About CPEP

VISION STATEMENT
Guided by principles of linguistic equity, justice, and diversity, the CSU Council on Plurilingual Educators Preparation envisions a transformative and equitable bilingual and multilingual education. Grounded in a decolonial framework and a commitment to the linguistic rights of children and their families, our vision is to foster a critical lens, social justice, and equity-centered practices in teacher educators' roles and responsibilities. In our teaching and working with communities, we strive to disrupt systems of oppression, counter hegemonic narratives, and decenter whiteness. As a collective, our community-centered languaging approach affirms people's multiple identities, values linguistic pluralism, and recognizes the cultural funds of knowledge.

MISSION STATMENT
Through a pedagogical approach that is inclusive and student-centered, the CSU Council on Plurilingual Educators Preparation is on a mission to prepare educators who promote plurilingualism and challenge and resist English supremacy and hegemonic policies. We advocate for linguistic and social justice, supporting the dismantling of oppressive systems while valuing all languages and ways of languaging. 

Our mission encompasses:
Advocacy & Collaboration: Taking action for linguistic equity and justice, we actively work towards dismantling oppressive structures and policies. Through collaboration, we promote shared ways of learning language, culture, and community, fostering an inclusive and transformative environment.
Preparation: Centering on language, affirming students identities and interactions, we prepare educators to engage in inclusive, innovative, and student-centered teaching practices.
Transformative Pedagogies: Embracing critical pedagogies in linguistic and social justice, we challenge English supremacy and foster linguistic diversity. We utilize translanguaging as a pedagogical strategy, valuing all languages and recognizing the richness that linguistic diversity brings to education.
 

2025-2026
Jordi Solsona-Puig (San Bernardino)
Nirmla Griarte Flores (Pomona)

2024-2025
Minhye Son (Dominguez Hills)
Jordi Solsona-Puig (San Bernardino)

2023-2024
Suzanne Garcia-Mateus (Monterey Bay)
Fernando (Ferran) Rodríguez-Valls (Fullerton)
Veronica Gonzalez (Los Angeles)
Minhye Son (Dominguez Hills)

2022-2023
Grace Cho (Fullerton)
Fernando (Ferran) Rodríguez-Valls (Fullerton)
Ana K. Soltero Lopez (Fresno)
Suzanne Garcia-Mateus (Monterey Bay)