District English Learner Advisory Committee

Each California public school district, grades kindergarten through 12, with 51 or more English learners must form a District-level English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) or subcommittee of an existing district-wide advisory committee.

The purpose of the DELAC, or subcommittee on English learner education, is to advise the district’s local governing board (e.g., in person, by letters/reports) on programs and services for English learners.

Tasks

The DELAC shall be responsible for advising the district's local governing board on the following tasks:

• Development or revision of a district master plan of education programs and services for English learners, taking into consideration the Single School Plan for Student Achievement.
• Conducting a district-wide needs assessment on a school-by-school basis 
• Establishment of district programs, goals, and objectives for programs and services for English learners (e.g., parental exception waivers and funding). 
• Development of a plan to ensure compliance with any applicable teacher and instructional aide requirements   
• Administration of the annual language census (e.g., procedures and forms).     
• Review and comment on the district's reclassification procedures.
• Review and comment on the written notifications required to be sent to parents and guardians.

Composition Requirements

Parents or guardians of English learners not employed by the district must constitute a majority membership (51 percent or more) of the committee.

 

District Advisory Committee

Composition

Parent representatives must be elected by parents of pupils participating in a compensatory education program.
Parents must constitute a majority of the membership.
The committee shall include broad representation of the parent population served by the schools in the district including socio-economic and ethnic groups represented in the school attendance area.

Responsibilities

The Consolidated Application must contain the certification of the DAC chairperson in the participation of the Title I/SCE planning process. Districts often rely on their DACs for input on various subjects when there is a need for district-level input, especially on issues relating to the needs of low-income and/or underperforming student groups.

Meeting Dates and Time