CBET Implementation
2007-2008
Kit Bell, CBET Supervisor
Tom Calderon, Curriculum Specialist
Division of Adult and Career Education LAUSD
CBET Planning Objectives
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Inform schools of new legislation
Provide guidance and support
Create plan
Start July 2007
Ensure compliance
Central Office
Roles & Responsibilities
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Division Plan
Data Collection/Analysis
Outreach & Recruitment
Curriculum Development
Staff Development
School Site
Roles and Responsibilities
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School-Site Plan
Documentation
Instruction
Testing
Outreach & Recruitment
Parent Involvement
Tutoring Opportunities
Preparing Schools for the
“New” CBET
Preliminary Planning
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Division-Wide Meeting
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SB 368
Old vs. New CBET
Models A & B
Customizing CBET
Preliminary Planning (cont.)
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Create CBET Reauthorization Planning
Worksheet
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Objectives
Compliance
Customization
Internal RFP
Template for Division Plan/Board Report
Funding
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CBET Reauthorization
Planning Worksheet
Planning Worksheet Components
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Questions
Ed. Code
Representative Activities
Representative Activities
 Essential
 Optional
 Customized
Question A1
How will your school’s CBET
program encourage parents/family
members to provide personal
English language tutoring to
children?
CBET Competencies in ESL
Courses
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The School Community
Curriculum and Standards
Parent/Teacher Communication
Home Learning Environment
Tutoring Skills
Optional Activities
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Parenting classes
CBET Technology classes
CBET Tutoring classes
Hands-on tutoring practice
Question A2
How will your school’s CBET
program document the
development of tutoring skills?
Discussion
Question E6, pg. 3
OR
Question G8, pg. 7
Data Collection
“As a condition for receiving funds under
Section 315.5 in any fiscal year, a school
district shall collect the following data for
use in updating its plans and to make
available to the state as requested.”
Improvement in adult literacy
Adult reading achievement
EL student attendance
STAR and CELDT results
Recommendations
LAUSD Contact Information
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esl.adultinstruction.org
kit.bell@lausd.net
tom.calderon@lausd.net