Bilingual Community Outreach Assistant (BCOA) position¶

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Description¶

The BCOA was a new staff position created to promote engagement of Spanish-language-dominant parents of English learners. The article states the BCOAs "answered questions for parents; reminded them of upcoming events, activities, and deadlines; forwarded helpful resources to parents; assisted parents in the enrollment process; and provided language interpreting for parents." BCOAs also hosted outreach events, supported EL parent leadership, coordinated recruitment, and, during COVID-19 closure, made weekly check-in calls, ran a daily tech hotline, and delivered distance-learning packets, Chromebooks, and hotspots to homes.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Bilingual staff able to communicate with Spanish-language-dominant families in person and virtually

Constraints¶

During school closure the role shifted to remote supports such as phone calls and home delivery of resources

Target Learners¶

Pre-K English learner and migrant children and their Spanish-language-dominant families

Learning Goals¶

Family engagement, kindergarten transition preparation, and parent leadership development

Claims¶

Aptt Spring Multilingual Parents Felt More Connected [+M]

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

McCarthy, E., Morgan, C. & Sussman, J. (2020). Growing strong learners in Galt Joint Union Elementary School District. San Francisco, CA: WestEd. https://www.wested.org

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`title`	`Bilingual Community Outreach Assistant (BCOA) position`
`description`	`The BCOA was a new staff position created to promote engagement of Spanish-language-dominant parents of English learners.`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-10-09`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `mccarthy-2020`

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