School Committees
School Committees
Each school committee has a focus and goals. There are various committees at each school site and parents are highly encouraged to participate. Not all school sites have all committees listed below however parents should inquire at their school site.
English Learners Advisory Committee (ELAC)
The English Learners Advisory Committee (ELAC) makes recommendations regarding programs for students with second language needs. The purpose of the ELAC is to provide parents of English Learners opportunities to:
- Learn more about the programs offered to their children
- Participate in the school’s needs assessment of students, parents, and teachers
- Provide input in the most effective ways to support full participation of English Learners in all school activities
- Provide input on the most effective ways to ensure regular school attendance
School Site Council (SSC)
California Education Code 52852 requires that a school site council shall be established at each school that participates in Title I or LCFF supplemental/concentration grant funding. The school site council shall be composed of the principal and representatives of: teachers selected by teachers at the school; other school personnel selected by other school personnel at the school; parents of pupils attending the school selected by the parents; and, in secondary schools, pupils selected by pupils attending the school.
School site council meet regularly to complete the following activities:
- Elect officers
- Develop/revise by-law (optional)
- Advise the annual revision of the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
- Recommend the annual revisions to the SPSA for Board approval
- Approve revisions to the site categorical budget and SPSA
- Monitor the implementation of the site categorical budget and activities in the SPSA
- Annually evaluate the activities in the approved SPSA