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DLAC urges 50/50 Spanish biliteracy model, proposes stepped family supports and ParentVUE improvements
Summary
The District English Learner Advisory Committee (DLAC) presented a package of recommendations including an immediate shift to a 50/50 Spanish/English biliteracy model in dual-language programs, family literacy fairs, ParentVUE translation improvements and expanded newcomer supports.
The District English Learner Advisory Committee presented a set of recommendations to the San Francisco Board of Education on Wednesday, including a call to implement a 50/50 Spanish dual-language immersion and biliteracy model starting in fall 2025.
DLAC Chair Anna Aviles framed the recommendation as urgent. "Our sons and daughters, your students, cannot wait another year," she told the board, urging prompt action to improve English proficiency for Latinx multilingual learners while preserving students’ home language.
Nut graf: DLAC members described a package of operational recommendations rooted in parent and student input: shift DLI/biliteracy tracks to a 50/50 model, expand literacy fairs and decodable book distribution, improve ParentVUE language access and two-way communications, and accelerate hiring and onboarding timelines so staff vacancies do not undercut multilingual learners’ progress.
A DLAC youth leader, Emma Lee, said multilingual students and parents need college- and career-readiness information in major district languages and earlier interventions for newcomers and long-term English learners (LTELs): "More students need access to these resources, especially newcomers and long term English learners, LTELs," she said.
District staff provided feasibility notes on each recommendation during the presentation and agreed to continue collaborating with DLAC on implementation and monitoring. Board members praised the recommendations and asked staff to return in four to six months with implementation progress and specific timelines tied to student outcome goals.
Ending: The board welcomed DLAC’s request for regular reporting and asked staff to present timelines and progress markers at future meetings; no board vote was taken on the recommendations at Wednesday’s meeting.
