DELAC presents multilingual‑learner recommendations; district pledges written response and timeline

The District English Learner Advisory Committee (DLAC) presented three primary recommendations to the San Francisco Board of Education focused on multilingual family engagement and student literacy supports.

DLAC liaison Johnson Damden Surung and chair Anna Aviles outlined proposals to increase multilingual parent engagement by strengthening ELACs at school sites, run user experience research and needs assessments for ParentVUE to improve accessibility and translations, and implement evidence‑based tiered literacy interventions and family literacy workshops targeted to multilingual learners. DLAC members highlighted that only about half of survey respondents use ParentVUE and urged district action to improve activation and interface translations.

Board members pressed staff on timelines and specific measurable goals. Associate staff and the superintendent committed to follow‑up: the superintendent asked for a week to compile key points and timelines and cited the district's newly adopted multilingual roadmap as a guiding framework for implementation. Staff also said DLAC recommendations will be presented to the LCAP advisory committee and that district departments (DOT, communications, multilingual pathways) will be asked to coordinate on ParentVUE improvement and activation drives.

DLAC leaders and board members discussed expanding outreach beyond DLAC meetings, building CBO partnerships and ensuring translated materials and local liaison supports are available at sites. Staff committed to a written response and to continuing engagement with DLAC leaders.