BILINGUAL PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

The mission of the Community Consolidated Schools District 168 Bilingual Parent Advisory Council (BPAC) is to advocate for excellence in all programs serving English learners. The Community Consolidated Schools District 168 BPAC strives to provide family support, communication and information to achieve the program goal to becoming bilingual, bi-literate and bi-cultural.

WHY DOES BPAC EXIST?

School districts that have Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) or Dual Language Programs are required to establish a Bilingual Parent Advisory Council. The committee is comprised of parents of children in the program, district staff and other interested community members. Two-thirds of the committee members must be parents of children in the bilingual education program. The committee must meet at least 4 times a year and participates in the planning, operation, and evaluation of the program and also reviews the district annual application to the Illinois State Board of Education. After forming, the committee operates autonomously, including the election of officers and the establishments of internal rules and procedures.

WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE?

The purpose of the Community Consolidated Schools District 168 BPAC is to advocate for excellence in the all programs serving English learners. The Community Consolidated Schools District 168 BPAC strives to provide family support, communication and information to achieve the program goal to becoming bilingual, biliterate and bicultural. The Community Consolidated Schools District 168 BPAC supports this purpose by:

  • Advocating for all programs serving language learners needs and success.

  • Providing support and educational information to families of language learners.

  • Facilitating and fostering relationships among schools, parents, teachers and Community Consolidated Schools District 168 staff.