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2007 > CABE Vision Award
Marcia Vargas
Director, Two-Way CABE
Marcia Vargas is a truly committed educator who has championed English Learner success for many years. She has worked as a classroom teacher, resource teacher and then as a senior professional development specialist at the Center for Language Minority Education and Research. Along with those education related roles she also worked as a consultant for Houghton Mifflin Publishing bringing professional development to teachers using their materials. In her present role as the Director of Two-Way CABE she travels all over California and nationwide to ensure two-way bilingual, dual immersion programs offer quality educational opportunities for every student participating. Her tireless efforts on behalf of English Learners; her outstanding contributions to the national Two way conference; and her work in promoting biliteracy is visionary and will ensure quality, equitable programs are available in schools all across the U.S.
2007 > CABE Legislative Award
Judy Chu
Former Assembly Member 49th District California
Judy Chu was first elected to the California State Assembly in May 2001. She chaired the State Assembly Appropriations Committee, which oversees all legislation that has a fiscal impact on the state. As such, she served as a member of Speaker Nunez’ executive leadership team and played a pivotal role in the development and passage of policy through the state Legislature. She has worked to maintain critical healthcare programs and social services for seniors, children, and the developmentally disabled. She chaired the Select Committee on Hate Crimes and is a member of the California Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus. She has authored measures to protect immigrants from victimization by fraudulent immigration consultants and her hate crimes bills provide automatic protective orders for hate crime victims. Dr. Chu has been dedicated to education for decades, and worked with other legislators to ensure that English Learners would have supplemental English Language Development materials. In her role as Assembly Member she was a strong supporter of English Learner issues and worked to pass legislation to protect their educational rights. CABE congratulates her in her new role as a Board member representing the California Board of Equalization’s 4th District.
2007 > CABE Advocacy Award
Lauri Burnham-Massey
California Department of Education Retired Manager
On June 26, 2006 Lauri Burnham Massey, retired Manager, California Department of Education was recognized in a California Assembly Resolution submitted by Assembly Member Jackie Goldberg in recognition of her 38 years of leadership in education. Her constant vigilance to the rights of English Learners, in any position she held, makes her an inspirational advocate who never reneged on her responsibility of promoting educational equity for all students in California. Lauri always meets you with a smile and her soft voice and gentle nature appeases critics and friends alike. She has a high regard for the importance of education in the lives of children and even though retired is willing to give of her time and expertise to ensure that English Learners meet with educational success. Additionally, Laurie is an avid supporter of CABE, and has shared her expertise in many conferences throughout her career. Her work to ensure parental rights in regard to ‘waivers’ brought her to many districts to advocate on their behalf. Her publication on the legal grounding for parental waivers is used widely and offers parents and educators valuable information when implementing alternative bilingual programs.
2007 > CABE Visual & Performing Arts Award
Culture Clash
Los Angeles, CA
Founded on May 5th, 1984 (Cinco de Mayo) in San Francisco’s Mission District, Culture Clash is Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza. They have become the most prominent Chicano/Latino performance troupe in the country with work ranging from sketch comedy to full length plays. For the last fifteen years, Culture Clash has been focusing on site-specific theater, weaving personal narratives culled from interviews into an ongoing dramatic tapestry. Theater companies in Miami, San Diego, New York, Houston, Boston and San Francisco, among others, have commissioned Culture Clash to create performance pieces specifically for their cities. Their work gives immediate dramatic voice and expression to people in a certain time and place. It is theater of the moment, written and performed first for the people and communities on which it is based, and secondly for a broader audience.
2007 > CABE Professional Development Award
Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes
San Diego COE
Silvia C. Dorta-Duque de Reyes is a strong advocate for bilingual education,. She actively affirms the value and importance of proficient bilingualism and the revitalization of rigorous Spanish language instruction as the most effective venue to acquire high levels of language proficiency in English. She works vigorously to insure system wide accountability towards the academic achievement of English Learners. She is also known for her contributions in the areas of curriculum design, staff development and parent involvement. Her area of expertise is biliteracy with a focus on academic writing and the organization of instruction for explicit teaching of Spanish to English skill transference. She is a lead developer of AB466 and Reading First en Español Year I curriculum in California. As state-wide AB466 provider, she has coordinated and conducted instructor certification trainings for the past four years. Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes has various academic publications including the Estándares de Lecto-Escritura en Español, a correlation of the California Language Arts Content standards with linguistic adaptation explicit to Spanish. One of her most recent collaboration includes the California Language Arts Standards: Side by Side a document that differentiates the English Language Arts Standards by levels of language acquisition.
