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ELAC members push outreach tactics as parent attendance lags; handwritten invites, raffles and time surveys suggested
Summary
ELAC delegates and parents discussed persistent low meeting turnout and shared outreach tactics — handwritten invitations, QR-code surveys, incentives and changing meeting times — to increase participation across elementary and middle schools.
Parents and ELAC officers at the Community of Multilingual Families meeting identified parent turnout as a continuing challenge and shared specific outreach tactics they said have boosted participation at some sites.
The discussion matters because less parent participation limits ELAC's ability to collect broad input for school programs, needs assessments and district accountability plans. Parents and officers pushed for practical, replicable steps schools can use before the next round of meetings.
ELAC president Lydia Castro led the conversation on attendance, saying that getting…
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