DELAC
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS
District Advisory committee for English Language Learners
Deparment of state and Federal Programs
Delac minutes for February 19,2013
6:00- 9:00 pm Brookfield Elementary School Auditorium
401 Jones ave,Oakland ca 94603
1. Dinner
2. Welcome from mr.Juan Piedra.. gives a warm welcome to each one of the
people here,the entire staff in the district and specific to Ms. Susana
Ramirez and the translator Andres de la Torre,we thank the principal of this
school,she offered this campus to make our DELAC meettings ,the
meettings can not be made in the main building ,the building was
flooded.from now on we will continue doing our meettings here at this
school,Brookfield.
3. Presidents Report : Juan Piedra ,A week ago we returned from long
beach,CABE conference we brought a lot of information that has to do with
education,especially in our state and everything related to education and
many projects. Many Money cuts etc.. we had the opportunity to share
with the state superintendent,he submit he’s report,was very important
everything he explain.the other aspect is that the ELAC’S parents
representatives,must find a way to keep up to date their school budgets for
2013-2014 to be able to presented to the district and to separate the
money for everything that need. I also want to explain that we have new
staff in the executive board of education ,in our district of Oakland. Each
ELAC committee have to create by-laws subcommittee in their schools,find
minimum of 3-4 parents so they can establish your by-laws in each of your
school,that’s were the force comes to make them work. The
subcommittees will have a duration of 1 year. The state of education wants
to implement a new form of education called the “common core” that will
take place in 2014. A person from Garfield,ask’s if there’s some one to
come and explain a specialist on the subject of common core? Mr. Piedra
said no, that’s something that is being processed,will be an implementation
of many millions of dollars ,it’s going to cost a lot of money.
California governor wants to sign for the flexible budget EIA-LEPfunds we’ll
have to hold large strikes trough out the state,we will look for the
newspaper,television in English and Spanish and all the methods out there
for them not to have the measure implemented.
He explained the cumm file ,cumulative record of our stuents ,is what our
students accumulate from primary till high school and university,if a
teacher put something negative on your student record will affect students
in it’s history.
4. The roll was called and quorum was establish with 12 members
representing,the meeting was made official.
5. Representatives read the Minutes from November 13 ,2012 ,Mr Piedra
proposed a motion to pass the minutes,Mr.Gilberto Oliveroz second the
motion,the motion pass with 12 votes in favor 0 against 0 abstentions.
6. Nominations and elections for officers of the executive board of DELAC.
Nominations for President
-Mr.Joaquin Santos nominated Mr.Juan Piedra for president
Mr. Piedra accepted the nomination
The election is made it pass with 12 votes in favor 0 agains 0 abstentions
Mr .Piedra accepted the election for president.
-Mr.Juan Piedra nominated Mrs.Emma Piedra for vicepresident
Mrs.Emma accepted the nomination
The election is made with 12 vote in favor 0 against 0 abstentions
Mrs.Emma accepted the election for vicepresident.
Nominations for parliamentary
-Mr. Juan Piedra nominates Vanessa Cardenas for parliamentary
Mrs. Vanessa Cardenas accepted the nomiantions for parliamentary .
The election is made with 12 votes in favor 0 against 0 abstentions
Mrs. Vanessa Cardenas accepted the election for parliamentary
Nominations for community 1
-Mr.piedra nominates Mr. Jose Rangel for community
Mr.Jose Rangel accepted the nominations for community
The election is made with 12 votes in favor 0 against 0 abstentions
-Jose Reyes nominates Nancy sanchez for community
Mrs. Nancy Sanchez accepted the nominaton for community
The election is made with 12 votes in favor 0 against 0 abstentions
Mrs. Nancy Sanchez accepted the election for community.
Mr. Jose Reyes asked if they could visit other schools to observe others
ELAC’S models, Mr Piedra replied that the representatives or other official
of the executive board of the DELAC can go to other ELAC’S,but they have
to let DELAC president know first,what school you are going ,when they will
go and what topics will be treated,the president of DELAC will contact the
school and let them know you are going ,so they can give you time to speak
at the meeting and put you on the agenda.
7. Representatives Report:
-Mr. Uriel Guzman. From East Oakland Pride.. reports that 75% of ELL
students are bilingual in their school and says he does not have enough
academic report of students,ELAC needs goals and strategies to help them,
the principal has not presented the school budget LEP funds they have,we
do not know how the principal has manage school funds for the past two
years.the principal is breaking the dates for the ELAC meeting,making the
members loose their time the principal arrives at our meeting 30-45 inutes
late, not respecting parents and the persons there present,Mr.Uriel asked
the principal that from what funds pays a teacher salary who works with
special education students that are bilingual. The principal refuse to give
information,saying that she had already presented the district audit and we
had nothing to do with it,one more time I say that the principal has not
respect the time and dates for our ELAC meetings established.
-Mrs. Beatriz Gallegos of East Oakland Pride..she commented that we
should work together with the other committee SSC and have good
communications and establish good agreements.
- Emma Piedra gave her’s report of Oakland High School, we would have
elections in our ELAC committee next month,we recommended in the
school budget,we recommended to separate money to teach English for
parents and we also separated money for parents workshops ,the school is
thriving academically.
-Juan Piedra Reports from Oakland High..we recommended the school to
change the meeting of SSC that is diferent from ELAC to assist to that
metting,we had a conversation with parents about the program called
common core .
-Vanessa Cardenas reported from school fred Koretmatsu..who had no
ELAC meetings because,there’s wasn’t enough communication.
-Joaquin Santos school Brookfield reported that all parents are having
problems with the person responsible for lunch and salad bar,the person
treats very bad parents,parents requested they don’t want that person
work in the cafeteria any more,but things are the same,parents set aside
money in the ELAC to purchase textbooks.ELAC president asked the
principal,what happened to the money that was separated for these
books,the principal replied that the money is there and that she is waiting
for teachers what books they need.
Teacher from computer programs advises to continue the program for ELL
students but principal wants to stop the program and it’s unfair to do so.
-Ildelisa chavez united school community reports.. If money is left over for
ELL students that if they could use for private rental for a teacher or mother
who is in gestation to pay the doctor and hospital bills.
She was told that the funds are for bilingual students programs and
intervention classes ELD programs, food for the meeting for parents ,baby
sitter,buying textbooks ,computers etc.. just everything about bilingual
education ,not for personal use of any person or private vacation.
-Gilberto Olivarez Lidership academy school.reported parents were very
happy in their school ,the principal had giving them the school budget and
academic outcomes for ELL, everything is going well in school and they
were waiting for someone from the district to give them in detail all
numbers and codes that teaches a school budget, in general everything is
fine.
-Bertha Villagomez DELAC secretary said metting was so interesting that
wanted to continue for two more hours.’
8. It adjourned the metting at 9:00 pm.
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