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District English Learners Advisory Committee (DELAC)
ELAC/DELACTraining:RoleandResponsibilitiesOctober17,2017
Agenda
§Welcome&Introductions• DELACPresident,Ms.LupeIbarra• Dr.JacquelineMora,AssistantSuperintendentEducationalServices
§Norms§ELAC/DELACTraining§ProcessCheck§AgendaSetting
Meeting Norms § Punctuality§ Respectforthepersonwhoispresentingorspeaking
§ Raiseyourhandandbeawareoftheordertospeak
§ Bebriefwithquestions/comments§ Provideopportunityforotherstoparticipate§Writeoraskspecificquestionsforafterthemeeting
ELAC Training
Purpose
ThepurposeoftheELACistoprovideguidanceandadvicetothePrincipalandstaffwithregardstotheneedsofstudents
whoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguage.
-ELACBylawsArticleII
Role and Responsibilities 1. Assistinthedevelopmentoftheschool-wideneeds
assessment.2. Assistinwaystomakeparentsawareofthe
importanceofregularschoolattendance.3. Advisetheprincipalinthedevelopmentofasiteplan
forEnglishLearners.SubmittheplantotheschoolsitecouncilforconsiderationofinclusionintheSinglePlanforStudentAchievement(SPSA).
4. Receivetrainingmaterialsandtraining,plannedinfullconsultationwithcommitteemembers,toassistmembersincarryingouttheirlegalresponsibilities.
5. ElectatleastoneELACmembertotheDistrictEnglishLearnerAdvisoryCommittee(DELAC).
SiteELACMeetingMandatedTopics&SuggestedTimeline
Timeframe Topic Aug/Sept./Oct. Receivetrainingmaterialsandtraining,plannedinfullconsultationwith
committeemembers,toassistmembersincarryingouttheirlegalresponsibilities.
o EstablishELAC/electmembers
o Trainondutiesandresponsibilities
o ReviewELACbylaws
o NominationsforELACofficers
o ElectELACofficers(includingDELACrepresentative)
o ELACtopicssurvey
Nov./Dec. AdvisetheprincipalinthedevelopmentofasiteplanforEnglishLearners.SubmitrecommendationsforinclusionintheSPSA.o ReviewELstudentdata(CELDT,CAASPetc.)o Reviewprograms,goalsandobjectivesforELstudents(SPSA)
o ReviewLCAPgoalsrelatedtoELs
o GatherrecommendationsfromELACtosharewiththeSiteCouncil(to
informthesiteELplan/SPSA)
Jan./Feb./March Assistinthedevelopmentoftheschool-wideneedsassessmentandwaystomakeparentsawareoftheimportanceofregularschoolattendance.
o Discussideasforpromotingattendance
o DiscussELneedsassessment
Timeline&outreachtofamilies
o AgendizereviewofresultswithELAC
April/May
Reviewlanguagecensusdataandimpactonsiteo DiscussELneedsassessmentresults
o GatherrecommendationsfromELACtobesharedwiththeSiteCouncil(toinformthesiteELplan/SPSA)
o RevieweffectivenessofELACactivities(currentschoolyear)
o Planfornextschoolyear
EvidenceChecklist:
o ELACinputtotheSiteCouncil(SSCminutesdemonstratingELACinputonthedevelopmentand
approvaloftheSPSA.
o Meetingsign-insheetsforeachsite(studentnamesredacted).
o Meetingcalendar
o Meetingnotifications
o Meetingagendas
o Rostersthatidentifiesmembers(EL,RFEP,EO,staffmemberetc.)
o Trainingmaterials
o Meetingminutes
IcertifythatalltheELACmandatedtopicswerediscussed.Evidenceavailableuponrequest.___________________________ ___________________________ ________________PrintPrincipal’sName PrincipalSignature Date
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Recomendaton Process:
ELACmustproviderecommendationsonmandatorytopicstotheSiteCouncil/PrincipalsandevidentinminutesoftheSSCandELAC.
