ELAC/DELAC Hugo Orozco, San Marcos Unified Norma Gómez-Michel, San Diego County Office of Education
“...Because inequities at all levels of education still exist, educational equity is the civil rights-issue of our generation.” Source: ELA/ELD Framework Chapter 9
Welcome ● Help yourself to some sustenance. Food and drinks were paid for by private funds. ● Location of restrooms ● Please be in the moment. ● We assume positive intent. ● Parking Lot- ideas inspired by others, suggestions or questions.
What will you know? ● Recognize the purpose of ELAC ● Master ELAC responsibilities and familiarize with ELAC requirements ● Add to your repertoire ideas on family engagement ● Access resources to assist in having effective ELAC meetings
What will you be able to do? Success Criteria: ● I can explain to our educational community the purposes of ELAC. ● I can facilitate or find someone at my site to facilitate all of the ELAC responsibilities. ● I can comply with all of the ELAC requirements. ● I can implement two or more new strategies to increase participation in ELAC meetings.
Parent Voices Rodrigo Huertero- Richland ELAC President Margarita Sotelo- DELAC Vice President (Alvin Dunn) Letty Robles DELAC President and School Board Candidate Guzman Acevedo- DELAC Parliamentarian (Mission Hills) Olga Hernandez- Former DELAC representative (SMMS) Video
Touch & Talk Review (Eric Jensen) Consider the following question: • What was the best part of your day today? • When the music begins, please touch five different tables and wait for directions. • Find a partner you haven’t worked with yet and introduce yourself. • Share the best part of your day with your partner
Touch & Talk Review (Eric Jensen) One more round! Consider the following question: • What is the purpose and requirements of ELAC? • When the music begins, please touch five different tables and wait for directions. • Find a partner • Share with your partner the purpose and requirements of ELAC
English Learner Advisory Council (ELAC) Purpose
Why is ELAC so important? • Mandated by state and federal requirements • Provides opportunities for EL parents to be in leadership roles • Provides school personnel with insight about language and cultural differences • Vehicle to create partnerships with EL families to increase the achievement of EL
English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Responsibilities
When does an ELAC committee need to be established?
When there are 21 or more English learners at a school, there shall be a functional ELAC. EC 62002.5 under legal review
ELAC Responsibilities Advise the principal and staff on: • the program for ELs [e.g., Alternative Bilingual, Structured English Immersion (SEI)and English Language Mainstream (ELM)]
ELAC Responsibilities Advise the school site council on: • the development of the Single Plan for Student Achievement and/or • Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) EC 52176[c], 64001[a]
The plan includes….
ELAC Responsibilities Assist in the development of the school’s: • needs assessment of each school site • efforts to make parents aware of the importance of regular school attendance CCR 11308[c][2]; EC 521769c)
Whiteboards Review What is the purpose of ELAC? Name ELAC responsibilities. In what documents can we find services and goals for ELs?
What will you be able to do? Success Criteria: ❏ I can explain to our educational community the purposes of ELAC. ❏ I can facilitate or find someone at my site to facilitate all of the ELAC responsibilities.
Requirements
The ELAC Committee • Parents of ELs comprise at least the same percentage of ELAC membership as ELs constitute of the school’s total student population. • The parents or guardians of EL students choose other parents as members of the committee. EC 62002.5 under legal review
The ELAC Committee Criterios esenciales del ELAC • Elections provide all parents of EL students the opportunity to vote. • The committee elects at least one representative of ELAC to DELAC. • *Receives continuous training to help parents carry out their duties. *Parents are equal partners
Criterios esenciales del ELAC Professional Development The district shall provide: • appropriate professional development and materials to assist each member to carry out his/her legally required advisory responsibilities. • professional development planned in full consultation with committee members.
ELAC Requirements CA ED Code/Section 35147 SB 355 Greene (Greene act) • Meetings must be open to the public and allow for public input. • Meeting notice and agenda must be posted at least 72 hours before the meeting • Notice/agenda must be posted at school site and or other appropriate place accessible to the public
ELAC Requirements CA ED Code/Section 35147 SB 355 Greene (Greene act) • Notice/agenda must include date, time, and location of meeting and the items to be discussed or acted upon. • Action cannot be taken on items not posted on agenda, UNLESS an unanimous vote finds a need for immediate action.
ELAC Requirements • Please save the following: • sign in sheets • agendas • minutes
Family Engagement
Criterios esenciales del ELAC Family Engagement • What methods do you employ to publicize ELAC meetings? Please share with your group and take notes of any ideas that you would like to implement.
Criterios esenciales del ELAC Family Engagement • *According to last school year’s EL survey, parents indicated that they prefer communication through recorded phone messages 71%, flyers 68%, text 61% and e-mail 48%. * Some parents are informed by word of mouth from other parents and this question was not asked.
Criterios esenciales del ELAC Family Engagement ● Blackboard Connect will send recorded phone messages, text and email. DELAC parents are sent the phone message a week before, Sunday evening 7:30pm and the night before. ● Promoters- Recruit parents to take the lead in promoting ELAC meetings. ○ they can copy flyers, distribute flyers and make personal calls
Criterios esenciales del ELAC Family Engagement ● Promoters- Recruit parents to take the lead in promoting ELAC meetings. ● Nancy Lucio at 2436 or nancy.lucio@smusd.org will email you a list of all EL at your site. ● Involve parents in planning events ● Survey parents for the most convenient times. ● Develop a yearly calendar of meetings
Criterios esenciales del ELAC Think Discuss Report ● Think: ○ What ELAC requirements are we consistently doing and what do we need to begin doing? ○ What effective family engagement techniques are we utilizing and what ideas should we seriously consider?
Criterios esenciales del ELAC Think Discuss Report ● Discuss with someone at your table: ○ What ELAC requirements are we consistently doing and what do we need to begin doing? ○ What effective family engagement techniques are we utilizing and what ideas should we seriously consider? ● Be prepared to share out with the group
What will you be able to do? Success Criteria: ❏ I can comply with all of the ELAC requirements. ❏ I can implement two or more new strategies to increase participation in ELAC meetings.
Criterios esenciales del ELAC Resources ● Google Shared Folder
Final Thought “Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.”
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