ELAC

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ELAC English Learner Advisory Committee Parent
Training Riverside Unified School District
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Parent involvement is most successful when it is
viewed, practiced and promoted as a partnership
between the home and the school
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What is an English Learner Advisory Committee
(ELAC)?

• It is a group of parents of students who are
  English Learners that is established to advise
  the school on issues related to their students.
  The parents receive training to help them with
  this role.

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When is an ELAC Committee established?
When there are 21 or more English Learners at a
school, there will be a functioning ELAC.
(EC 62002.5)
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Why Do We Have an ELAC?

• The ELAC provides parents a way to
• receive training on committee responsibilities
• receive information on programs and their
  effectiveness
• participate in the educational process
• become aware of student academic progress
• exercise leadership before district and site
  staff, students
• ask key questions regarding educational issues
• have an active voice in the education of their
  children
• have school staff parents get to know each
  other
• learn about each others
  needs

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What are the Responsibilities of the ELAC?

• Advise the principal, school staff School Site
  Council on the development of the School Plan for
  English Learners
• Advise the principal and school staff of the
  needs of English Learners, including
  instructional and support needs
• Assist in the development of the schools Needs
  Assessment
• Review/assist in the administration of the
  schools annual language census (R-30)
• Receive information and recommend actions to make
  parents aware of the importance of regular school
  attendance
• Elect at least one member to the DELAC

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What is the DELAC?

• The District ELAC (DELAC) brings parents together
  from all schools to advise the district on issues
  related to English learners and learn about
  program requirements, available services and
  educational opportunities.
• The DELAC meets the 4th Wed. of each month
• 900-1100 a.m. at Emerson Elementary
  
• All parents are invited!
• Babysitting is provided

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ELAC Officers

• President
• Develop agendas with help from the principal or
  designee
• Conduct the ELAC meetings
• With entire committee, develop/update ELAC bylaws
  if desired by committee (often used to determine
  election process and term of office for officers)
• Other duties related to the committee
• Vice-President
• Assist the president in conducting the meetings
• Conduct meetings in the absence of the president
• Other duties related to the committee

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Additional ELAC Officers

• Secretary
• Attend ELAC meetings.
• Take notes during the meeting and prepare the
  minutes.
• Call/contact committee members to remind them of
  meetings (ONLY with written permission from
  parents to publicize phone numbers)
• DELAC Representative
• Attend DELAC meetings.
• Issue a report of the DELAC meeting at ELAC
  meetings.

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ELAC Member Responsibilities

• Elect members to the committee
• NOTE All parents of English Learners
  can be
• members, so
  raise your hand !
• Elect a representative to the District English
  Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)
• Participate in the trainings
• Attend and participate in the meetings

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Site Responsibilities to the ELAC

• With ELAC members, arrange dates and locations
  for the meetings.
• Work with ELAC members to develop meeting
  agendas.
• Provide training to help parents carry out their
  responsibilities as a committee.
• Ensure that all four legal requirements are
  completed each year.
• Ensure that parents have an opportunity to elect
  ELAC members, and choose at least one DELAC
  representative.
• Notify the parents of the upcoming meetings and
  announce them publicly 72 hours in advance.
• Support ELAC meetings by
• Providing an interpreter whenever necessary
• Providing childcare.
• Providing refreshments

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Unity creates power, and by working together as
parents and educators, we can ensure a quality
learning environment for our English Learners.
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• THANK YOU
• FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE
• AND PARTICIPATION
• IN OUR ELAC