RecommendationsmadetotheSCortheprincipalmustbeinwriting
MandatoryTopicsmustbeevidentinagendaandminutes
ResponsetotheELACbySC/Principalmustbeinwriting
___________________________________________
SchoolNAME/Nombredelaescuela
ELACRECOMMENDATIONFORM/FormularioderecomendacióndelELAC
TO/PARA: □ SSC/Concilio Escolar
□ Principal/Director
□ Other/Otro:
ELAC Meeting Date/ Fecha de la reunión: _________________________ ELACRecommendation(s)/recomendación(es):
ELACPresident/Presidente__________________________________Date/fecha:_________________
Principal/Director_________________________________________Date/fecha:_________________
ResponsetoELAC/RespuestaalELAC:______________________________(date/fecha)
Signature-Position/Firma-cargo_________________________________________Date:_______________
Principal/Director____________________________________________Date:_______________
*AttachacopyofSSCMinutesReflectingELACRecommendationsDiscussedandSSCresponsetosuchRecommendations
Single Plan (SPSA) /Plan Escolar
Needs Assessment/ necesidades �
Student Attendance/Asistencia del estudiante�
Other/Otro : ______________
ELACBylaws
ArticleI:NameArticleII:PurposeArticleIII:MembersArticleIV:OfficersArticleV:MeetingsArticleVI:AmendmentsArticleVII:Decorum
MembersSections 1-3
§ ELACcomprisedofparentsfromtheschoolsite.ParentsofEnglishLearnerscompriseatleastthesamepercentageoftheELACmembership,asEnglishLearnersconstituteoftheschool’stotalstudentpopulation.
§ ParentorguardiansofEnglishLearnersmusthaveanopportunitytoelectparentmemberstoserveonELAC.
§ AllmembersofELACshallserveatermoftwoyears.InordertocontinuetoserveonELAC,themembermustbere-elected.
Schoolsiteswith21ormoreEnglishLearnersmusthavea
functioningELAC.
School Totalenrollment ELS Percentage
Cabrillo 196 39 19.89
Edison 446 148 33.18
Franklin 773 46 5.95
Grant 601 50 8.31
Muir 295 57 19.32
McKinley 487 78 16.01
Pt.Dume 197 11 5.58
Rogers 514 63 12.25
Roosevelt 786 69 8.77
Webster 278 23 8.27
SMASH 145 6 4.13
JAMS 1064 105 9.86
Lincoln 1075 77 7.16
Malibu 952 25 2.62
Olympic 51 7 13.72
SAMOHI 2823 137 4.85
TOTALS 10,805 941 8.70
ParentsofEnglishLearners(Els)compriseatleastthesamepercentageoftheELACmembershipasELsconstituteoftheschool’stotalstudentpopulation.
MembersSections 3-8 § VotingRights• EachelectedmembershallbeentitledtoonevoteandmaycastthatvoteoneachmattersubmittedtoavoteoftheELAC.Absenteeballotsshallnotbepermitted.
§ TerminationofMembership• Membershipshouldautomaticallyterminateforanymemberwhoisabsentwithoutjustificationfromthreemeetingsinsuccession.
§ TransferofMembership• MembershipintheAdvisoryCommitteeisnottransferable.
§ Vacancy• AnyparentvacancyontheELACthatoccursduringtheschoolyearshallbefillbytheschool’sELACPresident.
§ Resignation• AnyELACmembermayterminatehis/hermembershipbysubmittingawrittenletterofresignationtotheELACPresident.
