK ML Screener has been extended by one year. The voluntary field test will take place during the 2027–28 school year, and the required statewide screening will begin in 2028–29. CDE is hosting a webinar on Nov. 12 to help LEAs understand what the updated timeline means and how to prepare. Register here.
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