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         District English Language Advisory Committee (DELAC):                   During the school year the DELAC meetings have been focused on the
         •  September 18, 2015                                                   education of parents of English Learners with a specific emphasis of informing
         •  October 23, 2015                                                     them of district and community resources available for them to access as well
         •  December 4, 2015                                                     as how to navigate the school system .  Via the LCAP online survey, formal
         •  January 15, 2016                                                     meeting agenda items and informal input from parents, we have been able to
         •  March 18, 2016                                                       glean the following priorities for this subgroup of parents.  Parents of English
         •  April 22, 2016                                                       Learners stated they would like to see students using technology and teachers
         •  May 20, 2016                                                         participating professional development that supported the blending of
                                                                                 technology into the curriculum.   Hence, professional development for
                                                                                 teachers to embed technology in instruction was included in the LCAP to
                                                                                 reflect this.  Additionally, they wanted schools to offer intervention/tutoring
                                                                                 programs for students that were struggling.  Further, Expository Reading and
                                                                                 Writing Courses were added to our secondary schools with a reduced class size
                                                                                 to help English Learners and Low Income students meet state standards as well
                                                                                 as intervention and academic support such as credit recovery, summer school
                                                                                 and CAHSEE support.  Parents of English Learners also shared that they would
                                                                                 like to see more focus on college with the students and their families.  This
                                                                                 could be through College and Career fairs, guest speakers or just information
                                                                                 meetings focused not just at secondary but at elementary as well. In the LCAP
                                                                                 review process, DELAC reviewed the draft and gave comments at the meetings
                                                                                 on 4/22 and 5/20.


         District Advisory Committee (DAC):                                      DAC Committee was pleased with all of the increased services and programs
         •  October 28, 2015                                                     offered at schools this year and asked district to continue and/or increase
         •  February 10, 2016                                                    what we had implemented.  Their additional request for resources and college
         •  April 27, 2016                                                       workshops were added to the LCAP.  DAC members all were asked to submit
         •  May 25, 2016                                                         their input via our stakeholder survey.  Committee members also made
                                                                                 recommendations on future LCAP survey questions and ways to increase
                                                                                 stakeholder engagement in taking the survey by providing different surveys for
                                                                                 students that is more kid-friendly. Another suggestion to consider in our LCAP
                                                                                 goal 5 on parent engagements was made about providing digital citizenship
                                                                                 support to parents as well by our Instructional Technology Department. In the
                                                                                 LCAP review process our DAC reviewed the draft and gave comments during
                                                                                 the scheduled meetings on 4/27 and 5/25.
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