Officers & Duties Section 1 and 5
President§ Presidesatallmeetings§ Planstheagendaincollaborationwithprincipal
§ Signsreportsandcommunications
§ Otherdutiesasassigned
VicePresident§ RepresentthepresidentofELACinassignedduties
§ Planstheagendaincollaborationwithprincipal
§ AssumeroleofPresidentintheirabsence
§ Otherdutiesasassigned
Secretary§ KeepminutesofallELACmeetings
§ Planstheagendaincollaborationwithprincipal
§ Distributeminutesandagendas
§ KeepELACrecords§ Maintainalistofthecontactinformationandtermofofficeforeachmember
§ Otherdutiesasassigned
DELACRep§ AttendDELACmeetings§ InformyourschoolsiteELACon
itemsdiscussedattheDELAC.
OfficersSections 2-4§ElectionandTermofOfficeüELACofficerselectedatthesecondELACmeeting.üOfficersserveatwo-yearterminasingleoffice.*ItisrecommendedthataparentofanEnglishLearnerserveasPresidentandVicePresident
§RemovalofOfficersüAnyofficermayberemovedfromtheirofficebyatwo-thirds(2/3)voteofallELACmembers.
§Vacancy• Theschoolsiteinvolvedwillbenotified,requestingthatanewpersonbenominatedformembershiptofilltheunexpiredterm.
Article VELAC Meeting
§AgendaSetting§ AgendasformeetingsshallbesetbythePrincipalandELACOfficers.
§Placeofmeetings• Schoolsite
§Noticeofmeetings• 72hoursinadvance• Specifydate,time,locationandagenda(businesstobediscussedoractedupon)
• TheELACshallnottakeanyactiononanyitemofbusinessunlessthatitemappearedonthepostedagendaorunlesstheELACmemberspresentbyunanimousvote,findthereisaneedtotakeimmediateactionandthattheneedforactiontotheattentionoftheELACafterpostingtheagenda.
q PostAnnualCalendarq PostAgendasq SendNoticesq PostMinutes
SAMPLEAGENDAFORMAT
EnglishLearnerAdvisoryCommittee(ELAC)School_________________________Date:________________________Time:__________________________
Agenda
I. Welcome/NormsII. Reviewandapprovepreviousmeetingminutes
III. DELACReportIV. ELACMandatedTopicsV. ELACDiscussion/Recommendation
VI. OtherPresentation(s)VII. AnnouncementsVIII. ProcessCheck/Closure
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AgendaTemplate
SAMPLE MINUTE TEMPLATE
EnglishLearnerCommittee(ELAC)
School:_________________________DateofELACmeeting:________/_______/_______
Memberspresent:Signinsheetisattached.
MandatedTopics: (Check the topic(s) covered)
1. Assistinthedevelopmentofschool-wideneedassessment. 2. Assistwitheffortstomakeparentsawareoftheimportanceofregularschoolattendance. 3. AdvicetheprincipalandstaffinthedevelopmentofasiteplanforELsandsubmitplantothe
schoolcouncilforconsiderationofinclusionintheSinglePlanforStudentAchievement(SPSA) 4. Receives training to assist members in carrying out their legal responsibilities. 5. Electrepresentative(s)fortheDistrictEnglishLearnerAdvisoryCommittee
I Themeetingstartedat______________II MEETINGMINUTES:Secretary________________readtheminutesofthepreviousmeeting.________________madeamotionand_______________secondedthemotiontoapprovedtheminutesaspresented(orwithchanges).III DELACReport:(ThefollowingisabriefsummaryoftheDELACreport)IV ELACMandatedTopic(s):V ELACDiscussion/RecommendationVI Otherpresentation(s)(Summary)VIIAnnouncements:(Summary)Themeetingwasadjournedat:____________Respectfullysubmittedby________________________________ELACSecretary
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MinutesTemplate
ELAC DELAC
SchoolBoardSchoolSiteCouncil/Principal
Responsibilities of the English Learner Committees
DELAC Training
Purpose
ThepurposeoftheDELACistoprovideguidanceandadvicetotheBoardof
EducationontheneedsofstudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguage.
-SMMUSDDELACBylawsArticleII
WhatarethebenefitsofhavingaDELAC?
