With generous support from the California Community Foundation, LESD and TNTP (The New Teacher Project) have partnered together to purposefully align LESD’s EL program to the CA EL Road Map Policy. As a small district serving mostly Spanish speaking students, LESD also has a high percentage of LTELs. This work, aligned to the four principles of the EL Road Map, started by interviewing teachers, parents, students, community members and district staff to set a common vision. In this presentation, audience members will hear district staff share their perspective about the impact this approach had and is having on student outcomes. Participants will have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of the CA EL Roadmap and discuss collaboratively what they can implement within their own school, district and state context.