• Board Governance Process Policy GP-7: Committee Structure
     
    District Accountability Committee (DAC) 

    Purpose/Charge
    1. Make recommendations to the board priorities for spending school district moneys;
    2. Submit recommendations to the Board concerning preparation of the District's Performance, Improvement, Priority Improvement or Turnaround Plan (whichever if applicable);
    3. Review any charter school applications received by the Board and upon request of the District and at the DAC's option, review any charter school renewal application prior to consideration by the Board;
    4. At least annually, cooperatively determine with the Board the areas and issues, in addition to budget issues, that the DAC shall study and make recommendations upon;
    5. Provide input and recommendations to principals, on an advisory basis, concerning the development and use of assessment tools to measure and evaluate student academic growth as it relates to teacher evaluations;
    6. For districts receiving ESEA funds, consult with all required stakeholders with regard to federally funded activities;
    7. Publicize opportunities to serve and solicit parents to serve on the DAC (per HB15-1321, small rural districts may waive out of this requirement);
    8. Assist the District in implementing the District's family engagement policy (per HB15-1321, small rural districts may waive out of this state requirement; it should be noted that district accepting Title 1 funds must still meet the Title 1 requirement in adopting a district-wide parent involvement policy); and
    9. Assist school personnel to increase families' engagement with educators, including families' engagement in creating students' READ plans, Individual Career and Academic Plans, and plans to address habitual truancy (per HB15-1321, small rural districts may waive out of this requirement).