District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC)

Every California public school district with 51 or more English learners, regardless of language, must form a District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) or subcommittee of an existing districtwide advisory committee.

The purpose of DELAC is to advise the district and school administration on English Learner Program services. Through their involvement in DELAC, parents of English learners (ELs) acquire information to understand and voice concerns related to the District’s English Learner Programs to ensure the success of these students.

Comité Consultivo del Distrito para Estudiantes de Inglés (DELAC)

Cada distrito escolar público en California con 51 o más Estudiantes de inglés (ELs), sin importar el idioma, debe formar un Comité Consultivo del Distrito para Estudiantes de Inglés (DELAC) o un subcomité de un comité consultivo existente en el distrito.

El propósito de DELAC es aconsejar a la administración del distrito y las escuelas en los servicios y programas para estudiantes Aprendices de inglés. A través de su participación en DELAC, padres de Estudiantes de inglés adquieren información para entender y expresar preocupaciones relacionados a los programas del distrito para Estudiantes de inglés para asegurar el éxito de estos estudiantes.

2026-2027 DELAC Meeting Dates

Date/Fecha	Time/Horario	Location/Ubicación
Thurs., Oct. 1, 2026 Agenda \| Minutes	9:00am - 11:00am	Westminster High School Adult School, A1
Thurs., Dec. 10, 2026 Agenda \| Minutes	9:00am - 11:00am	Westminster High School Adult School, A1
Thurs., March 11, 2027 Agenda \| Minutes	9:00am - 11:00am	Westminster High School Adult School, A1
Thurs., May 6, 2027 Agenda \| Minutes	9:00am - 11:00am	Westminster High School Adult School, A1

Contacts/Contactos

School Escuela	Contact Contacto	Title Título	Email Correo Electrónico	Phone Teléfono
District Office	Melissa Chan-Nauli	Director, Curriculum & Instruction	[email protected]	714-903-7000
District Office	Rick Croom	Administrative Secretary	[email protected]	714-903-7000
District Office	Sandy Smallshaw	Interpreter/Translator (Spanish)	[email protected]	714-903-7000
District Office	Chloe Dang	Interpreter/Translator (Vietnamese)	[email protected]	714-903-7000
Huntington Beach HS	Erin Stowell	District English Language Learner - Facilitator	[email protected]	714-536-2514
Huntington Beach HS	Michael Feliciani	PEL Coordinator - HBHS	[email protected]	714-536-2514
Westminster HS	Kenia Manosalvas Lilly Tran	Community Outreach Specialist (Spanish) (Vietnamese)	[email protected] [email protected]	714-893-1381
Westminster HS	Alex Gimenez	PEL Coordinator - WHS	[email protected]	714-893-1381
Marina HS	Lupe Melgoza	PEL Coordinator - MHS	[email protected]	714-893-6571 ext. 4136
Fountain Valley HS	Matt Patton	PEL Coordinator - FVHS	[email protected]	714-962-3301
Fountain Valley HS	Marianne Young	PEL Assistant (Vietnamese)	[email protected]	714-962-3301 ext. 4620
Edison HS	Zoran Forgiarini	PEL Coordinator - EHS	[email protected]	(714) 962-1356 ext. 4389
Ocean View HS	Robert Tapia	Community Outreach Specialist (Spanish)	[email protected]	714-848-0656
Ocean View HS	Kim Morris	PEL Coordinator - OVHS	[email protected]	714-848-0656
Valley Vista HS	Jon Lloyd	PEL Coordinator - VVHS	[email protected]	714-964-7766
Coast HS	Brandi Peterson	PEL Coordinator - CHS	[email protected]	714-848-5160