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District Accountability Committee urges stronger literacy goals, SAC engagement and data transparency
Summary
The District Accountability Committee (DAC) told the board it increased membership and school engagement this year, recommended stronger SAC outreach and clearer literacy goals, and reported principal-survey and progress-monitoring results indicating improved communication and notable gains among non-English respondents.
The District Accountability Committee presented its year‑end report and recommendations to the board, highlighting work to connect with school Site Accountability Committees (SACs), improve principal engagement and collect data to inform district priorities.
Tara Raju, DAC president, said DAC membership grew and the committee strengthened liaison work with SACs; she called for earlier SAC-liaison recruitment and clearer, repeated communications about meetings so parents can attend. DAC also recommended collecting SAC best practices and sharing them across schools.
Heidi (DAC) presented results from a principal survey (50 responses) that showed improvements in school communication, membership and agendas, while noting continued needs for greater student participation in SACs and better representation of community diversity. DAC reported that two new district meetings—an instructional coaches meeting and a progress-monitoring (PM) tool meeting—helped DAC members better observe improvement strategies at schools.
On UIP progress, DAC presenters said respondents overwhelmingly saw attention to key improvement strategies: one presenter reported that "96% of the respondents saw some effort going into" core instructional strategies and that non-English respondents reported high satisfaction with support services in many schools.
Board members thanked DAC leaders for volunteer service and noted continuity as leadership transitions to new officers next year. DAC asked the board to continue to support DAC participation in district-charter collaboration meetings and to partner on outreach to underrepresented families.
The board received the DAC report; DAC recommended continued partnership with district staff to support SAC training, multilingual outreach and clearer district-level goals, including in literacy and UIP alignment.
