What does ELAC do?

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The committee’s role is to advise the school on programs and services for English Learners, otherwise known as “multilingual” students. The ELAC committee has specific legal requirements that must be completed annually.  ELAC provides a meeting place where information is shared regarding programs, new initiatives, and other current issues of importance to the education of multilingual students. Family input is also gathered at ELAC meetings and is then shared back at each school site. The ELAC is responsible for the following tasks:

• Assisting in the development of the schoolwide needs assessment.
• Advising the principal and staff in the development of a Master Plan for English Learners and submitting the plan to the School Site Council for consideration in relation to the LCAP. This work includes reviewing and improving the following areas:
• Placement 
• Monitoring 
• Reclassification
• Long Term English Learners (LTELs)
• Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEPs)
• EL Curriculum
• Ways to make parents aware of the importance of regular school attendance.

Who should attend (E)LAC meetings and why?

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Monthly ELAC meetings are open to the public and we encourage all Parents/Guardians of Multilingual English Learners to attend.

We share and discuss important information not limited to, but including: ELPAC testing, designated and integrated English language instruction, Title III funding, our English Learner Master Plan, and the importance of school attendance. 

At each meeting, we gather input from the Parents/Guardians of Multilingual English Learners here at AEA, which we use to inform schoolwide decisions in support of our students who are Multilingual English Learners.

Our meetings are an opportunity for our families to understand more about how we are supporting our students who are not yet English proficient.

Our meetings provide an excellent opportunity to  build connections with other families and with members of our staff.

*For more information, please contact Michelle Guarino ( mguarino@aeacs.org ) at elementary or Nathan Blake (nblake@aeacs.org ) at middle

 

Important Links

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ELAC Bylaws - English Version

ELAC Bylaws - Spanish Version

ELAC Meeting Agendas

 Meetings / Resources / RSVP

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ELAC Meetings will be from 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM, light dinner will be from 5:15 PM-5:45 PM

If you're unable to attend our in-person meeting, please join virtually here

Location	Date	ELAC Requirement	Slide Decks	In-Person RSVP
Elementary School MPR (Multipurpose Room) 3035 Ash St, San Diego, CA 92102	October 6, 2026	#1 Topic “What it mean to be a Multilingual English Language Learner”	Espanol Slides English Slides	In-Person RSVP
Middle School MPR (Multipurpose Room) 458 26th St, San Diego, CA 92102	October 27, 2026	#2 Topic “Attendance & Student Engagement.”		In-Person RSVP
Elementary School MPR (Multipurpose Room) 3035 Ash St, San Diego, CA 92102	December 1, 2026	#3 Topic “Teaching and Learning in Support of our Multilingual English Learners.”		In-Person RSVP
Middle School MPR (Multipurpose Room) 458 26th St, San Diego, CA 92102	February 2, 2027	#4 Topics: “Data Review of AEA’s Multilingual English Learners & Needs Assessment” and “Title III Review”		In-Person RSVP
Elementary School MPR (Multipurpose Room) 3035 Ash St, San Diego, CA 92102	March 2, 2027	#5 Topic “Understanding the ELPAC Exam & Results” (English Language Proficiency Exam for California)		In-Person RSVP