Addressing K-12 English Learning

What:   

Cal State Fullerton hosts the third annual Orange County Latino Education Community Conversations conference March 9. The conference goal is to expand productive partnerships among parent, community and educational leaders with an interest in understanding and impacting key policies and practices that affect the academic engagement, opportunities to learn and educational achievement of Latino English learners in Orange County K-12 schools. The conference is free and open to the public.

Who:

Speakers include Jose F. Moreno, president of Los Amigos of Orange County and trustee of the Anaheim City School District, who will present “Bridging the Communication Gap Between Parents of English Learners, Schools and Districts,” and Minerva Chavez, Cal State Fullerton assistant professor of secondary education, discussing “Are We Building Bridges? Revisiting Our Role as Cultivators of Partnerships Across Schools, Families and Communities.”

When: 

Friday, March 9
8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Where:

Cal State Fullerton, Titan Student Union Portola Pavilions
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92831

Additional:  

Participants will be treated to a noontime performance by CSUF’s Ballet Folklorico before they take part in four workshops on the best practices to address the academic needs and success of English Learners.

Parking:

$2 per hour or $8 for a daily permit Monday through Friday. Details available online.

Sponsors:    

Los Amigos of Orange County, Orange County Department of Education, Cal State Fullerton's Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Chicano Resource Center, EPOCHS (Enhancing Postbaccalaureate Opportunities at Cal State Fullerton for Hispanic Students), CSUF College of Education and its Educational Leadership Department, Migrant Education IX and CAMP Santiago Canyon College.

Information:

Elizabeth Suarez, Chicano Resource Center, 657-278-4391 or esuarez@fullerton.edu

Media Contact:     

Mimi Ko Cruz, 657-278-7586 or mkocruz@fullerton.edu