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English Learner Roadmap in Collaboration Across California (EPiCC)
Free Professional Learning for California Educators
Calling all California educators — teachers, paraprofessionals, school leaders, and counselors in grades P–12!
EPiCC offers completely free, high-quality professional learning designed to strengthen language and literacy instruction for multilingual learners in every classroom.
Funded through the Educator Workforce Investment Grant (EWIG: ELAP) under Assembly Bill 185, EPiCC (English Learner Roadmap Power in Collaboration Across California) is a $10 million statewide initiative that brings together the Sacramento, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange County Offices of Education to expand and support California’s English Learner Roadmap Policy in action.
🎓 Explore Free EPiCC Trainings
Empowering Educators. Advancing Multilingual Learning.
EPiCC provides free professional learning opportunities to all interested teachers, paraprofessionals, school leaders, and school counselors serving grades P–12.
Each offering is designed to:
- Strengthen language development across all content areas
- Advance bilingual and biliterate proficiency for every student
- Support effective implementation of the English Learner Roadmap Policy
All EPiCC professional learning is aligned with California’s Quality Professional Learning Standards (QPLS) and supports effective language acquisition programs that lead to real, lasting impact for multilingual learners.
SEAL's Statewide Impact
As a trusted partner, SEAL is actively supporting three of the four EPiCC zones, providing high-quality professional learning opportunities for P–12 educators, paraprofessionals, school leaders, and counselors.
This year, SEAL is offering:
- Free virtual trainings with classroom-ready strategies
- In-Person ELD Institutes for hands-on collaboration
- 23 impactful sessions designed to equip educators with research-based tools
Why Participate in EPiCC?
- ✅ Completely Free for all California educators in grades P–12
- 💡 Aligned with State Standards and the Quality Professional Learning Standards (QPLS)
- 🤝 Collaborative and Practical — designed for real classroom impact
- 🧠 Research-Based — grounded in evidence and proven instructional strategies
- 🌍 Statewide Movement — join a network of educators advancing multilingual education
Regional Partners
EPiCC is a statewide collaboration among four leading county offices of education and 58 partners:
- Zone A: Graciela Garcia-Torres - Sacramento County Office of Education
- Zone B: Angelica Hurtado - San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
- Zone C: Soomin Chao, Ed.D. - Los Angeles County Office of Education
- Zone D: Nicole Chavez, Ed.D. - Orange County Department of Education
Join the Movement
Take advantage of EPiCC’s FREE virtual and in-person trainings to grow your expertise, strengthen instruction, and connect with a statewide community of educators.