District-level English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) - Comité Asesor de Estudiantes de Inglés Como Segundo Idioma a Nivel del Distrito (DELAC)
Meeting Notice (Aviso de Junta) Each California public school district, grades kindergarten through 12, with 51 or more English learners must form a District-level English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) or subcommittee of an existing district-wide advisory committee.
Composition Requiements
Parents or guardians of English Learners not employed by the district must constitute a majority membership (51 percent or more) of the committee.
Elections
Each school English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) must have the opportunity to elect at least one member of the DELAC. If the district has 31 or more ELACs, it may use a system of proportional or regional representation.
Major Function
The purpose of a DELAC, or subcommittee on English learner education, is to advise the district's local governing board (e.g.,in person, by letters/reports) on programs and services for English learners.
Other Tasks/Functions:
The committee advises the district's local governing board on the following:
- Development or revision of a district master plan of education programs and services for English learners, taking into consideration the Single School Plan for Student Achievement.
- Conducting a district-wide needs assessment on a school-by-school basis.
- Establishment of district programs, goals, and objectives for programs and services for English learners (e.g., parental exception waivers and funding).
- Development of a plan to ensure compliance with any applicable teacher and instructional aide requirements.
- Administration of the annual language census (R-30 LC Reports) (e.g., procedures and forms)
- Review and comment on the district's reclassification procedures.
- Review and comment on the written notifications required to be sent to parents and guardians.
DELAC Meeting Information for 2011-2012 | Información de la Reunión DELAC para el 2011-2012
DELAC Meeting Schedule (Fechas de Juntas de DELAC) - DELAC Schedule.Eng-Espa.2011-2012
- September, 26, 2011 - (26 de septiembre) - Meeting Notice (Aviso de Junta) | Agenda | Minutes (Actas)
- January 23, 2012 - (23 de enero) - Meeting Notice (Aviso de Junta) | Agenda | Minutes (Actas)
- March 12, 2012 - (12 de marzo)
- May 7, 2012 - (7 de mayo)
DELAC Meeting Information for 2010-2011 | Información de la Reunión DELAC para el 2010-2011
- January 24, 2011- (24 de enero) - Meeting Notice (Aviso de Junta) | Agenda | Minutes (Actas)
- March 28, 2011- (28 de marzo) - Meeting Notice (Aviso de Junta) | Agenda | Minutes (Actas)
- April 25, 2011- (25 de abril) - Meeting Notice (Aviso de Junta) | Agenda | Minutes (Actas)
- May 23, 2011- (23 de mayo) - Meeting Notice (Aviso de Junta) | Agenda | Minutes (Actas)