LPAC Membership
Each HISD campus must establish and operate an LPAC committee composed of at least the following members:
Campus administrator (principal or assistant principal),
LPAC Administrator
An appropriately certified teacher assigned to an English as a Second Language program, and
A parent (not employed by the district) of an EB student.
All members of the LPAC, including the parent, shall be acting for the school district and shall observe all laws and rules governing the confidentiality of information concerning individual students.
A professional member of the LPAC must serve on the Admission, Review, and Dismissal ARD) Committee for Special Education Services when the LPAC recommends that a student should receive special education services. It is recommended that an ESL teacher serves on the ARD in addition to the designated administrator. The ARD forms must clearly indicate (with signature and title) the participation of the LPAC member(s). The LPAC representative must report the findings of the ARD to the LPAC and document them in EB student folder.
LPAC Meetings and Responsibilities
Horn Elementary's LPAC is required to identify, review and place new EB students in an ESL program within 4 weeks of their enrollment date.
Throughout the year, an LPAC must meet as often as necessary (at least three times during the school year as required by state law) and as a group to ensure timely identification and placement of EB students who enroll during the year.
The committee is responsible for the following:
reviewing all pertinent information on all students in grades PK-5 who have a language other than English,
identifying students as EB based on specific criteria,
determining the level of English language proficiency,
recommending program placement to ensure that all EB students are assigned to an ESL program,
participating in the ARD/IEP meetings as an active advocate for EB students who also require special education services,
obtaining written parent approval/denial for the EB student to obtain recommended services,
monitoring the progress of students who have exited formally from bilingual or ESL programs for two years (each grading cycle),
reviewing pertinent student data to determine eligibility for district-wide testing,
reviewing pertinent information concerning each appropriate placement for the next school year, and
documenting student progress and scores in the student’s permanent folder and in the electronic Student Information System.