BPAC is the Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee required for public school districts that offer transitional bilingual programs and/or transitional programs of instruction to multilingual learners. The committee meets at least four times per year (Section 228.30 Establishment of Programs: Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee) The committee consists of bilingual program parents, legal guardians of ELs, certified staff and other school personnel and EL community leaders. Membership is representative of the languages served by the District.

At our meetings we:

• Review the District's bilingual service plan.
• Provide information related to instructional approaches and methods used in bilingual education programs
• Discuss the types of assessments that their children take and results of such assessments
• Review State and federal laws related to their child's participation in bilingual programs
• Participate in the planning, operation and evaluation of bilingual and EL programs.
• Meet to plan parent evenings.
• The committees operate autonomously, including the selection of officers and the establishment of internal rules and procedures.