CALSA Summer Institute 2025

This presentation will provide attendees with the knowledge and resources to navigate the everchanging landscape of undocumented immigration. Our presentation covers the history and legal foundations of immigration, the obligations educators have in protecting undocumented students and responding to immigration enforcement efforts, and how organizations can support and empower the undocumented students in their communities.

This workshop explores the key principles, challenges, and strategies involved in effective school consolidation. Designed for educational leaders, the session focuses on data-driven decision-making, community engagement, and long-term sustainability. Participants will gain practical tools for evaluating consolidation options and planning transitions that support educational equity, fiscal responsibility, and student success.

California is implementing a new Math Framework! How can educators use it to ensure that students of color and multilingual learners receive the high-quality and culturally relevant curriculum and instruction they need to thrive in mathematics? Join our session to learn about the instructional, structural, and cultural shifts to make math instruction and materials more meaningful and effective for students of color, and how educators can lead in these efforts in their schools and districts.

Are you a site or district leader looking for effective ways to strengthen designated ELD in your schools? In this interactive session, you’ll gain access to a powerful, easy-to-use observation tool designed specifically to support designated ELD instruction. Discover a research-based strategy that boosts teacher confidence and effectiveness, and walk away with practical next steps you can implement with your team right away. Join fellow Latino educators in cultivating stronger classroom practices and better outcomes for multilingual learners. You’ll leave with the tools, clarity, and inspiration to lead with purpose—and plant the seeds of lasting change across your schools.

California’s Dual Enrollment landscape has evolved rapidly in recent years. In the past decade we’ve seen the creation and refinement of CCAP as well as other dual enrollment programs. Supported by Governor Newsom and Chancellor Christian of the CCC, the state has made a strong commitment to embracing dual enrollment as the premier vehicle forward to further the state’s high school, college, trade, and workforce needs. Within this context, Career Ladders Project (CLP) has done extensive work on technical assistance to advance the field, while EdTrust-West (ETW) has been a strong legislative advocate to marry research with policy change. Both organizations release resources to help students, parents, practitioners, administrators, advocates, and legislative champions alike. Please join us to see how our collaborative approach particularly affects California’s Latinx community and gain tools for support at a number of levels.

Join us for a session on "Cultivating Success: Newcomers to LTELs" featuring a panel of district leaders from Montebello, Lynwood, and Rialto Unified. Moderated by Ricardo Coronado, Director of District Success at Summit K12, this panel will explore innovative, research-based approaches to increase academic success for Long Term English Learners (LTELs) while also highlighting effective strategies and programs designed to support newcomers to the United States. To ensure a dynamic discussion, we encourage you to submit your questions beforehand via the conference app. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with experienced practitioners and discover what’s next in English learner education.

In today’s evolving landscape of shifting immigration policies and growing uncertainty, immigrant families face challenges that extend far beyond the school walls — impacting their safety, sense of belonging, and opportunity. Latino communication leaders are standing at the forefront of public education’s response, using strategic, culturally responsive communications and deep partnerships with trusted community organizations to strengthen family structures and safeguard educational access.

This panel will explore how communications can do more than inform — they can unify communities, empower families, and defend against those seeking to marginalize them. Panelists will share how some districts prepared early by building strong networks of trust, while others are developing new strategies to meet today’s urgent needs.

Together, they will highlight how resilient communication ecosystems can foster trust, uphold the dignity of every student and family, and ensure that public education remains a beacon of hope, safety, and opportunity.

Attendees will leave inspired and equipped with actionable strategies to center advocacy, resilience, and empowerment at the heart of their communication practices.