Paying tribute to the #AdvocacyLeadership of Bea Gonzalez, who served for many years as a Bilingual Director San Diego County Office of Education. As a tribute to Bea, & to honor her legacy, a #biliteracy #scholarship was established in her name: Bea Gonzales Scholar #SDbiliteracy

Special thanks to Mission Fed Credit Union for partnering w/ us to honor our communities’ #MultilingualScholars Emma Martinez Sweetwater Union High School District & Mahak Rathi & Amy Allina Luis Salazar San Marcos USD—recipients of the Bea Gonzales Scholar—as they head to college this fall! 🎓✨#SDbiliteracy San Diego County Office of Education

Honoring our Community Honoree, Dr. Francisco Escobedo—CA State Board of Ed member CABoard of Education & former Exec. Dir. of the National Center for Urban Transformation San Diego State University. Above all, a #SociallyConsciousLeader & unwavering advocate for #SDbiliteracy. CA Multilingual Education

Special thanks to CABE65SouthCounty for partnering with us to honor our communities’ #MultilingualScholar Blanca Plascencia Sweetwater Union High School District—recipient of the Bea Gonzales Scholar—as she heads to college this fall! Celebrating student achievement & the power of #SDbiliteracy. 🎓✨ San Diego County Office of Education

‘Inquiry’ Ignites Biliteracy across the County! We appreciate Don Azevada from DBQ Project for being a #PartnerInEducation and for their generous support to help make the 24th Annual Leadership in Biliteracy Symposium a ‘thought-provoking’ experience. #SDbiliteracy San Diego County Office of Education

(((Linking Biliteracy))) across the County! We appreciate Melissa Juliet Ochoa from DRC LAS Links Seal of Biliteracy for being a #PartnerInEducation and for their generous support to help make the 24th Annual Leadership in Biliteracy Symposium a ‘connected’ experience. #SDbiliteracy San Diego County Office of Education

Mechelle Pedregal’s initials are not just MP but more like MvP! Benchmark Education has been an integral partner for many years. Highlighting our deep relationship @ the 24th Annual Leadership in Biliteracy Symposium! Multilingual Education & Global Achievement- SDCOE has always been. #SDbiliteracy San Diego County Office of Education

Uniting Languages across the County! We appreciate Hanne Sinclair from Klett World Languages for being #PartnersInEducation & for their generous support to help make the 24th Annual Leadership in Biliteracy Symposium a truly ‘global’ experience. #SDbiliteracy San Diego County Office of Education

Lingco-necting Language Learners across the County! We appreciate Steve Santoro from #Lingco for being a #PartnerInEducation and for their generous support to help make the 24th Annual Leadership in Biliteracy Symposium a ‘connected’ experience. #SDbiliteracy San Diego County Office of Education

Really Good Stuff for Biliteracy across the County! We appreciate Cheryl Thurman from Really Good Stuff for being a #PartnerInEducation & for their generous support to help make the 24th Annual Leadership in Biliteracy Symposium a ‘fantastic’ experience. #SDbiliteracy San Diego County Office of Education

Shoonya-mazing Biliteracy across the County! We appreciate Monica Moreno from #Shoonya for being a #PartnerInEducation and for their ‘udāra’ support to help make the 24th Annual Leadership in Biliteracy Symposium an ‘immersive’ experience. #SDbiliteracy San Diego County Office of Education

(((Voccent-ing Biliteracy))) Appreciate Andres Abeyta from Voccent for being a #PartnerInEducation and for the ongoing support to help make the 24th Annual Leadership in Biliteracy Symposium a ‘resonant’ experience. #SDbiliteracy San Diego County Office of Education

Reaching ‘New Heights’ in Biliteracy across the County! Appreciate Keri Oldham from SummitK12 for being a #PartnerInEducation and for their ongoing support to help make the 24th Annual Leadership in Biliteracy Symposium a ‘peak’ experience. #SDbiliteracy San Diego County Office of Education

Note to Selfie: Keep centering student voice, culture, & language—because every story matters. Keep serving educators, families, & communities. Keep supporting asset-based, needs-responsive, & high-quality instructional programs. #EducationalEquity💬🌍  #SDbiliteracy San Diego County Office of Education

Framing #SDbiliteracy, together! Appreciative of our #PartnersInEducation who helped set the stage for the 24th Annual Leadership in Biliteracy Symposium:Benchmark Education DBQ Project DRC LAS Links Seal of Biliteracy Klett World Languages #Lingco Really Good Stuff #Shoonya SummitK12 Voccent

The 24th Annual San Diego County Office of Education Biliteracy Symposium #SDBiliteracy

In partnership w/ UCSD_CRLP, we invite you to a dynamic day of biliteracy-focused learning! Join us 10/8 at San Diego County Office of Education for a FREE two-part session on Span-Eng Biliteracy Transfer (SEBT) + Making Lang. Visible. Register at sdcoe.k12oms.org/902-266749

District & charter leads—join us for a powerful virtual PL session focused on supporting our transfronterizo students, whose learning journeys cross the U.S.-Mexico border on 10/22/25 8:30–10:30. Free. Register: sdcoe.k12oms.org/902-272425 In proud partnership w/ #PROBEM.