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It summarizes the study’s findingsand recommendations for strengthening access to bilingual programs and opportunities for English Learner students, aiming to help the region move toward equitable access at scale.  \nKey Findings and Recommendations  \nImproving the Design of English Learner Programs  \nLocal education agencies (LEAs) in the region typically do not offer bilingual educational opportunities outside of bilingual programs.  \nLEAs commonly invest in instructional coaches, program coordinators, and other staff who are well positioned to influence English Learner program design and implementation.  \nLEAs vary in their readiness to build bilingual opportunities because the resources they allocate to English Learner programs range in type and scope.  \nRecommendations:  \n1. Improve English Learner access to existing bilingual programs.  \n2. Integrate bilingualism into all instructional settings.  \n3. Strategically deploy and expand bilingual instructional staff beyond bilingual programs.  \nExpanding School-Based Support for Multilingual Families  \nSuccessful family engagement rests on trusting relationships built through shared language and cultural understanding.  \nCommunity organizations and public agencies in the region rarely have formal partnerships, but nearly half of those interviewed reported engaging in collaborative vision setting.  \nFamily liaisons provide essential bridges between LEAs and multilingual families.  \nRecommendations:  \n1. Support school staff in building external relationships with families.  \n2. Invest in external partnerships to bring relevant noneducational public services and programs into schools.  \n3. Refine school and district policies to facilitate service access and navigation through schools.  \nBackground and Approach  \nExpanding bilingual educational opportunities in California is embedded in and promoted by several recent statewide initiatives, including Global California 2030, the California EdGE Initiative, and the English Learner Roadmap. WestEd’s 2024 Strategic and Economic Analysis of English Learner Programs in California also focused on this goal, making recommendations focused on bringing these bilingual programs for English Learners to scale in California (Jacobson et al. , 2025) .  \nThis reflects a recognition that bilingual instructional models are among the most effective strategies for improving literacy and long-term academic outcomes for both Multilingual Learners and monolingual students ( Porter et al. , 2023) .  \nExpanding access to these programs is therefore not just an enrichment goal—it ought to be central to the state’s strategy for accelerating student achievement. Research on the current offerings of bilingual programs can signal the extent to which these aims are coming to fruition and the ways in which these initiatives are falling short of their intended outcomes.  \nWhile there are several evidence-based instructional approaches for students who are English Learners, bilingual program models are the most effective , improving student academic performance overall and student achievement on English language proficiency tests ( Lindholm-Leary & Block, 2010; Steele et al. , 2017; Umansky & Reardon, 2014; Valentino & Reardon, 2015) . 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