LPAC At-a-Glance -- MAIN FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES LPAC MEMBERSHIP ENSURING ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR ELLs Must be formed at the beginning of academic year. ENTRY (BOY) Review data on ALL ELLs (via All members must be trained every academic held Spanish-speaking ELLs must be year. offered Bilingual Program Placement (Elem.), if cert. LPAC Must include the following members: a Bilingual Teacher available reviewed be Administrator (Principal or AP) Use assessment data to assign have LPAC Chair appropriate program placement Bilingual teacher Obtain parent permission/denial must should letter (signed and dated) ESL/Transitional Teacher Document all decisions in ELL Folder Parent Representative - Parent of EL Students… LPAC Binder, and SIS LEP Panel student (not employed by SAISD) students Learners MID-YEAR REVIEW (MOY) LPAC chairs must maintain period\cycle. Refugee Review/LPAC all ELLs gr. 3-12 required membership Review progress of monitored for Monitored documentation: Language students (M1 and M2) Training Sign In/Oaths grading Determine Linguistic Accommodation Confidentiality Statement days). for STAAR Please keep on file for review upon English every provisions Determine language of Spring request (20 (Spanish or English?) Assessment form) weeks LPAC COMMITTEE MEETINGS END-OF-YEAR REVIEW (EOY) support 4 identified (ELLs and Monitored Students) All members must be present when Know If student meets criteria: EXIT Newly within monitoring * making decisions such as: Notify parents and obtain letter EXIT Initial identification/placement (signed and dated) Mid-Year LPAC - Spring Assessment Assign regular class for next year End-of-Year LPAC - ELL Review/Exit Monitor progress for two years Promotion recommendation to GPC Document changes in eSchool system (Grade Placement Committee) and include proper documentation in LPAC representative must serve as ELL folder active their advocate for ELs at ARD meetings be If still ELL: to Assign program for next year **Comply with the critical 20 day Programs. Determine Bilingual/ESL level for next encourage identification/placement requirement urged year based on progress data and are SAISD Document changes onto ELL Folder Ensure PEIMS coding is completed properly. Run reports monthly to review Obtain parent permission if students all ELLs student data. transition from Elementary to in for Secondary program DOCUMENTATION MEMBERS ELL Student Folder must agree with LPAC Cumulative Folder outline LPAC advocates participation
LPAC At-a-Glance -- MAIN FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES LPAC MEMBERSHIP Newly identified English Language Learners must have a LPAC held within 4 weeks (20 days). Monitored students should be reviewed (via monitoring form) every grading period\cycle. * Know support provisions for Refugee Students… ENSURING ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR ELLs Must be formed at the beginning of academic year. All members must be trained every academic year. Must include the following members: Administrator (Principal or AP) LPAC Chair Bilingual teacher ESL/Transitional Teacher Parent Representative - Parent of EL student (not employed by SAISD) LPAC chairs must maintain required membership documentation: Training Sign In/Oaths Confidentiality Statement Please keep on file for review upon request ENTRY (BOY) Review data on ALL ELLs Spanish-speaking ELLs must be offered Bilingual Program Placement (Elem.), if cert. Bilingual Teacher available Use assessment data to assign appropriate program placement Obtain parent permission/denial letter (signed and dated) Document all decisions in ELL Folder LPAC Binder, and SIS LEP Panel MID-YEAR REVIEW (MOY) Review/LPAC all ELLs gr. 3-12 Review progress of monitored students (M1 and M2) Determine Linguistic Accommodation for STAAR Determine language of Spring Assessment (Spanish or English?) LPAC COMMITTEE MEETINGS END-OF-YEAR REVIEW (EOY) (ELLs and Monitored Students) All members must be present when making decisions such as: Initial identification/placement Mid-Year LPAC - Spring Assessment End-of-Year LPAC - ELL Review/Exit Promotion recommendation to GPC (Grade Placement Committee) LPAC representative must serve as advocate for ELs at ARD meetings **Comply with the critical 20 day identification/placement requirement Ensure PEIMS coding is completed properly. Run reports monthly to review student data. If student meets EXIT criteria: Notify parents and obtain EXIT letter (signed and dated) Assign regular class for next year Monitor progress for two years Document changes in eSchool system and include proper documentation in ELL folder If still ELL: Assign program for next year Determine Bilingual/ESL level for next year based on progress data Document changes onto ELL Folder Obtain parent permission if students transition from Elementary to Secondary program LPAC MEMBERS are urged to be active advocates for ELLs and encourage their participation in all SAISD Programs. DOCUMENTATION ELL Student Folder must agree with LPAC Cumulative Folder outline