Parent Committees

Each SFUSD school must have an elected School Site Council (SSC) to represent parents, students, community members, and school staff in the school governance process. The SSC has a number of important responsibilities, including:

• Reviewing and analyzing student achievement data,
• gathering community input,
• helping develop the Balanced Scorecard/Single Plan for Student Achievement (BSC/SPSA) and the school site budget,
• and monitoring the implementation of the plan and budget.

Each California Public School from Kindergarten through grade 12, with 21 or more English learners must form a functional English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC). The ELAC is a committee for parents or other community members who want to advocate for English Learners.

The purpose of the ELAC is to advise the principal and school staff on programs and services for English learners and the SSC on the development of the Single School Plan for Student Achievement. The ELAC also assists the school on other tasks listed below:

1. The school’s program for English learners.
2. The development of the Single School Plan for Student Achievement.(BSC/SPSA)
3. The school’s needs assessment.
4. The school’s annual language census (R-30 LC Report).
5. Efforts to make parents aware of the importance of regular school attendance.

The purpose of Gordon J. Lau's Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is to strengthen the relationship between home and school, so that parents and teachers may cooperate for the success in the education of children at our school.