Los Angeles Unified School District
Office of Parent and Community Services
2018-2019 School YearDistrict English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)
Presentation to the Board of Education
Recommendations on English Learners’ Mandated Topics, Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Comments and
the Consolidated Application Recommendations
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)
MembersLocal District East
Luz Maria Montoya
Cesar Delsas
Gilda Sandoval
Martinez
Heidy Galicia
Cecilio Lopez
Isabel Martinez
Jeannette Godina
Marlene Aguilar
Gonzalez
Alternates
Karla Gonzalez
Francisca Lopez de
Elizalde
Lluvia Sainz
Local District West Adela Salazar
Rocio Elorza
Pedro Tot
Monica Arrazola
Omara Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez
Rosalba Jacinto
David Ruiz Gonzalez
Alternates
Maria Diaz
Olga Tseshkovska
Local District Central Domingo Oxlaj
Diana Guillen
Maria Lopez
Angelica Garcia
Deyanira Hooper
Telma Aguilar
Maria Daisy Ortiz
Yadira Quiñones
Alternates
Santiago Vazquez
Uriel Esquivel
Lidia Cervantes
Candida Rodriguez
Local District NortheastDanelia Alvarenga
Antonilla Bonilla
Etelvina Solis
Rosa Velasco
David Corral
Juanita Garcia
Fernanda Colio
Guadalupe Herrera
Alternates
Sandra Martinez
Martha Suarez
Edia Cordero
Marisol Hernandez
Local District Northwest Rosa Marroquin
Maviael Montes
Felman Menacho
Jose Cruz de Jeronimo
Vanessa Perez
Maria Alvarez
Karla Ysais
Eugenia Trujillo
Alternates
Laura Absalon
Patricia Gonzalez
Local District South Rudy Espinoza
Yessica Fernandez
Bonnie Sarria
Luis Calderon
Maria Benitez
Luis Garcia
Christian Siriani
Mayra Chavez
Alternates
Candy Guevara
Zulma Gonzalez
Viridiana Escobar
Diblaima DeLeon
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District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)
Officers
Karla Ysais
Chairperson - Local District Northwest
Heidy Galicia
Vice-Chairperson - Local District East
Maria Daisy Ortiz
Secretary - Local District Central
Yessica Fernandez
Parliamentarian - Local District South
Fernanda Colio
Public Relations Officer - Local District
Northeast
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DELAC Accomplishments in 2018-2019
Committee of the Whole
Master Plan: Classroom Organization
Members provided feedback on the policy draft
Approved DELAC Bylaws
Consolidated Application
Members provided recommendations on the components for the following funds:
Title I, Title II, Title III, and Title IV
Recognition of the Committee’s Work
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DELAC’s Three Main Responsibilities
Mandated Topics
✓ Master Plan
✓ Comprehensive Needs Assessment
✓ School Plan for Student Achievement
✓ Importance of Regular School
Attendance
✓ 100% Graduation
✓ Proficiency for All
✓ 100% Attendance
✓ Parent, Community
and Student
Engagement
✓ School Safety
✓ Basic Services
Consolidated Application (Con App)
✓ February 28th
✓ March 14th
✓ May 9th
✓ May 30th
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LCAP/LCFF
DELAC Activities in the 2018-2019 School Year
✓ 2018 EL and SEL Master Plan
✓ Open Data
✓ IEP
✓ SES/SBAC/Interim Assessments
✓ UCP
✓ CA Ed Code
✓ Parent Empowerment Development
✓ Suicide Prevention and Awareness
✓ District Budget Workshop
✓ Leadership Training
✓ Math Workshop
✓ Science Workshop
Conferences
✓ Museum of Tolerance
✓ Jornada Pedagogica
✓ CABE
✓ CA Title I Conference
✓ COBA
✓ Symposium
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Workshops & Trainings
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DELAC Recommendations on EL Mandated Topics8
Recommendations on the EL Mandated Topics: MASTER PLAN for English Learners
Develop a brochure that is simple and clear for parents
to understand that explains the Master Plan with
important bullet points, such as identification, programs,
and reclassification.
Principals should ensure the development of a plan for
the 2021-2022 school year that is aligned with the 2018
Master Plan (i.e.; curriculum, inclusion, and
communication).
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Recommendations on the EL Mandated Topics: COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Have knowledge about the existing resources for English
language development. We recommend that principals
use the resources based on the schools’ and students’
needs and actual data.
In elementary schools, there needs to be more
monitoring for Long Term English Learners; and the
elementary schools shall provide how to do
interventions, help and/or tutoring to ensure that Long
Term English Learners reclassify before going to
secondary level.
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Recommendations on the EL Mandated Topics: SCHOOL PLAN for STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT (SPSA)
Provide workshops quarterly to parents during flexible hours
about the 4 ELPAC exam categories. Each school should
provide evidence that they met the requirement of providing
the ELPAC workshops.
Provide precise and timely daily interventions on intensive
reading in small groups as described in the Master Plan. Each
school should give information about the offered
interventions per program available in the school (ex: foreign
language immersion program).
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Recommendations on the EL Mandated Topics: SCHOOL PLAN for STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT (SPSA)
Monitor teacher professional development as described in
the Master Plan; provide information about the professional
development evaluation by teacher, school and Local
District in a way that is informative and summative.
