Alisal English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) Meeting

Thursday, January 22, 2009

2:50 p.m.

Item	Charge	Time	Notes/Actions
Welcome, introductions, review agenda, additional Items	Mrs. Moseley	5	Attendees: Eun Joo An, Martin Romo, Federica Rainero, Hema Mani, Veronica Rivas, Imelda Ortega, Simitrio Sanchez, Bac Vo, Tatiana McKenzie
ELAC parent representatives: Kiman Chheng Federica Rainero Marites Santiago	Mrs. Moseley	5	Alisal conducted an election to vote in new ELAC officers for the 08-09 school year. Ballots were sent home in December and the following parents were elected as new officers for the 08-09 school year: Federica Rainero and Kiman Chheng. Marites Santiago was elected in the Spring of 2008.
Review School Plan and Programs for English Learners	Mrs. Moseley	15	Mrs. Moseley reviewed the focus areas for the School Plan for Student Achievement. She explained that Alisal is required to develop measurable goals based on the areas of need in English language arts, mathematics, science and character education.
CBET – Community Based English Tutoring Grant for Alisal	Mrs. Moseley Mrs. Mah	10	Mrs. Mah and Mrs. Moseley requested funds from the CBET program to provide science backpacks and literacy/math activities for parents of English learners. Mrs. Mah explained her idea of sending home books, science manipulatives, and simple experiments in a backpack. These backpacks would be available on a check-out system for parents. Mrs. Moseley also submitted a request to fund the purchase of Frog Family Game packs. These packs include interactive games to build literacy and math skills at home. The goal would be to host a training session for parents at the next ELAC meeting. Parents would also be required to sign a pledge that they will work on tutoring their child at home.
Budget	Mrs. Moseley	5	Mrs. Moseley explained that PUSD is faced with a proposed mid-year reduction of $4.6 million to our revenues on top of the $2.0 million reduction made prior to the start of the year. Under the governor’s current proposal, that total deficit grows to $8.7 million over the next two years. Mrs. Moseley explained possible cuts that could be made such as reading specialists and class size reduction in grades K-3.
Calendar of school events	Mrs. Moseley	5	Parents were provided with a copy of the upcoming Alisal activities.
Site ELAC Meetings	Mrs. Moseley	5	Thursday, March 19, 2009 5:30 Thursday, May 21, 2009 5:30
Feedback for the school	All	5	Mrs. Moseley asked for feedback to the school.
Questions/Other Items	All	5	None at this time