El Monte Union High School District

1. El Monte Union High School District English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Training Presentation 2013-2014

2. The California Department of Education (CDE) uses the Federal Program Monitoring (FPM) process and the online California Accountability and Improvement System (CAIS) to monitor compliance with legal requirements. Program for English Learners

3. The English Learner program instrument outlines 21 items monitored by the CDE. Item 2 describes the legal requirements for the English learner advisory committee (ELAC). Program for English Learners

4. Legal Requirements A school site with 21 or more English Learners (ELs) must form an English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) according to the following requirements: Parent members are elected by parents or guardians of English learners (ELs)

5. Parents of English learners constitute at least the same percentage of the committee membership as their children represent of the student body. Legal Requirements

6. The school may designate an existing school level advisory committee, or subcommittee of such advisory committee, to fulfill the legal responsibilities of ELAC, if the advisory body meets the criteria in (b). Legal Requirements

7. The ELAC advises the school site council (SSC) on the development of the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). Legal Requirements

8. The ELAC advises the school site council (SSC) on the development of the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). The ELAC advises the principal and staff on the school’s program for English learners. Legal Requirements

9. The ELAC assists in the development of the school’s: needs assessment, language census, and efforts to make parents aware of the importance of regular school attendance. Legal Requirements

10. The ELAC receives training materials and training, planned in full consultation with committee members, to assist members in carrying out their legal responsibilities. Legal Requirements

11. Financial resources may be allocated for reasonable expenses (which may include transportation, child care, translation services, meals, and training) of parent advisory groups on bilingual-bicultural education, at the school and school district incurred in the course of their duties as members of the parent advisory groups. Legal Requirements

12. The ELAC has the opportunity to elect at least one member to the DELAC or has participated in a proportionate regional representation scheme when there are 31 or more EL parent advisory committees in the district. Legal Requirements

13. Sample of Evidence for Compliance • Documentation of the ELAC election process for parent members. • List of current ELAC members with designation of EL parents.

14. Agendas, minutes, and sign-in sheets for the last twelve months that show all of the required tasks were completed. Sample of Evidence for Compliance

15. Agendas, minutes, and sign-in sheets for the last twelve months that show all of the required tasks were completed. Documentation demonstrating that ELAC members participated in training on their legal responsibilities. Sample of Evidence for Compliance

16. Agendas, minutes, and sign-in sheets for the last twelve months that show all of the required tasks were completed. Documentation demonstrating that ELAC members participated in training on their legal responsibilities. Evidence indicating how and when the ELAC provided advice to the SSC and to the principal and staff. Sample of Evidence for Compliance

17. For more Information: Edith EcheverriaDirector, Categorical Programs Rossana AlvidrezCoordinator, English Learner Program El Monte Union High School District 626-444-9005

18. Federal & State Contacts California Department of EducationStandardized Assessment Division 916-445-9441 Language Policy and Leadership Office 916-319-0845 Categorical Programs Complaints Management Unit 916-319-0929 U.S. Department of EducationOffice for Civil Rights415-486-5555