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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