2007 > CABE Research and Scholarship Award
Josué González
Arizona State University
Josué Gonzalez is a Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
and the Director for the Center for Bilingual Education & Research in the
College of Education at Arizona State University. He was the president of the National Association for Bilingual Education in 1986-87; was a member, of the Stanford Working Group on Bilingual Education in Washington, D.C.; and was a member of the National Advisory Board at the Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning in Santa Cruz, CA, Josue Gonzalez has been a consultant to numerous organizations, agencies, universities, and school systems throughout the United States as Children’s Television Workshops (Sesame Street), Bilingual Children’s Television (Villa Algere), and Center for Law and Education, Havard University. He has participated as a presenter, panelist, or keynote speaker, at numerous professional events on a wide variety of topics such as bilingual education policy, multicultural education, cultural pluralism in society and education, education reform and school restructuring, urban and minority education, education administration and school governance, and institutional research and planning. Presently he is working on an Encyclopedia on Bilingual Education in the United States.
2007 > CABE Corportate Award
Luisa Franco-Acosta
Assistant Vice President, Emerging Markets, Farmers
Luisa Acosta-Franco is the first Latina officer of Farmers. Starting as a public relations manager for diverse markets a little over five years ago, she has now become the Assistant Vice President for Emerging Markets. In her tenure at Farmers Luisa has worked to develop instructional programs with themes from diverse communities. For example, The Bronze Screen, highlighted 100 years of Latino films and the struggles for inclusion into mainstream film making and acting. Luisa and Farmers understand the important link between public schools and democracy and have worked on various programs highligting the achievement and contributions of minority populations in the U.S. The educational programs developed are of high quality and are available to teachers so they may enrich the curriculum for their students. The fact that Farmers chose to create educational materials with positive portrayals of minorities is a great example of corporate responsibility. The latest commercials for Farmers Insurance with Edward James Olmos underscore the importance of reaching out to non-English speakers to provide them information to better their lives and receive the services they need.
2008 > Communication and Media
Telemundo
With stations in Puerto Rico, Miami and New York, and affiliates in Chicago and Connecticut, the Telemundo network provides the highest-quality original programming in Spanish-language television and tackles relevant issues (immigration, literacy, health, education, domestic violence, and others) that affect the lives of the Hispanic community every day. Telemundo connects with the community like no other network. Through its programming and campaigns such as El Poder de Saber- sister campaign to NBC’s Emmy and Peabody award winning The More You Know initiative, Los Plateados’ Literacy Campaign, and Anita No Te Rajes’Viviendo en USA, The Telemundo Immigrant’s Guide to the U.S., as well as the NBCU education grants program, Telemundo helps its audience gain access to important information and resources that have bettered their lives. Telemundo also services the television industry through one of its newest and most innovative educational programs, Taller Telemundo; offering Hispanics a remarkable opportunity to get trained and have a better chance to break in the television industry. Through community initiatives like these and maintaining its cutting-edge position in entertainment, sports, and news programming designed by and for the Hispanic community, Telemundo has established itself under President Donald Browne as the benchmark for Spanish-language television, now and for the future.
2008 > Leadership Award
Monica Garcia
LAUSD Board President
Mónica García was born and raised in East Los Angeles. She attended local schools and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Chicano Studies and Political Science, and later she earned her Masters in Social Work from the University of Southern California. Prior to joining the Board of Education, she served as Chief of Staff to LAUSD Board President José Huizar and was an effective leader while focusing her efforts to reduce dropout rates and improve academic achievement throughout the district. Ms. García was elected to the Board of Education in June 2006, becoming the third Latina to serve on the Board in its 155 year history. In July of 2007, Ms. García was elected unanimously by her peers as president of the Board of Education. As a board member, she gives voice to the hundreds of thousands of children and families that rely on education for access to good jobs, healthcare and a sustainable quality of life. In affirming her commitment to a quality and equitable educational system, Ms. García supports initiatives that provide all students access to a college preparatory curriculum, career and technology pathways. She comes to LAUSD with experience from the classroom to the boardroom. Through all of her work experiences Ms. Garcia has developed a keen insight into the individual needs of students and their families and solidified her belief that when given the opportunity and access, every child CAN learn.
2008 > Courage to Act
Gavin Newsom
San Francisco Mayor
As San Francisco’s youngest mayor in 100 years, Gavin Newsom has brought fresh ideas and renewed energy to the City and County. He has earned a reputation as an innovator on issues ranging from homelessness to the environment, healthcare to education. In January 2004, Mayor Newsom took a bold step to further equality and justice in America when he directed the city’s County Clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Newsom’s willingness to transform the status quo when it has failed has become a hallmark of his administration. Mayor Newsom’s refusal to accept the status quo is clearly seen in his innovative solutions to end chronic homelessness. Mayor Newsom has pledged that San Francisco would undertake Universal Healthcare for all San Franciscans. As a means of keeping and attracting families, over the past three years, Mayor Newsom has made a historic investment of $77 million to support San Francisco’s schools. From Mandarin Immersion to Universal Preschool and Afterschool Programs, to Wellness Centers and Truancy Abatement efforts, the Mayor has partnered with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to ensure that all of the city’s children receive an excellent education regardless of the neighborhood they hail from.
