English Learners Advisory Committee
ELAC (English Learners Advisory Committee) is part of the SSC (Student Site Council). ELAC is responsible in advising the SSC, the staff, and the principal on the needs of the English learners. It does so by advising on the academic plan and the school budget.
Each school with 21 or more students of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in attendance, regardless of language, must form a functioning English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC).
The ELAC membership must include parents of English learners. Other members may include principal, teachers, and other community members.
Another responsibility is to assist in increasing student’s school attendance. The committee has worked on this in the past through school attendance awards and curbside drop off. In particular to our school.
ELAC has focused on activities to close the achievement gap of our students through various activities; which include two literacy nights and by providing snacks to children taking the state mandated assessment tests.
ELAC’s other goal is of parent involvement. The committee continues to work on this through monthly meetings, community building activities (monthly social coffee mornings), and cultural awareness events, such as DÃa de Los Muertos event, La Pijamada (Literacy Night) and the Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
ELAC'S VISION
- More Latino family involvement.
- Development of the arts and Latin culture.
- More focus in informing the Latino Community.
- Support to parents that are Spanish monolingual.
- Educational Workshops.
- Development of literacy.
- Complete unit of Fairmount Community.
- Latinos united supporting the school.
- To close the academic gap between the English learners and the native speakers.