ELAC - English Learners' Advisory Committee

ELAC is an advisory committee that is required at Sylvia Mendez based on the percentage of our students who are designated as English language learners. This committee makes recommendations to the School Governance Council regarding funds used to improve the achievement of English language learners.

At Sylvia Mendez, this group has also been responsible for instituting cultural events, such as the Day of the Child. This group meets on various Tuesdays throughout the year at 8:15 AM in the auditorium. Please check the Sylvia Mendez calendar for this year’s meetings.

Contact Family Engagement Coordinator Alejandra Frias for more information, via email or at (510) 684-4114.

School Site Council (SSC)

serving the needs of all Sylvia Mendez students

This is a state-required leadership committee also known as the School Site Council. The SGC is responsible for helping to develop our school site plan and making decisions about how we spend our Measure A and state and federal funds in order to meet the needs of all Sylvia Mendez students. Committee activities include evaluating the results of the standardized tests; creating and analyzing annual parent and teacher surveys; and considering great ideas for serving students at Sylvia Mendez. These meetings take place on various Wednesdays throughout the year from 4:30-6:00 pm in the Library.

Please check the Sylvia Mendez Google calendar for this year’s meetings!

Contact Principal Maria Carriedo for more information.

PCAD: Parents With Children of African Descent 

A team of Sylvia Mendez parents initiated this coalition to increase the involvement and support of African American families within our school community. The overarching goal of this group is to systematically create a foundation that allows students to realize lifelong success throughout their school career and beyond.

The organization is committed to community building, networking, sharing resources to promote positive academic and social growth, and foster a generation of children who will instill this same commitment as adults. This group also organizes events to enrich the Sylvia Mendez community, like our annual Kwanzaa celebration in December.

The group meets on various Thursdays throughout the year. Please check the PCAD webpage for a deeper dive into the group and the Sylvia Mendez Google calendar for this year’s meeting dates—join us!

Contact PCAD Leader for more information.

Rainbow Families

What is the Rainbow Families Group?

Rainbow Families is a group of LGBTQ+ Sylvia Mendez caregivers and their students, students and their caregiver, and allies! Our priorities are to educate, advocate, and celebrate our vibrant community. We educate our students on the the power of the LGBTQ+ community throughout the school’s curriculum, working to tie in LGBTQ+ themes with other cultural celebrations like Latine/x Heritage Month. We advocate for LGBTQ+ issues at Sylvia Mendez and within BUSD community like gender inclusive bathrooms for students. We also provide a safe, welcoming community for Rainbow Families through social meetups during the school year, Rainbow Fridays, participation in the school-wide cultural event, the school-wide Pride event, and an open forum for parent communication.

Please check the RAINBOW webpage for further details and join the Sylvia Mendez Google calendar for this year’s events!

PTA: Parent Teacher Association

WHAT DOES THE PTA DO?

The PTA raises money, rallies volunteers, organizes or supports many school programs, initiatives and events, such as: room parents, rolling drop-off,  field trips, heritage months activities, facility improvements, book distributions, after-school class scholarships, literacy, math and science nights, the Halloween Dance, Día de los Muertos activities, promotion, and student performances.

MORE INFORMATION:

Current PTA Leaders

PTA webpage