2008 > Biliteracy Award
Joe Coto
Assembly Member
Joe Coto began his career as a teacher in the Oakland Unified School District. There, he experienced first hand the influence of public policy on education. While he was in Oakland, Mr. Coto was elected as an Oakland City Councilmember and served in that capacity for four years. He returned to education and ultimately became the Superintendent of the Oakland schools. In 1988 he accepted the position of Superintendent of the East Side Union High School District in San José and served the East San José community for 14 years. Assembly member Joe Coto (D- San Jose) is currently serving his second term in the California Assembly. His agenda in the Legislature continues to focus on making California’s schools the best in the nation. He is also striving to ensure that all of California’s children have health insurance and are provided with the ability to experience the American dream. This dream includes going to college, securing a good paying job, and owning a home. Assembly Member Coto proudly represents the 23rd Assembly District in San José and is the Chair of the 26 member Latino Legislative Caucus. He has had a number of bills chaptered into law. One of the most significant provides over $30 million to support English Learners, other educational bills provide support to underachieving schools, standards for math instruction for blind students, and flexibility in spending to support the educational program.
2008 > Advocacy Award
Leland Yee
Senator
Leland Yee emigrated at the age of three to San Francisco from China. He was educated in San Francisco’s public schools, and received his bachelor’s degree from University of California at Berkeley, and his master’s degree from San Francisco State University. Dr. Yee became the first Asian Pacific American to be appointed Speaker pro Tempore in the Assembly. After serving four years in the California State Assembly, Leland Yee was elected to the State Senate in November 2006. Leland Yee is the first Chinese American ever elected to the California State Senate and first Asian American elected to the Legislature’s upper house in forty years. Dr. Yee has one of the best track records in getting his bills passed and signed into law by successfully passing 76 pieces of legislation, of which 59 have been chaptered into law such as AB 800 which guarantees a patient’s spoken language is included in his/her medical records and AB 292 to prohibit the use of children as medical interpreters. Yee was also elected and still remains the President of the National Asian Pacific American Caucus of State Legislators. Prior to serving in the Legislature, Dr. Yee spent eight years on the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education
2008 > Legislative Award
Alberto Torrico
Assembly Member
Alberto Torrico was first elected to the California State Assembly in 2004.. During his first term, Mr. Torrico served as Assistant Majority Whip, responsible for shepherding dozens of bills through the legislative process. His work paid off, as 24 of his bills reached the Governor’s desk, with 17 being signed into law. He is an effective and often outspoken advocate and was named Legislator of the Year by the several associations. Mr. Torrico was also named chair of the Governmental Organization Committee, generally recognized as one of the most powerful committees in Sacramento. Mr. Torrico’s parents are immigrants from Bolivia and his mother is of Japanese descent. In April 2006, he was elected by his peers to serve as Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus. He is also an active member of the Legislative Latino Caucus, and is the first person to belong to two ethnic caucuses.
2008 > Vision Award
Magaly Lavadenz
CABE Past President
Magaly C. Lavadenz is currently a professor and director of Bilingual/Bicultural Education at Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles as well as Director of the Center for Equity and Excellence in English Learner Education and Research. She served as the CABE Board President (2002-2005) and also has held the position of Director of State/Legislative Affairs. Ms. Lavadenz received her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California majoring in Education with a specialization in Language, Literacy, and Learning. She has an M.A. in Educational Psychology, Counseling and Guidance and a B.S. from Oakland University, Michigan in Education. Her research interests are in the field of Education - bilingual/intercultural education and teacher preparation; literacy/biliteracy; program design and implementation; second language acquisition; recruitment and retention of minority teachers; assessment and evaluation for language minority students; and the social and just construction of knowledge and learning. In every position and or appointment Dr. Lavadenz has held she gives over a 100% of her time. She represents CABE on many teacher education committees, such as the Bilingual Design Team where they currently completed the new Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s) for the new bilingual teacher credentialing requirements. Dr. Lavadenz has a “can do” spirit and works tireless on behalf of English Learners and for social justice. Additionally, her singular efforts have made it possible for CABE to have 3 published works in the last three years. She is a true advocate and visionary for academic excellence and biliteracy for all students.
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