English Learners Advisory Committee-ELAC

English Learners Advisory Committee-ELAC

ENGLISH LEARNERS AND ELAC

English Learners in the Sweetwater district are provided with a variety of support services to help them master California State Content Standards and improve their proficiency in the English Language.

Each California public school, grades kindergarten through 12, with 21 or more English learners must form an English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC).  The site ELAC elects at least one representative to the District English Learners Advisory Committee which meets monthly (A link to those minutes will be provided below).

Responsibilities

  1. The ELAC shall be responsible for advising the principal and staff on programs and services for English learners and the School Site Council on the development of the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA).
  2. The ELAC shall assist the school in the development of:
  3. The school’s needs assessment.

    b. Ways to make parents aware of the importance of regular school attendance.

Composition Requirements

Requirements for ELAC elections include:

  1. Parents of English learners comprise at least the same percentage of the ELAC membership as English learners constitute of the school’s total student population. For example, if 25 percent of the students in a school are English learners, then parents/guardians of English learners must comprise 25 percent of the ELAC membership.
  2. Other members of the ELAC can be  parents/guardians,  school staff, and /or community members as long as the minimum  percentage requirement for EL parents is maintained.

 If you would like to join or attend our ELAC meetings, please contact the school main office at (619) 397-3800. 

ELAC 2024-2025 Meetings

Virtual via Zoom or in person Wednesdays @ 5:00 PM/ is part of Coffee with the Principal 

September 11, 2024 

October 16, 2024 

November 6, 2024 

February 12, 2025 

March 5, 2025 

April 16, 2025 

May 7, 2025

School Contact(s)

Maria Ochoa
CIS Coordinator
maria.ochoa@sweetwaterschools.org

Richard Peterson
ELD Specialist
Richard Peterson@sweetwaterschools.org

Saraí Nuñez
Bilingual Tester/ELPAC Contact
Sarai.Nunez@sweetwaterschools.org

Resources