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ELAC Training and Review

Carol MehochkoAdministrator, ELL Services

and Migrant

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Number of EL’s (R-30) For 2010, 8054 EL’s were reported

on the R-30 = 29.8% of population

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# of EL by CELDT Prof Level

Source: R30/March 2010

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What resources are available for English Learners

• Title III -- Federal Funds for grades K-12• Title III Immigrant funds – Federal funds for

recent immigrant students• Economic Impact Aid – State funds for K-

12• English Language Acquisition Project –

State funds for grades 4-8

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How can schools involve families of English Learners?

• Communicate in the language parents understand (15% rule)

• Welcome parents to school and classrooms

• Provide childcare, when needed• Find out how parents would like to

participate• Schedule meetings at convenient times• English Language AdvisoryAdvisory Council

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English Learner AdvisoryAdvisory Council

• What is an ELAC?• What are its responsibilities?• Where is your school site in this

process?

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Which schools must have an ELAC?

• A school site with 21 or more EL’s must have a functioning English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) with parent members elected by parents or guardians of EL’s in the same percentage membership as their children represent in the student body.

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What does an ELAC do?

• Important responsibilities:–Assist in the development of the

school’s needs assessment needs assessment for English learners.

–Review language census language census (R-30)(R-30)–Make parents aware of the

importance of regular school regular school attendance.attendance.

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What does an ELAC do?

• Important responsibilities (cont’d)Important responsibilities (cont’d)– Advises the school site council (SSC) on

the development of the Single School Single School Plan for Plan for Student AchievementStudent Achievement

– Advises the principal and staff on the school’s program for English learnersschool’s program for English learners

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What does an ELAC do?

• Important responsibilities (cont’d)– The ELAC has the opportunity to elect at

least one member of the DELACDELAC or has participated in a proportionate regional representation scheme when there are 51 or more English learners.

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What trainingtraining do ELAC parents need?

• Parents receive materials and training appropriate to assist them in carrying out their legal responsibilities as ELAC/DELAC members and consult on the planning of these activities.

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What is the DELAC?

• Districts with more than 51 EL’s enrolled are required to establish a DELAC made up of at least one representative from each site-level ELAC.

• DELAC meets to improve educational opportunities for EL and to encourage

• First meeting was on September 8,2010

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Current ELAC Status

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Determine the percentage of

English learners in the

school and determine

preliminary size of the

committee.

Notify all parents in the school of the election of

parents to serve on the ELAC.

Conduct the parent

elections. Only parents of

English learners may vote.

Train members on their roles and responsibilities.

ELAC decides to remain a committee.

ELAC decides to remain a committee.

ELAC meets 4-5 times throughout the year

ELAC assumes its roles and responsibilities.

ELAC elects a member to the DELAC

ELAC meets 4-5 times throughout the year

ELAC assumes its roles and responsibilities.

ELAC elects a member to the DELAC

SSC accepts ELAC responsibilities (record in SSC minutes). SSC gets trained on

ELAC roles and responsibilities. SSC assumes ELAC roles and

responsibilities and meets throughout the year. SSC elects a

member to the DELAC.

ELAC votes to delegate its duties and responsibilities to the SSC. (record in ELAC minutes).

CHART FOR ESTABLISHING AN ELACCHART FOR ESTABLISHING AN ELAC

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According to CPM Guidelines …• The school may

designate an existing school level advisory committee, or subcommittee of such advisory committee to fulfill the legal responsibilities of ELAC, if the advisory if the advisory body meets the body meets the criteria in (b) EC criteria in (b) EC 52176[b][c]52176[b][c]

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Group Composition

Total ELAC Membership

Number of Staff

Number of other

parents

Number of parents of

ELs

% of parents of

ELs

3 1 0 2 67%

4 2 0 2 50%

4 1 0 3 75%

5 1 1 3 60%

5 2 1 2 40%

6 2 1 3 50%

6 1 0 5 83%

Determine the preliminary size of the advisory committee. Here are some examples of membership:

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 DELAC 13 MEETING

PDC

14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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October 2010

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Questions?

• Contact Linda Villalpando at 1-4682 or villalpandol@bcsd.com or Carol Mehochko at 1-4769 or mehochkoc@bcsd.com