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English Learner Advisory Committee - ELAC

✅ What is ELAC?

The English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) is a parent and community advisory group at each school that has 21 or more English Learners (ELs). Its purpose is to advise the school’s principal, staff, and School Site Council on:

  • Programs and services for English Learners (ELs)

  • How to best support student achievement for ELs

  • Efforts to ensure that parents of ELs are informed and involved


🎯 What does ELAC do?

ELAC members:

  • Review and give input on the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA), especially goals for English Learners

  • Advise on how to spend EL-designated funds

  • Help evaluate the school’s needs assessment for EL students

  • Promote parent education and engagement

  • Elect one member to represent the school at the DELAC (District English Learner Advisory Committee)


👨‍👩‍👧 Who joins ELAC?

  • Mostly parents of English Learners (must make up at least the same percentage of EL students at the school)

  • Also includes other interested parents, staff, and community members


🗣 Why is ELAC important?

It gives parents of English Learners a strong voice in shaping how schools serve their children. ELAC ensures that schools stay accountable to the needs of their multilingual students and families.

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