1. Green Elementary School
English Learner Advisory Committee Meeting
October 2, 2017
Sarah Ansari, ELD Specialist

2. What is your name?
What is your student’s grade?
What languages do you speak?
What is ONE hope for your student this school year?

3. ELAC Meeting Agenda Introductions
What is English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC)?
Parent notification letters and CELDT (ELPAC 2018)
Parent involvement
DELAC (District English Learner Advisory Committee)
Upcoming Events
Importance of School Attendance
Questions

4. Purpose of English Learner Advisory Committee
When there are 21 or more English learners at a school site then there will be a functioning ELAC

5. Responsibilities of the ELAC
Advise principal and school staff on English Learner Programs
Advise School Site Council (SSC) on development of Single Plan for student achievement and success
Advise principal and staff on needs assessment- spring
Annual language census report
Importance of school attendance
Represent Green Elementary School at DELAC (District level)

6. Green Elementary School
Current Total Enrollment: 853 students (as of 10/1/2017)
Students with Home Language other than English: 320; 37.5%
Students Reclassified as English Proficient (RFEP): 67; 7.9%
Total Number of English Learners: 89 students; 10.4%

7. Home Languages at Green
# of students
% of enrolled students
Home Languages of ELs
# of ELs
% of ELs
26+ languages
320
37.5%
20 languages 89
(10.4% enrolled )
Mandarin 85
10% 22
24.7%
Telugu 41
4.8% 11
12.4%
Hindi 29
3.4%
Cantonese 10
11.2% 21
2.5%
Hinidi 8 9%
Tamil 19
2.2%
Farsi 5
5.6%
Punjabi 15
1.8% 4
4.5%
Gujarati
1.3%
Vietnamese
Korean
Arabic 3
.9%
Russian
Kannada
Urdu
Spanish
Filipino (Tagalog) 2
Marathi 7
.8% 6
.7%
7 languages
1 each
1.1%
853

8. Parent Notification Letters and CELDT Results
Give parents brochure. cde website

9. QUESTION #1
What is CELDT
and its purpose?

10. PURPOSE
Identify
Determine proficiency level
Monitor progress

11. What skills are tested on the CELDT?
QUESTION #2
What skills are tested on the CELDT?

12. CELDT is a test of English skills in:

13. What are the levels of CELDT?
QUESTION #3
What are the levels of CELDT?

15. HOW WAS MY STUDENT IDENTIFIED?
QUESTION #4
HOW WAS MY STUDENT IDENTIFIED?

17. COMING 2018! Fall 2017: CELDT only for initial identification
Spring 2018: ELPAC Summative
2018–19: ELPAC fully operational (CELDT no longer administered)

18. Beginning Early Intermediate Intermediate Early Advance Advanced

19. What does support look like at my school site?
Question #5:
What does support look like at my school site?

20. LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT CONTENT THROUGH LANGUAGE
▶Both integrated and designated ELD are provided to English learners.
▶Integrated ELD is provided to ELs throughout the school day and across all subjects by all teachers of ELs.
▶Designated ELD is provided by skilled teachers during a protected time during the regular school day (classroom teacher and/or ELD Specialist)
LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT
CONTENT THROUGH LANGUAGE

21. Question #6: How does my student exit the ELD Program

22. Parent Involvement ELAC Meeting Dates: January, 2018; May, 2018
DELAC Meeting Dates:
November 2nd, :00-7:30pm
District Office, Building C
Parent workshop:
October 4, :00 pm—7:30 pm Wells Middle School MPR Penn Drive, Dublin CA 94568

23. Attendance
Regular attendance is important. Absence 5 days or longer, request an independent study contract. Let’s review the school calendar when the holidays are. Please plan vacations accordingly.

24. Changes in ELD Specialist Placements in the District
Green Elementary School will be welcoming a new ELD Specialist in the weeks to come. The Dublin Unified School District ELD and Intervention Coordinator, Shobha Tejwani, will be supporting the students and staff in the interim. I have truly enjoyed working with all the students, families and staff at Green Elementary School for the past three years, and will miss everyone. I will continue to work in the district, and hope to collaborate with the new ELD Specialist in the future. Please feel free to get in touch!
Sarah Ansari, ELD Specialist

25. Green Elementary School
Contact Information
Sarah Ansari
ELD Specialist
Green Elementary School
x6662