Role and Responsibilities § DevelopDistrictmasterplanforeducationalprogramsandservicesforELsthattakesintoconsiderationtheSinglePlanforStudentAchievement.
§ Conductadistrict-wideneedsassessmentonaschoolbyschoolbasis
§ EstablishDistrictprogram,goals,andobjectivesforprogramsandservicesforELs.
§ Developplantoensurecompliancewithanyapplicableteachersandinstructionalaiderequirements.
§ ReviewandcommentontheDistrict’sreclassificationprocedures.
§ Reviewandcommentonthewrittennotificationsrequiredtobesenttoparentsandguardians.
DELACBylaws
ArticleI:NameArticleII:PurposeArticleIII:MembersArticleIV:OfficersArticleV:DELACMeetingArticleVI:AmendmentsArticleVII:Decorum
MembersSection One: TheDELACshallbecomposedofparents/guardiansofEnglishLearnersfromeachoftheschoolswithanELAC.üEveryschoolwithanELAChastheresponsibilitytosendatleastonerepresentative toeachDELACmeeting.
üOneDELACmembercanonlyrepresentoneschoolsite.
ü51% ofthemembersontheDELACmustbeparents/guardiansofEnglishLearners
üEmployeesofthedistrictdonotcountasthenumberofparentmembers.
Districtswithmorethan50EnglishLearnersmusthavea
functioningDELAC.
MembersSections Two-Eight § Selectionofmembers• MembersshallbeelectedduringthesecondmeetingofthesecondsiteELACmeeting
ofthecalendaryear.
§ TermofOffice• AllmembersoftheDELACserveatermoftwoyears.Whenthetermends,
membershipterminates.InordertocontinuetoserveasaDELACmembersthemembersmustbereelectedbytheirschool’sELAC.
§ VotingRights• Eachelectedmembershallbeentitledtoonevoteandmaycastthatvoteoneach
mattersubmittedtoavoteoftheDELAC.Absenteeballotsshallnotbepermitted.
§ TerminationofMembership• Membershipshouldautomaticallyterminateforanymemberwhoisabsentwithout
justificationfromthreeregularand/orspecialmeetingsinsuccession.
§ TransferofMembership• MembershipintheAdvisoryCommitteeisnottransferable.
§ Vacancy• AnyparentvacancyontheDELACthatoccursduringtheschoolyearshallbefillbythe
school’sELAC.
§ Resignation• AnyDELACmembermayterminatehis/hermembershipbysubmittingawrittenletter
ofresignationtotheDELACPresident.
Officers & Duties Section One and Five
President • Presidesatall
meetings• Plansagendawithdistrictadministrator/coordinator
• RepresentsDELACatDistrictparentmeetings
• Signsreportsandcommunications
• Otherdutiesasassigned
VicePresid
ent • Representthe
presidentofDELACinassignedduties
• Assumeroleofpresidentintheirabsence
• Otherdutiesasassigned
Secretary • Keepminutes
ofallDELACmeetings
• Distributeminutesandagendas
• KeepDELACrecords
• Maintainalistofthecontactinformationandtermofofficeforeachmember
OfficersSections Two-Four
§ElectionandTermofOfficeüElectedatthesecondmeetingüServefortwoyears(anduntileachsuccessorhasbeenelectedandqualified)
üMaybere-elected(providedhe/shecontinuestobeamember)
üRecommendedthatparentsofELsserveasPresident/Vice-President
§RemovalofOfficers• Anyofficermayberemovedfromtheirofficebyatwo-thirds(2/3)voteofallDELACmembers.
§Vacancy• Theschoolsiteinvolvedwillbenotified,requestingthatanewpersonbenominatedformembershiptofilltheunexpiredterm.
Article VDELAC Meeting§ Regularmeeting• Nomorethaneight,nofewerthanfoureachyear.Acalendarwillbecreatedanddistributedtomembersandschoolpriortothefirstmeeting.
