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San Juan Unified School DistrictEnglish Learner & Multicultural EducationDELAC Meeting MinutesNovember 15, 2018Meeting called to order at 9:15 by Chair Phromlak Sakpichaimongkol.Phromlak called for a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the Camp Fire.Phromlak introduced herself and asked for everyone to introduce themselves and say which school their child attends.Attendees: Tom Nelson, Alejandra Alvarado, Qasem Baheer, Ali Alazawi, Brenda Gonzalez, Brenda Samayoa, Angeles Alvarez, Rana Helfawi, Ala Gladilind, Tanya Khomich, Svetlana Korewsk, Ani Samrel, Said Osman Saeed, Mohammad Nazeri, Jan HavoStaff: Martha Quadros, Mary Nolan, Eileen Grega, Diana Campos, Susan Sloan, Elvira Alonso, Alex Shilovskiy, Sayed Mansoor, Roxann Higgins, Yolanda Zarafshar, Valentina Panasyuk, Pam Costa, Suha Salman, Mohammad Ahrar, Luis Cruz Solache, Hilda Khairallah, Lisa Campbell, Reham Newar, Amy Breault, Leslie Wriston, Yasir, Wanda Shironaka, Roxanne Mitchell, Freba TimoryPhromlak called for approval of the September 27 DELAC minutes. All approved. Phromlak called for approval of the October 11 DELAC minutes. All approved.Leslie Wriston, Program Specialist, and Lisa Campbell, Research Specialist, were introduced. They presented on the ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessment for California) – what it is, what it measures, who must take it and when, understanding the report, and how parents can help their children.The ELPAC replaces CELDT. It is required for all students who are identified as English learners.Once identified as EL, the student must be assessed yearly until he/she is reclassified as fluent. This is required; parents may not opt out.The ELPAC measures listening, speaking, reading, and writing. For example: a student may have to listen to a story, and answer questions by either writing the answers to telling the evaluator the answer. The initial ELPAC assessment is given within 30 days of a child entering the school district. The summative assessment is given yearly thereafter (between Feb. 1 – May 31) until the student is reclassified as fluent.The results are an overall score; there are four performance levels: Oral language score which tells how well the student performed in listening and speaking; written language score which tells how well the student performed in reading and writing. The assessment is tied to the ELD curriculum standards. This year, 18.6% of our EL students scored Level 4 (the highest level); 26% scored Level 3, 21% scored Level 2, and almost 34% scored Level 1. A graphic showed overall ELPAC scores from spring 2018; it showed the percent of students scoring Level 3 increased as the number of years since first enrolled in the US, but the percent of students scoring level 4 does not follow the same pattern. Lisa said our goal is to correct that pattern.Leslie explained that since this was the first year for ELPAC, we have no comparison data; however, next year parents will be able to compare the scores and see English proficiency growth.What are some ways parents can help their student become proficient? Leslie encouraged today’s attendees to take these ideas back to their school’s ELAC: Read to your student – in any language – and encourage them to read to you. Talk about what you read. Encourage them to use English – naming things around the house or at the store, etc.Parent-teacher conferences are coming up right after the Thanksgiving break, this is a good opportunity for parents to bring their students’ ELPAC scores and any questions they may have. It is important for parents to understand that it is appropriate to keep communicating with teachers, even after the conferences, in any language (translating/interpreting will be available).Lisa Campbell shared that a practice test is available online; Leslie showed where the link could be found. Both parents and students are highly encouraged to use this resource.Parent questions:-One parent doesn’t think he has received his child’s spring 2018 ELPAC results. Leslie asked him to leave his information and someone will make sure he gets it.-One parent asked if there was a comparison of the scores from year to year. Leslie answered that yes, but not this year because it’s the first year for ELPAC. Luis Cruz Solache from FACE (Family and Community Engagement) was not on the agenda but quickly shared that a free workshop is available Tuesday, November 27, 6-8 pm, in the board room. This workshop is called Families Matter and the theme on the 27th will be keys to high school success. All are welcome, but especially parents of 8th graders. Parents were encouraged to share this information with their schools, and fliers were available on the back table, in different languages. Childcare will also be available. Martha Quadros presented on LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan). She went over previous needs assessment input from the October 11 DELAC – what works and what students need help in. Previous comments were on chart paper in different languages and hung on the wall. The audience was asked to go the chart in their language and read, discuss, and add items if needed. The audience spent about five minutes in their respective groups.Russian – input: No BIA’s. Martha addressed this; there aren’t enough Russian EL students at some schools to justify a BIA; however, all students are entitled to ELD instruction, which they get.Farsi – input: concern about curriculum; appropriate to grade level – parents need to know curriculum so they can help their students. They need a centrally located place for resources/conference info.English – input: need more assistance during class, not just tutoring; community service: students need to know community service is important for college applications.Spanish – input: more contact needed with Special Ed.; EL contacts need to be shared.Arabic – input: Updated technology is critical; special ed. communication.Reham Newar, School Community Resource Assisant-Arabic, responded to a query about one app. – district wide – that parents can use to stay in communication with teachers. There is an app. called “Remind”, but Martha brought up that the best way to communicate with a teacher is to find out what works best for the individual teacher – emails, phone calls, or periodic visits.Martha Quadros touched on Board Policies 6174 – Education for English learners - and 6020 – Family Engagement Policy. We are currently looking at some changes to the EL portion of Board Policy, called the EL Roadmap. Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Schools, has introduced a program called Global 2030, in which by the year 2030, every student will have access to a bilingual education. Because time was running out, Martha promised to go into greater detail at the next DELAC meeting. We also have parent involvement policies. Wanda Shironaka, Program Manager, declined to go into detail because of time; she will provide information about these policies at the next DELAC meeting.Martha encouraged parents to go to their students’ schools and get information about their School Plan.Martha Quadros asked the audience to complete the evaluations, and to please come to the December meeting.Phromlak adjourned the meeting at 11:00. ................
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