What We Do For California Education Leaders
ELSF partners with district, county, and regional offices in adopting high-quality instructional materials to meet state standards and effectively support multilingual learners.
The Challenge
California district leaders are navigating an intense moment in the instructional materials landscape. The math adoption cycle is in full swing, with more than 60+ state-approved programs to review and winnow down, while the 2026 English Language Arts (ELA)/English Language Development (ELD)/Spanish Language Arts (SLA) adoption is already on the horizon.
Amid all of this, one priority remains constant: ensuring that decisions are responsive to the needs of California’s multilingual learners.
What You Can Do
At ELSF, we know how complex these adoption cycles can be. That’s why we’re encouraging district leaders to focus on two essential actions:
1. Demand that multilingual learners are intentionally reflected in every material under review, whether math or ELA/ELD/SLA. ELSF's resources can help.
2. Build clarity on what high-quality, MLL-inclusive materials actually look like. ELSF's Materials Must-Haves can help.
The Opportunity
Your leadership is critical in ensuring California’s multilingual learners receive the high-quality instructional materials they deserve. Curriculum adoption decisions made today will directly impact students for the next decade! We cannot miss this opportunity to improve the academic outcomes of all students, especially MLLs, by providing access to high-quality instructional materials.
The Challenge
California district leaders are navigating an intense moment in the instructional materials landscape. The math adoption cycle is in full swing, with more than 60+ state-approved programs to review and winnow down, while the 2026 English Language Arts (ELA)/English Language Development (ELD)/Spanish Language Arts (SLA) adoption is already on the horizon.
Amid all of this, one priority remains constant: ensuring that decisions are responsive to the needs of California’s multilingual learners.
What You Can Do
California district leaders are navigating an intense moment in the instructional materials landscape. The math adoption cycle is in full swing, with more than 60+ state-approved programs to review and winnow down, while the 2026 English Language Arts (ELA)/English Language Development (ELD)/Spanish Language Arts (SLA) adoption is already on the horizon.
Amid all of this, one priority remains constant: ensuring that decisions are responsive to the needs of California’s multilingual learners.
1. Demand that multilingual learners are intentionally reflected in every material under review, whether math or ELA/ELD/SLA. ELSF's resources can help.
2. Build clarity on what high-quality, MLL-inclusive materials actually look like. ELSF's Materials Must-Haves can help.
The Opportunity
California district leaders are navigating an intense moment in the instructional materials landscape. The math adoption cycle is in full swing, with more than 60+ state-approved programs to review and winnow down, while the 2026 English Language Arts (ELA)/English Language Development (ELD)/Spanish Language Arts (SLA) adoption is already on the horizon.
Amid all of this, one priority remains constant: ensuring that decisions are responsive to the needs of California’s multilingual learners.
As an education leader, what can you do to support MLLs in the adoption process?
No matter where district leaders are in the curriculum adoption process, ELSF has practical tools and opportunities to support decision-making.
We’ve got more tools for districts, counties and regional offices in California.
As the 3rd largest district in CA, we have a responsibility to lead the state in ensuring and demanding that when we are adopting curriculum we have clarity ourselves of what we expect in our curriculum…so that when we work with curriculum developers and curriculum companies we can express what those needs are.
It’s about weaving students’ thinking into instruction; giving students a voice. That’s what a high-quality curriculum does. Then, we need professional learning to support teachers in maximizing that curriculum. That’s what we did in this project and why we made so much progress.
Ways ELSF Supports California Districts & Counties
Curriculum Adoption Support
We review and recommend adoption frameworks, processes, and resources to ensure multilingual learners’ needs are embedded from the start. Our guidance includes evidence-based practices and practical strategies for integrating MLL criteria into every stage of curriculum selection.
Curriculum Implementation Support
We prepare districts for effective and equitable implementation of instructional materials. Our recommendations focus on building strategies, structures, and systems that prioritize MLLs, helping leaders create sustainable plans that work in real classrooms.
Curriculum Training
Through comprehensive professional learning, we equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to center multilingual learners throughout adoption and implementation. Sessions are tailored, research-backed, and designed to ensure leaders can confidently champion MLLs in their schools and districts.
