District Accountability Committee
October 23, 2020
Hello Summit School District Staff and Families,
The Summit School District (SSD) District Accountability Committee (DAC) for School Improvement and Accreditation advises the District’s Board of Education (BOE). This year, the DAC is streamlining its focus to be in alignment with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE).
In order to align priorities to CDE, the District Accountability Committee (DAC) will be addressing the following 3 responsibilities during the 2020-21 school year:
- Budget
- Accountability
- Family Engagement
Specifically:
- Recommending to the BOE priorities for spending school district moneys;
- Submitting recommendations to the BOE concerning preparation of the district’s Performance, Improvement, Priority Improvement or Turnaround Plan (whichever is applicable);
- At least annually, cooperatively determining, with the BOE, areas and issues, in addition to budget issues, the DAC shall study and make recommendations upon;
- Assisting the district in implementing the district’s family engagement policy.
In Colorado, it is a statutory requirement for every school district to have a DAC. The committee is made up of parents, teachers, SSD staff, and community members and serves in an advisory capacity to the Summit School District Board of Education.
The DAC meets throughout the year and makes recommendations to the Board regarding spending priorities, school improvement plans and family engagement plans while valuing feedback from each schools’ School Accountability Committee (SAC).
DAC meetings will be held virtually via Zoom, from 4:30 - 6:30 PM on the following dates:
- October 22, 2020
- December 10, 2020
- February 18, 2021
- April 29, 2021 - tentative
- May 20, 2021
For more information about the DAC, including meeting dates and minutes, please visit the DAC page on the District website.