The English Learner Advisory Council (ELAC) is a state-mandated committee that supports the efforts of the school, district, and state in improving the quality of students whose primary language is other than English.  The committee, which consists of parents and teachers, has four state-mandated duties:  

a.      Monitor the programs and services provided for English Learners at the school and provide input to the School Site Council.

b.      Provide input into the development and implementation of the school’s needs assessment.

c.       Administer, review, and provide input on the school’s annual language census

d.      Create awareness parents’ awareness of the importance of regular school attendance.

In addition, the committee is focused on finding ways that the school can support English learner parents at home to assure academic success for their children.  ELAC meets for one hour each month. 

School Site Council (SSC) is a state-mandated committee of parents, teachers, and the principal whose primary purpose is to plan, monitor, and evaluate the activities and expenditures for Consolidated Application programs at the school to improve student achievement:  (1) Review student achievement data, (2) develop a comprehensive school plan, (3) conduct ongoing review of program effectiveness, (4) annually revise plan based on progress, and (5) recommend a plan to the school board. Nominations and elections take place each fall.

A Room Parent is a liaison between the teacher and the parents in the class, as well as a liaison between the PTA and the parents, and the principal and the parents.  Room parents play a critical role in supporting the teacher with parent communications, parties, and recruiting volunteers.

One of the most valuable ways to support your child(ren)’s learning is to volunteer in the classroom. Each teacher has his/her own way of using parent volunteers, from coordinating reading or math groups, to copying homework packets, to leading art projects.  Parents assistance is always an added value to the class.