§ Placeofmeetings• InafacilityprovidedbySMMUSD
§ Noticeofmeetings• 72hoursinadvance(district/site)• Specifydate,time,locationandagenda(businesstobediscussedoractedupon)
• TheDELACshallnottakeanyactiononanyitemofbusinessunlessthatitemappearedonthepostedagendaorunlesstheDELACmemberspresentbyunanimousvote,findthereisaneedtotakeimmediateactionandthattheneedforactiontotheattentionoftheDELACafterpostingtheagenda.
q PostAnnualCalendarq PostAgendasq SendNoticesq PostMinutes
Green Act Requirements§ Allmeetingsmustbeopentothepublicandallowforpublicinput.
§ Meetingnoticesandagendamustbepostedatleast72hoursinadvance.
§ Noticeandagendamustbepostedattheschoolsiteorotherappropriateplaceaccessibletothepublic.
§ Noticeandagendamustincludedate,time,andlocationofthemeetingandtheitemstobediscussedoractedupon.
§ Actioncannotbetakenonitemsnotpostedonanagenda,unlessaunanimousvotefindsaneedforimmediateaction.
§ Thepublicmustbeprovidedaccesstoallmaterialsdiscussedand/ordistributedatthemeeting.
Article VDELAC Meeting§ Limitations• Nopersonshallspeakformorethan5minutesatatimeonthesameitemofdiscussion.
• Reportsshallbelimitedto15minutesunlessalongerperiodoftimeisindicatedinwritingonthemeetingnoticeagenda.
§ Quorum• Aminimumof50%+1ofthecommitteeshallconstituteaquorum.Anactofthemajority(50%+1)ofthememberspresentatameetingatwhichaquorumispresentshallbetheactoftheentirecommittee
§ Conductofmeeting• DELACmeetingsshallbeconductedinaccordancewiththerulesoforderestablishedbyEducationCode35147andRobertsRulesofOrderoranadaptationthereofapprovedbytheDELAC.IftheDELACviolatesanyoftheproceduralmeetingrequirements,theDELACmayconsidertheitematthenextmeeting.
§ ReportstotheBoardofEducation• TheDELACwillprovideanannualwrittenreporttotheBoardofEducationand/orSuperintendentregardingtheneedsofEnglishLearners.
Article VIAmendments
Thebylawsmaybeamendedatanytimebyanaffirmativevoteof50%+1ofthememberspresentatanymeetingwheresuchactionisproposedbyaproper
motion,withanexplanationastowhysuchanamendmentisbeingproposed.
Article VIIDecorum
AllpersonspresentattheDELACmeetingwillconductthemselvesinaproper
manneratalltimes.Anyperson(s)usingprofanity,makinglibelousorslanderousstatements,orattemptstoberateanotherpersoninpublicwillbepromptlycalledoutoforderandaskedtoleaveifsuchconductdoesnotceaseimmediately.
NormsCheck
Roberts Rules of Order 1. Calltoorder2. Rollcallofmemberspresent3. Readingofminutesoflastmeeting4. Officer’sorcommitteereports5. Unfinishedornewbusiness6. Announcements7. Adjournment
Motions§Presenting• Obtainingthefloor• Makeyourmotion“Imovethatwe….”
§Seconding• “Isecondthatwe(repeatabove)…”
or§Motionislost• Membershipdebatesthemotionandmay/maynotmovetoavote
§Voting• Byvoice:memberssay“aye”or“no”• Bydivision:membersraisetheirhandsorstand.• Byballot:memberswritetheirvoteonaslipofpaper
ThankyouforservingontheSMMUSDELACandDELAC!
School Reports
Public Comments
Process Check
üPunctuality
üRespectforthepersonwhoispresentingorspeaking
üRaiseyourhandandbeawareoftheordertospeak
üBebriefwithquestions/comments
üProvideopportunityforotherstoparticipate
üWriteoraskspecificquestionsforafterthemeeting
Next Meeting:
November21
9:00-11:00a.m.
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