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School Site Council & English Learner Advisory Council

What School SIte Council DOes

                                                                                               Michael J. Castori Elementary School
                                                                                         2023 - 2024 School Site Council Information
                                                                               Meeting Location:  Zoom https://zoom.us/j/7432069464 
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What School SIte Council DOes

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
 
 
 

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what english Learner advisory Council Does

what english Learner advisory Council Does

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 schools’ needs assessment of students, parents and teachers. 
  • Provide input to the principal and school staff of the most positive and effective strategies for teaching English Learners. 
  • Provide input on 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. 
  • Have representation at the district level by the attendance of elected officials at the District English Language Advisory Council (DELAC) meetings.
23/24 School SIte Council and English Learner Advisory Council Schedule

23/24 School SIte Council and English Learner Advisory Council Schedule

School Site Council

 English Learner Advisory Council

September 27th: Introductions, Training, Goals, Bylaws
September 20th: Rights and Responsibilities, Delegate Duties
November 29th: October 20th:
January 31st: December 13th:
March 20th: January 31st:
May 22nd:  March 20th:
  May 22nd:
23/24 School SIte COuncil Members

23/24 School SIte COuncil Members

Leslie Sargent: Principal
Julie St. Amant: 2nd Grade Teacher
Tracy Graalfs: 2nd Grade Teacher
Natasha Timonichev: 6th Grade Teacher
Maria Sanchez: Classified Staff
Christie Laster: Classified Staff Alternate
Karen Elliot: Parent/Community Member
Lydia Conwell: Parent/Community Member
Francisca De Guevera: Parent/Community Member
Avis Gutierrez: Parent/Community Member
Granush Asatryan: Parent/Community Member