English Learner Advisory Committee ELAC Training

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English Learner Advisory Committee(ELAC) Training

• Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
• Consolidated Programs
• 2008-2009

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Table of Contents

• Purposes of the ELAC
• ELAC Composition
• ELAC Members Duties
• School Responsibilities to the ELAC
• Roles of ELAC Officers
• Reclassification Criteria
• Reclassification Procedures
• R-30 Language Census

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Purposes of the ELAC

• To provide parents of English Learners
  opportunities to
• Participate in the schools needs assessment of
  students, parents, and teachers.
• Advise the principal and school staff on the
  schools program for English learners.
• Provide input on the most effective ways to
  ensure regular school attendance.
• Advise the school on the annual language census
  (R-30 Form).
• Advise the school site council on the development
  of the Single Plan for Student Achievement.

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ELAC Composition

• English Learner Parent Members
• The percentage of parents of English Learners in
  the ELAC must be at least equal to the percentage
  of English Learner in the school.
• Other Committee Members
• Principal or Designee
• Teachers of English Learner
• Instructional Aides
• Other parents

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ELAC Members Duties

• Follow your schools ELAC bylaws when conducting
  meetings and carrying out other responsibilities.
  (School sites are responsible for creating their
  ELAC bylaws).
• Advise the principal and school staff of the
  needs of English Learners, including programs,
  instruction and support needs.
• Advise the school site council on the development
  of the Single Plan for Student Achievement and
  the English Learner budget.
• Review the R-30 Language Census each spring.
• Receive information and recommend actions to
  support regular school attendance.

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ELAC Members Duties, continued

• Assist with the development of the School Needs
  Assessment.
• Elect a representative to the District English
  Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC).
• Send and receive information to/from DELAC.
• Send and receive information to/from the School
  Site Council.
• Participate in training provided by the school
  and the District.

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School Responsibilities to the ELAC

• Hold elections for ELAC parent members.
• Hold elections for ELAC officers.
• Provide sufficient ongoing training for elected
  ELAC officers.
• Facilitate regular ELAC meetings.
• Ensure that all legally required functions of the
  ELAC are completed each school year.
• Facilitate correspondence with the DELAC.
• Facilitate communication between the ELAC and
  other leadership groups, such as the SSC and the
  PTC.
• Maintain minutes of all ELAC meetings and a
  record of attendance.

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School Responsibilities to the ELAC, continued

• Support ELAC meetings
• Establishing convenient meeting times.
• Providing translation of all notices.
• Providing translation during meetings and
  childcare, if needed.

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Roles of ELAC Officers

• Chairperson
• Develops agendas with help from the principal.
• Conducts the ELAC meetings.
• Follows the duties that are determined in the
  local ELAC bylaws.
• Vice chairperson
• Assists the chairperson in conducting the ELAC
  meetings.
• Conducts ELAC meetings in the absence of the
  chairperson.
• Follows the duties that are determined by the
  local ELAC bylaws.
• DELAC Representative
• Attend DELAC meetings.
• Serve as liaison between ELAC DELAC.

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Reclassification Criteria

• The purpose of reclassification is to assure that
  English Learners have acquired English listening,
  speaking, reading, and writing skills at the
  level of a native speaker of English.
• The State Board of Education established the
  following reclassification criteria
• English Proficiency
• Basic skills in the English Language Arts part of
  the California Standards Test (CST)
• Teacher Evaluation and Recommendation
• Parent Consultation

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The principle reclassification criteria

• English Proficiency based on the CELDT, a
  minimum score of Early Advanced (EA) overall and
  a minimum score of Intermediate (I) on each of
  the subtests listening speaking reading and
  writing.
• Basic Skills based on the California Standards
  Test in Language Arts, a minimum level of Basic
  (score 300 or above).
• Teacher recommendation in support of
  reclassification based on teachers knowledge
  of students skills.
• Parent consultation.

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Reclassification Procedures

• After February 1st of each year
• ELD teachers at each school site reviews data to
  identify candidates for reclassification.
• ELD teachers submit reclassification forms to
  classroom teacher for possible recommendations
  for (reclassified fluent English proficient) RFEP
  status.
• ELD teacher submits completed reclassification
  forms to Consolidated Programs for review.
• After approval by Consolidated Programs, the
  reclassification forms are sent to
  parent/guardian by U.S. mail. Parent
  consultation is encouraged.
• A copy of the reclassification form is sent back
  to the students site to be filed in the yellow
  ELD folder.

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R-30 Language Census

• The information includes the following
• The number of English Learners in the school, by
  grade, by language.
• The number of Fluent English Proficient students
  in the school by grade, by language.
• The number of teachers who hold appropriate
  credentials to teach English Learners.
• The number of teachers who are in training to
  receive credentials to teach English Learners.
• The number of students reclassified from Limited
  to Fluent English Proficiency.
• R-30 Information
• The principals verify the information about their
  teacherscredentials.
• The information is reported to the California
  Department of Education every year, by April 1st.