SEAL - Sobrato Early Academic Language

We’re hiring! 🎉

Join the SEAL team as our Program Operations Specialist and help support professional learning experiences that empower educators and create opportunities for multilingual learners.

This hybrid role requires working remotely and onsite in our Milpitas office approximately three days per week. You’ll help coordinate trainings, events, webinars, materials, and day-to-day operations that make our work possible.

We’re looking for someone who is organized, reliable, collaborative, and passionate about supporting a multilingual future where every child can learn, lead, and thrive.

📍 Hybrid role | Milpitas, CA (approximately 3 days/week in office)

Learn more and apply today: https://bit.ly/4vIKZVv

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As summer approaches, we’re taking a moment to celebrate our partners and reflect on another year of learning together.

SEAL’s research-based, hands-on professional learning equips educators and leaders with practical strategies they can put into action right away.

This feedback from a school administrator in our Dual Language Series reminds us why this work matters. 💚

Thank you to our partners for your commitment to multilingual learners and for the opportunity to support your team.

Resources for Early Learning Educators

🌟Children who learn two or more languages have greater opportunities for academic 🎓, social 🤝, financial 💰 and career success 💼.

Check out these resources to create impactful learning opportunities for your little bilingual learners: https://bit.ly/43qAtGn



Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles, Early Edge California, First 5 LA, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Quality Start Los Angeles, UNITE-LA

🎉 to celebrating our partner, Visalia Unified School District, receiving a Golden Bell Award last year!

VUSD was recognized for their Blended and Non-Blended Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) Program, which unifies preschool and TK into a full-day, inclusive learning environment that supports language development, social-emotional growth, and early academic success.

We're proud that CSBA visited several TK classrooms during the review process, including a SEAL classroom. 💚

Important conversation happening in California around literacy screening, early intervention, and multilingual learners.

We’re proud to see SEAL’s Head of Research & Evaluation, Dr. Martha Martinez, featured in this new EdSource article discussing concerns that literacy screenings administered too early may inaccurately identify multilingual learners who are still developing English proficiency and foundational literacy skills across languages.

As schools across the state continue this work, it’s critical that multilingual learners are supported through research-informed approaches that recognize their linguistic strengths and developmental pathways.

📖 Read more: https://bit.ly/4fv7N6z

Today is California Primary Election Day. 🗳️

If you haven't voted yet, there's still time.

Polls are open until 8:00 p.m.

Teacher resource: Why affirming Black English matters in early childhood education.

Black English Language—also known as African American English (AAE) or African American Vernacular English (AAVE)—is a rich, rule-based language rooted in the histories and communities of Black children and families across the United States.

This practical 2-page knowledge brief explores why affirming Black English in early childhood settings matters for student learning, identity, and belonging.

Developed by the Black English Language Workgroup, the Knowledge Brief series supports educators, caregivers, administrators, and advocates in creating language-affirming learning environments.

Black ECE Californians Together Catalyst California Early Edge California

Read the brief: https://bit.ly/4ffZhYU

Congratulations to our SEAL partner Leticia Trevino, Director of Early Childhood Education with Visalia Unified School District on being named ACSA Region 11’s 2026 Central Office Administrator of the Year! 🎉

We’re proud to partner with leaders helping strengthen early learning opportunities for students and families across California.

Thank you for your leadership and commitment to young learners.

Congratulations to Leticia Treviño, Region XI's 2026 Central Office Administrator of the Year. Leticia was recognized at the region's Awards Ceremony, Thursday, May 14, at Hodel's in Bakersfield. She is the District Director for Early Childhood Education for the Visalia Unified School District. Leticia is a visionary educational leader whose purposeful leadership transformed Universal Transitional Kindergarten across the district into a cohesive, high-quality program that expands access, strengthens school readiness, and supports the developmental needs of all learners. Through strategic planning, collaboration, and data-driven decision making, she built both blended and non-blended UTK models that align with the district’s vision while fostering consistent, developmentally appropriate instruction across PK–3.

Tuesday, June 2 is California’s Primary Election Day. 🗳️

It’s the last day to vote in person or return your ballot by 8:00 p.m.

Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked by June 2.