DELAC should request data review (agendas, budget
breakdowns, school plans, agenda and meeting minutes) for
schools that have formed ELACs. Include the schools that
have delegated their authority to the School Site Council
(SSC).
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Recommendations on the EL Mandated Topics: 100% ATTENDANCE
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Participation on the District’s Parent Attendance Committee
DELAC LCAP Goal Comments14
LCAP Goal #1 – 100% Graduation
The focus of the counselor should not only be the credits, but
to take into account the grades of all the classes, especially
A-G courses.
Reinforce the support for English learners to increase the
graduation percentage.
Implement the Naviance program (navigation and
guidance) and make it mandatory in middle and high school
for interest in going to college and careers.
Inform the academic counselor about the credit recovery
resources to support the student and give the information to
the parents.
Give presentations on the different universities to motivate the
students in 9th to 12th grade.
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LCAP Goal #2 – Proficiency for All
It was recommended that all the EL student coordinators are bilingual.
The District should finance the services for social-emotional support (i.e. psychiatric social worker/psychologist).
The District needs to increase funds for the arts in all schools (all visual and performing arts, dance, theater and visual arts.)
Empower all parents and continue with the workshops and the conferences with that end (since one or more informed and empowered parents can make the difference.)
Each school should administer a parent survey to get to know if the parents know what it means to be an EL student or if they know if they have one; and based upon this, plan to inform the parents so that they participate in activities, school workshops, as well as its importance.
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LCAP Goal #3 – 100% Attendance
Schools should have a preventative plan that is monitored to
reduce chronic absenteeism.
Chats with the teachers and the students in the classroom, to
explain the importance of school attendance and motivate
them to accomplish the goal.
Motivate the students with incentives, age appropriate (with
good attendance.)
A counselor in every school that monitors at least two days of
attendance so that he/she can explain to students and parents
and teachers about the importance of school (this position paid
with the general fund.)
Attendance to be compulsory since the child begins school. (TK,
PK, K)
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LCAP Goal #4 – Parent, Community and
Student Engagement
Instructional development for parents to increase academic
achievement for English learners. – Comprehensive ELD
(integrated and designated) – Master Plan– ELPAC standards in
California in all academic areas – Training on the basic skills for
the reclassification criteria (DIBELS, RI, SBA)
Establish and monitor standard rules for all schools to implement
and respect parent engagement. Assign classified staff so that
they monitor and report to the District that the rules and
processes that the school needs to comply with in terms of data,
supervision and workshops.
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LCAP Goal #4 – Parent, Community
and Student Engagement
Workshops: – Schools to receive incentives for parent
engagement, minimum of 10%. – Do it at correct times.
– Interesting topics and beneficial to the parents. – Do a
survey at the beginning of the year to determine interest
areas.
Train parents, families, staff and students on resources and
support about mental health. – Workshops – Conferences–
Retreats
That in each school DASHBOARD the parent engagement
data is included.
Train the students to empower their skills, talents and
leadership.
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LCAP Goal #5 – School Safety
LAUSD to ensure that the school staff has professional training
about Restorative Justice and respect when supporting all
students, including those in special education.
Implement a 4-session workshop series for parents about what
Restorative Justice means and their rights.
Create an environment of positive relationships, clean and
safe for the students, parents and school staff.
The LAUSD school police give parent workshops in which they
give us information on policies and procedures in different
situations that happen in the schools. Contract more officers
and police dogs to have safer schools.
Reinforce the safety plan for all students when it is recess and
lunch time.
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LCAP Goal #6 – Basic Services
Nutrition: Provide nutrition workshops for parents so that they
know the importance of good nutrition. That the leftover food
is not thrown away, but is shared with the community. Provide
the students more time during their lunch time.
Maintenance: –District should not let schools know when they
will evaluate so that these evaluations are sudden and
without previous notice. – Administer a survey to students
through the District about school cleanliness.
Teacher Recruitment: – (a group) In each classroom, have a
limited number of substitutes per year. –Take parent feedback
into consideration through District surveys to compile
information about each teacher’s work, and consider it with
the evaluations that the principal administers to his/her
employees.
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Consolidated Application (Con App)
Members recommended:
That when presenting the Consolidated Application, evaluations and data be provided on the programs so that meaningful feedback can be provided by parents.
Evaluations are conducted of those principals and assistant principals that have been offered the opportunity of professional development, ex: Los Angeles Administrative Services Credential (LAASC), Aspiring Programs for Principals and Assistant Principals (APP &AAPP), etc.
The District utilize retired principals to support and mentor newly assigned principals.
That programs, positions, etc., purchased with Title III funds for English learners are evaluated and disaggregated by Local District.
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DELAC Chairperson's Message
DELAC Proposals
Amend Bylaws—33 Current DELAC Members
Officer Positions: 2-year Terms
LCAP Meetings: 2-day Sessions; Members should continue to
work in groups
Training/Workshops should be offered via Skype at Local Districts
Student Presentations
Presentations: Provide Parent-friendly Data
Quarterly Meetings with the Superintendent
Invitation to Board Members: DELAC Meetings
Board Members: Meet and greet at the beginning of the year
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Celebration and Appreciation 24
Thank you for the opportunity to share
our presentation.
Questions?
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