English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) ELAC Committee

English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) ELAC Committee

Today s Objectives What is an ELAC? What are its responsibilities? Where is your school site in this process?

What Does ELAC stand For? ELAC stands for English Learners Advisory Committee ELL stands for English Language Learner. CELDT stands for California English Language Development Test

What Does ELAC DO? Our responsibilities: Assist in the development of the school s assessment for English learners. Review language census (R-30) Make parents aware of the importance of regular school attendance.

What are ELAC s Responsibilities? Important responsibilities Advises the school site council (SSC) on the development of the Single School Plan for Student Achievement Advises the principal and staff on the school s program for English learners

Purpose of ELAC To provide staff, parents, and students a vehicle for addressing school concerns as to programs and services for English language learners To facilitate a two-way communication system between the school and the community

Formation of ELAC Each school site with 21 or more English language learners, regardless of language, must form a functioning English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC).

Is my child considered an English Language Learner? Parents or guardians that chose another other language than English on the primary language survey. The student then will be considered an English Language Learner. A CLEDT will be administered to the student. Reports will be sent to the parents The school will report the number of EL s (R-30)

How can school involve families with English Learners? Communicate in the language parents understand (15% rule) Welcome parents to school and classrooms Find out how parents would like to participate Schedule meetings at convenient times English Learner Advisory Committee

Quick guide to letters ELD: English Language Development; for students who are not fluent in English EL: English Learner; a student who is not designated as fluent in English EO: English Only; this is the default designation you will see in Teacher/Parent Portal and does not necessarily mean that a student is not EL, just that no one changed the language code.

Quick Guide to Classifications IFEP: Initial Fluent English Proficient; a student who tested fluent on the first implementation of CELDT RFEP: Reclassified Fluent English Proficient; a student who has met the reclassification criteria

Principal ELL facilitator Membership Other selected school personnel Parents of English learners constitute at least the same percentage of the committee membership as their children represent of the student body

Legal Advisement Tasks Advise the School Site Council (SSC) on the development of the Single School Plan for Student Achievement. Advise the principal and staff on the school s programs for English learners. Conduct a school s needs assessment as it pertains to programs and services for English language learners. Assist in the development of the school s efforts to make parents aware of the importance of regular school attendance. Provide ELAC training and training materials, planned in full consultation with committee members, appropriate to assist members in carrying out their legal advisory responsibilities.

Next ELAC Meeting? October 13, 2015 at 8:45 am We will discuss the reclassification process We will discuss ways to support your ELL student at home Thank You for coming!!