Curriculum Adoption Toolkits Acknowledgements
The Multilingual Learner Curriculum Adoption Toolkits, including the Making the Case section and the Math Adoption Toolkit for California, could not be possible without the support of a broad range of contributors who shared their expertise and insight. This includes education leaders from multiple California county offices and school districts who reviewed the Toolkit and provided real-world feedback. Thank you!
The English Learners Success Forum would like to acknowledge the following individuals for developing the content in this resource: Linda Jean Carstens, Joanna Yip, Ashley Simpson Baird, Nathasha Soon, Emily Kenton, Renae Skarin, Crystal Gonzales, Jana Hilleren, Leyla Bravo, Alejandra Pallais, and Kristin Espinar, Abigail Amoako Kayser, Rebecca Castellanos, Christine Dahnke, and Jack Dieckmann. The following individuals provided expert review for this resource: Heather Schlaman, Melissa Lambert, Annie Duong, Ma Bernadette Andres-Salgarino, Jorge Cuevas Antillon, Keely Machmer-Wessels, Sara Green, Maria Santos, Rachel Ruffalo, Mark Lobaco and, Manuel Buenrostro. The following individuals participated in our Advisory Group feedback session: Andrea Barron, Cara Hetrick, Cole Sampson, Crystal Caban, Diana Ceja, Isabel Garcia, Jeffrey De La Torre, Jill Fetters, Karon Akins, Polly Jackson, Priscila Leon, Rhea Stewart, Salome Shaw, and Sumita Jaggar.
Affiliation Information For Expert Reviewers (at time of review)
Name and Affiliation
Heather Schlaman, Yolo County Office of Education
Melissa Lambert, Create Capacity
Annie Duong, San Joaquin County Office of Education
Ma Bernadette Andres-Salgarino, Santa Clara County Office of Education
Jorge Cuevas Antillon, San Diego County Office of Education
Keely Machmer-Wessels, Oakland Unified School District
Sara Green, Alameda County Office of Education
Maria Santos, Independent consultant
Rachel Ruffalo, Ed Trust-West
Mark Lobaco, West Contra Costa Unified School District
Manuel Buenrostro, Californians Together
April 2025 Advisory Group Participants:
Name and Affiliation
Andrea Barron, Riverside County Office of Education
Cara Hetrick, San Diego County Office of Education
Cole Sampson, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Crystal Caban, Glendale Unified School District
Diana Ceja, Riverside County Office of Education
Isabel Garcia, Santa Clara County Office of Education
Jeffrey De La Torre, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
Jill Fetters, Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
Karon Akins, Riverside County Office of Education
Polly Jackson, Glendale Unified School District
Priscila Leon, Pasadena Unified School District
Rhea Stewart, Cardiff School District
Salome Shaw, Susanville School District
Sumita Jaggar, Monterey Bay Area Math Project
April 2025 Advisory Group Participants from English Learner Success Forum (ELSF): Carolina Paz-Giraldo, Chalon Jones, Dr. Alma Castro, Jana Hilleren, Melissa Gilbert, Nathasha Soon, Rebecca Castellanos, Renae Skarin, Sultana Salma
