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English [Multilingual] Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) for Multilingual Families

Informational Meeting

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A dream I have for my child’s future is…

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Our English Learner Students and Their Families Have Many Home Languages!

Amharic	2
Haitian	1
Hindi	1
Italian	1
Khmer (Cambodian)	1
Portuguese	3
Punjabi	1
Russian	3
Spanish	29
Tigrinya	2

How many ways do we say “hello”?

My home language is ________. I say “________________”

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Meeting Agenda

Welcome Back - Who Are We?
SDPL - Welcome Week
Information about our school’s English learner (EL) students
What is ELAC?
Why Join ELAC?
Reclassification
ELPAC practice
ELAC Member Nominations
DELAC Rep - Jael Guzman (What is DELAC?)

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Members

Brianda Alvarez, parent
Sara Mayorga, RFEP parent
Olga Trujillo, parent
Jael Guzman, DELAC Representative
Jennifer Sims, Faculty Advisor

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Birney

English Learner DATA

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Number of ELs by Grade Level and ELPAC Performance Level:

English Learners make up 9.5% of our student population!

15 TBD = UTK, K, 1, 2, 4th

45 English Learners

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Birney also currently has 17 reclassified students!

Total Reclassified	17
Reclassified 22-23	10
Potential 23-24	3
TBD	15

Note: you will want to explain to parents that a student’s reclassification from English Learner to Fluent English Proficient is the goal of the English Learner program and a student must meet reclassification criteria (first criterion is scoring a 4 overall on the ELPAC)

To find this data in Ellevation, from the Home/Dashboard Page:

Choose “Students” in the top left hand corner of the page
From the dropdown menu, choose “Student List”
On the left hand side of your screen, filter for “EL Status.” You will want to tick “RFEP Monitored” and “RFEP Fully Exited” to capture all reclassified students
Click the “and” button to add grade level filters in order to see the number of reclassified students per grade level
Click the “and” button and type in “Exited EL” and add date ranges to determine the # of students reclassified during a particular timeframe/school year.

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What is ELAC?

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Six Things to Know About ELAC

ELAC is a legal requirement

Each school with 21 or more English Learners must form an English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC). We have 44.

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ELAC serves an important purpose

The purpose of the ELAC is to advise the principal, school staff, and SSC on programs and services for English Learners.

In order for ELAC to give meaningful advice, committee members must become knowledgeable about their legal tasks, as well as other site-based EL issues.

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ELAC has legally mandated responsibilities

Advise the school principal and staff on the development of a site plan for English learners and submitting the plan to the School Site Council for consideration of inclusion in the School Plan for Student Achievement.

Additionally, each ELAC shall have the opportunity to elect at least one member to the District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC).

Advise the school principal and staff on the school’s effort to make parents aware of the importance of regular school attendance.

Assist in the development of a schoolwide needs assessment.

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ELAC members will receive training

Appropriate training and materials to assist each member to carry out his or her legally required responsibilities.

Training planned in full consultation with

ELAC members.

The school site shall provide for all ELAC members:

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ELAC Membership is Not Restrictive

The percentage of parents of English Learners on the ELAC must be at least the same as that of English Learners at the school.

Examples of appropriate ELAC members include:

Parent of an English Learner
Parent of a non-English Learner
School staff member
Interested community member

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ELAC elections are required

Election requirements:

EL parents/guardians elect members of the ELAC.
All EL parents/guardians shall have the opportunity to vote.
Elected members serve a twelve-month term.
The ELAC is to elect at least one of its members to serve as the site’s representative to DELAC. This DELAC Representative must be the parent of a current English Learner.

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Why Join the English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC)?

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When parents become involved in ELAC they have:

An opportunity to better understand the school system

An opportunity to interact with site English Learner experts

More confidence in the school

More self-confidence

Opportunities to continue their own learning

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Research show that when parent are involved, their children have:

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Higher grades, test scores, and graduation rates

Better attendance

More completed homework

More positive attitudes about school

Better behavior at school

Improved chances of going to college

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The benefits to schools of having parents involved in ELAC include:

Higher Teacher Morale

Better Community Understanding of EL issues

Home- school partnerships

Higher EL student achievement

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What Happens After My Child is Identified as an

English Learner?

If your child’s Initial ELPAC Overall Performance Level (OPL) was: Novice or Intermediate, they are classified as an English Learner and will:

Receive Designated English Language Development instruction and support.

Be tested annually with the Summative ELPAC until they reclassify to fluent English proficient.

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Beginning	Somewhat Developed	Moderately Developed	Well Developed

Novice	Intermediate	I-FEP

CA ELD

Standards

ELPAC

Summative

ELPAC

Initial

What are the ELPAC Levels of Performance?

Your child is expected to make yearly progress on the Summative ELPAC until they meet the criteria to be Reclassified to Fluent English Proficient. The levels on the ELPAC are aligned to the CA English Language Development standards. You will notice the performance bands of Emerging, Expanding and Bridging correlate to the scores on the Initial ELPAC and Summative ELPAC.

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The PLDs emphasize that ELs at all proficiency levels are capable of high-level thinking and can engage in complex, cognitively demanding social and academic activities requiring language, as long as they are provided appropriate linguistic support. The extent of support needed varies depending on the familiarity and complexity of the task and topic, as well as on the student’s English language proficiency level. Within the PLDs, three general levels of support are identified: Substantial, Moderate, and Light. The descriptors for these general levels of support are intended to signal the extent of linguistic scaffolding most likely needed for appropriately implementing the CA ELD Standards at each proficiency level; however, the descriptors are not intended to explain how to provide support or differentiate instruction for ELs at each level.

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What are the Specific Reclassification Criteria?

English Language Proficiency

Current Summative ELPAC
Overall Score 4-Well Developed

English Language Arts

Smarter Balanced- ELA

District assessments: Reading or Language Arts

Teacher Evaluation

Student’s academic performance and oral language

Parent/Guardian

Opinion and Consultation

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What Happens After My Child is

Reclassified to Fluent English Proficient?

Monitored over a 4 year period to ensure Academic success

No longer take the Summative ELPAC

No longer enrolled in Designated English Language Development

Provided additional support

as needed

Reclassified Students are:

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Learn More about the ELPAC:

Review the Parent Guide to Understanding

Available in seven languages

https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/parentguidetounderstand.asp

Take an ELPAC Practice Test with your child at home

http://www.elpac.org/resources/practicetests/

Posted by the California Department of Education | July 2019

The California Department of Education has developed a series called the Parent Guide to Understanding. These are designed to be a simple overview that will answer the critical questions of what, why, who, how, and when about each assessment.
You can find those on the Website listed on this slide.
There are also practice tests available that will help you and your child understand the type of test questions that they might receive. You can take the practice tests from home with your child. The practice tests are located on the ELPAC.org website.
If you’re interested, the California Department of Education has also developed ELPAC Practice Tests that you can access from home on the computer. You can look at sample test questions and get familiar with the way questions are presented on the computer. EL Parent Resources https://www.elpac.org/resources/parent-resources/

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Please consider participating!

You can be a positive role model for your child and other parents! You can provide input from a parent’s perspective!

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Member Nominations

Would you like to be an ELAC Member?

Would you like to become our Alternate DELAC Representative (must be an ELAC member first)

SDUSD DELAC website

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Thank You for Coming!

Brianda, Sara, Olga, Jael,

To join ELAC contact jsims@sandi.net

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