Monthly Calendar of the District English Learner Advisory Committee

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							            Monthly Calendar of the District English Learner Advisory Committee
   Month                    District                         Local District                                School
July           Present the “Guide of topics to     Talk about the importance of daily school Orientation/election ELAC (year-
               monthly ELAC/DELAC meetings”.       attendance. Plan training for parents of  round schools): Roles and
               Explain the consultation process.   EL students for school year.              responsibilities of members and
                                                                                             officers. Report on the Master Plan
                                                                                             for ELs, English Immersion Program,
                                                                                             Into English and High Point, and
                                                                                             other support programs, such as in
                                                                                             and out of the classroom intervention
                                                                                             (year-round schools).

August         Prioritize attendance of DELAC      Present the “Guide of Topics for Monthly Orientation/election ELAC: Roles
               members to local and out of town    DELAC Meeting”.                          and responsibilities of members and
               conferences.                        Explain the consultation process.        officers. Talk about the importance of
               Start planning District DELAC                                                daily school attendance. Present the
               conference.                                                                  “Guide of topics to monthly ELAC
                                                                                            meetings”.

September      Presentation on Uniform Complain    Needs assessment to plan LDELAC            Orientation/election for ELAC: Roles
               Procedure.                          conference. (A minimum of two              and responsibilities of members and
               Inform of the CPM process.          conferences per school year). Review the   officers. Report on the Master Plan
               Review the CST/CAT6/APRENDA*        CST/CAT6/APRENDA and CELDT                 for ELs and other support programs
               and CELDT results for ELs.          results for ELs students.                  (within thirty days of enrollment).
               Continue planning for the DELAC                                                Present the “Guide of Topics to
               conference.                                                                    Monthly ELAC Meeting”.
                                                                                              Review/edit bylaws.
                                                                                              Review the CST/CAT6 and
                                                                                              CELDT/APRENDA results for ELs.

               *APRENDA for bilingual classroom
               students
   Month                 District                              Local District                                 School
October    Describe Language Appraisal Team         Orientation at LD ELAC: Roles and           Continue ELAC orientation/election.
           (LAT) and its role.                      responsibilities of members and officers.   Talk about the importance of daily
           Finalize topics to be presented at the   Presentation on Uniform Complain            school attendance. Review/edit
           DELAC conference.                        Procedure.                                  bylaws. Needs assessment to plan for
                                                    Inform of the CPM process.                  parent training sessions according to
                                                    Continue planning for the ELAC              the Master Plan.
                                                    conference.                                 Presentation on the Master Plan for
                                                                                                ELs and the initial evaluation process
                                                                                                and placement in the appropiate
                                                                                                program, and reclassification process.
                                                                                                Review the EL component and the
                                                                                                Single Plan (SPSA) budget.
                                                                                                Train on parliamentary procedure.
November   DELAC Orientation: Roles and             Conduct election of ELAC offices and        Inform of the CPM process.
           responsibilities of members and          DELAC representatives by fourth             Develop and share a master calendar
           officers.                                Tuesday of November.                        of parent sessions training for the
           Provide general information on the       Installation of new officers.               school year according to the Master
           EL component of the Single Plan.         Conduct ELAC conference, if it              Plan and SPSA.
                                                    corresponds.                                (At least four hours of training for
                                                                                                parents are required on programs for
                                                                                                ELs, i.e., ELD, SDAIE, Initial
                                                                                                Assessment Placement Process and
                                                                                                the Reclassification Process).
                                                                                                Explain programs such as High Point
                                                                                                and Into English.

December   Election of DELAC officers.              Describe Language Appraisal Team and        Describe Language Appraisal Team
           Conduct DELAC District-wide              its role.                                   and its role.
           conference (if corresponds).             Train new members and officers on roles     Reclassification Process
                                                    and responsibilities.                       Presentation on budget for ELs
                                                    Conduct ELAC conference (if                 program.
                                                    Corresponds).                               Review needs and allocate/or
                                                                                                encumber reserved funds.
   Month                 District                              Local District                                School
January    Installation of new DELAC officers.       Present bylaws to the membership.         1. Review data regarding EL
           Train new members and officers on         Provide information on the Single Plan    students’ progress re: academic
           leadership, roles and responsibilities.   (SPSA) and its budget.                    ELD, and attendance.
           Train/review bylaws for new
           members.                                                                            2. Start the process of writing/re-
                                                                                               writing of the component for ELs of
           Share SARC report.                                                                  the Single Plan (SPSA)focused on the
                                                                                               education needs of ELs.

February   Train on Master Plan (parent              Begin planning the second ELAC            Presentation on ELs budget,
           component) and the importance of          conference (if corresponds).              including direct and indirect services.
           parent involvement in the                 Review SARC report on every LD.           Continue the process of writing/re-
           development of the budget for             Train on budget of categorical programs   writing the EL component of the
           categorical programs and the Single       and the Single Plan.                      Single Plan
           Plan (SPSA).                                                                        Share the SARC report.
           Present Graduation Requirement (A-
           G AP classes) and career info.
March      Specially Funded Programs Division        Training on Master Plan (parent           Training on Master Plan (parent
           presentation on Title I Ranking           component).                               component).
           schools/Home-School compacts              Training on graduation and A-G            Training on graduation and A-G
           revision.                                 requirements, AP classes, and             requirements, AP classes, and
           Plan for the second DELAC                 information on careers.                   information on careers. (Specially in
           conference.                               Plan for the second ELAC conference.      secondary schools)
           Present Con App/PI                                                                  Participate in budget development
                                                                                               and Single Plan (SPSA)
                                                                                               Identify students needs. Set programs
                                                                                               goals and objectives.
                                                                                               Develop budget worksheets.
    Month                        District                            Local District                                 School
April              Continue planning DELAC                Presentation on Title I schools Ranking     Training on graduation A-G
                   conference.                            Home-School compacts revision.              requirements, AP classes, and
                   Present CPM results.                   Prepare ELAC parent involvement             information on careers.
                                                          budget.                                     Presentation on Title I school
                                                          Conduct second ELAC conference (if          ranking.
                                                          corresponds).                               Home School Compacts revision.
                                                                                                      Continue participation in the
                                                                                                      development of the Single Plan and
                                                                                                      the budget.
May                Review Consolidated Application.       Approve and sign LD ELAC parent             Discuss CPM results.
                   Conduct DELAC conference if            involvement budget.                         Present the final Single Plan + budget
                   corresponds.                           Present CPM results for the LD schools.     documents. The chairperson should
                                                          Conduct second ELAC conference if           sign with the approval of the
                                                          corresponds.                                committee.

June               Present report on Language Census      Present report on Language Census (R-       Present report on Language Census
                   (R-30).                                30).                                        (R-30).
                   Evaluate DELAC activities in order     Report results.
                   to plan for next school year.          Evaluate ELAC activities to plan for next   Evaluate ELAC parent activities to
                                                          school year. Present information on         plan for next school year.
                                                          Consolidated Application.                   Present information on Consolidated
                                                                                                      Application submitted to the State.


Acronyms

CST- CA: Standards Test (2nd –12th grades)
CAT6-California Achievement Test 6 (1st, 3rd, 7th grade only)
CELDT- CA English Language Development Test
CPM-Categorical Programs Monitoring
LAT-Language Apraised Team
ELD-English Language Development
SDAIE-Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (ELs at ELD levels 3-5 to ensure access to core curriculum)
SPSA-Single Plan for Student Achievement
SARC-School Accountability Report Card
AP Classes-Advanced Placement

						
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