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
- 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).
- The ELAC shall assist the school in the development of:
- 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:
- 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.
- 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 2023-2024 Meetings
Virtual Via Zoom or in Person @5:00pm on the following dates
(Runs Before Coffee with the Principal)
September 13,2023
October 11,2023
November 8, 2023
February 7,2024
March 6, 2024
April 10, 2024
May 8, 2024
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