Ford Boulevard Elementary and Dual Language Academy is the first CABE school in LAUSD! We are the FIRST CABE School in LAUSD! Show Transcript hi my name is Anne W and I'm the principal of Ford Boulevard Elementary School and dual Language Academy in the next 5 minutes you will see the many ways that we strive to enrich our students lives with language and culture East Los Angeles East LA is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County California Fort Boulevard Elementary has been proudly servicing the east Community since 1923 our school is 1 of the largest Elementary campuses in all of La USD it took a collaboration a collaboration with the administration the teachers I need it a new way of looking at education needed a staff that was supportive it also needed the students who bought into the program who wanted to also be able to negotiate the 2 languages instead of just 1 but it also empowers them in learning about themselves they're giving the opportunity to to dig a little bit deeper and embrace their language Embrace their culture their tradition and bring it back home our school sets clear goals and commitments for English Learners in our Spanish dual language program parent involvement not only enhances academic achievement it also has a positive influence on student attitude and behavior the yeah impact they have learned to Value um both of their cultures through learning English and Spanish and that they've seen the doors that it opens and being able to communicate with people being able to speak in 2 languages they've learned to be Bridge builders between uh cultures between family members they understand things um and can help others understand things when they're not a part of that culture and I'm grateful for that in 2016 we were recognized as a gold Ribbon School due to our responds to intervention model that serves to identify student needs and deliver targeted instruction the early language and literacy Academy model highlights a commitment trust and collaboration that our teachers have for each other and with their students as part of our continuous monitoring of Student Success we Implement data Cycles where grade levels collaborate and analyze data in the various measures based on student needs our teachers are composed of veterans and novices that are all passionate about bilingualism and by literacy yeah yeah what for m a a what are you hey what did you get n d a o this 1 is a tricky 1 it's really tricky time is it no I don't think so the strong commitment for it has for bilingualism and by literacy has led us to secure Partnerships with schools and these schools serve as an Avenue for students to practice speaking Spanish and Elevate their language development we provide opportunities for all students stay in Social cultural competence through events such as Latino Heritage Month Dia de los Muertos and receiving the pathway to Bay literacy award we Embrace cultural differences to empower our students yeah
