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  • English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes

    Students learn to speak English or speak English better. Students learn by listening, speaking, reading and writing. There are five levels of classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced speakers. Each class focuses on everyday language people use in conversation at home, in the neighborhood, at work or school and in other locations and situations in the community.

    Instruction is provided to adult learners at the Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library. Classes are taught by trained volunteer instructors. Instructors use workbooks related to Life Skills and all curriculum meets the California Standards and Competencies.

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  • Adult Basic English (1 to 1 Tutoring)

    Become a volunteer tutor to help English language learners reach their goals as workers, parents, community members and life-long learners. Library literacy staff provide support and ongoing training. 

    One-to-One Tutoring and the Literacy Book Club are for students who already speak English well and want to improve their reading and writing skills. Literacy tutors help beginning, low and intermediate readers improve by practicing phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. Each tutor and learner meet at least 1½ hours a week and set their own schedule. Books are provided free of charge.

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  • Citizenship Preparation

    Citizenship Classes and Coaching help students get ready for the Citizenship Interview. Students study the 100 Questions, U.S. History and Government and how to fill out the N-400 application form. Students learn by speaking, reading and writing the information needed to meet required Basic English skills.

    Enrolled students with at least 12 hours of classroom attendance have priority for 1-1 interview coaching.

    -Classes meet once a week and will help you:

    -Improve your English.

    -Study all topics of the naturalization civics test.

    -Practice for the interview

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Los Angeles County Language Accessibility Advisory Committee (LAAC)
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Los Angeles County Language Accessibility Advisory Committee (LAAC)

Los Angeles County Language Accessibility Advisory Committee (LAAC)

Pursuant to SB 450, California’s Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) and the Secretary of State Guidelines, each County Clerk or Registrar of Voters shall establish a LAAC.

COMMITTEE FUNCTIONS

  1. May assist in the recruitment of voting centers;

  2. May assist and advise county elections officials with outreach and education programs for limited English proficient (LEP) voters;

  3. May advise county elections officials on voting systems language accessibility and the constraints affecting limited English proficient voters’ participation;

  4. May advise county elections officials in obtaining equipment/ mechanisms and election materials to overcome or correct those constraints;

  5. May assist county elections officials in surveying vote centers to ensure language assistance and election materials are in compliance with the Voting Rights Act, Section 203 guidelines with regards to language accessibility. Upon completion of this evaluation, the LAAC may:

  • Identify and advise when a vote center is not in compliance with the minimum language assistance requirements, i.e. lack of multilingual election workers.

  • Identify and advise of any additional language need in a specific vote center.

  • Identify and advise when a vote center does not have the appropriate translated voting materials.

  1. May advise county election officials in training of election workers relative to language accessibility, the availability of translated election materials and the assistance of voters with limited English proficiency;

  2. May review translated outreach, election materials, online materials, and messaging strategies to ensure clarity and accuracy;

  3. May assist in the recruitment of election workers;

  4. May undertake other activities relative to utilization of language accessibility in the voting process, i.e. outreach.

COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

Pursuant to SB 450, California’s Voter’s Choice Act (VCA), counties participating in the VCA model must establish a local LAAC before they can hold an election. The VCA requires county elections officials to establish a LAAC no later than October 1 of the year prior to the first election conducted, and hold its first meeting no later than April 1 of the year in which the first election is conducted. The LAAC must be comprised of representatives of language minority communities.

RR/CC Language Accessibility Advisory Committee members shall be invited based on the following criteria:

  1. Individuals or representatives from organizations with a demonstrated knowledge in a particular covered language or experience working with ethnically and language diverse communities

  2. Individuals or representatives from organizations with a background in voter registration, voter outreach, voter rights, voter education and/or voter engagement

  3. Members with leadership experience in their community, or experience in community activism, service, or outreach

  4. Members with experience in communications, web design, media, social media, legal advocacy, policy analysis, mapping, data analysis, or demography

  5. Members with experience in translation services, either as a certified interpreter or professional translator in a covered language

  6. Representatives from organizations that are committed to serve on the Advisory Committee and attend meeting when scheduled

Note: Meeting Frequency: one-hour quarterly meeting.

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