District Unified Improvement Planning (UIP) Subcommittee

DAC Responsibility:
To submit to the local school board recommendations regarding the preparation of the district’s Performance, Improvement, Priority Improvement, or Turnaround plan, (whichever is applicable).

Items to Consider

• District Strategic Plan
• Universal Instructional Framework
• Scope and Sequence
• Comprehensive Aligned Assessment System
• Graduation Guideline Requirements
• Public Facing Data Dashboards

For more information about the District Unified Improvement Planning (UIP) Subcommittee, or to volunteer as a member of the UIP Subcommittee, please email DAC.

The Chairperson of this committee is Shannon Holck.  To contact Shannon, please email DAC.

To view the 2022-23 Cherry Creek School District UIP, go to the Colorado Department of Education page:  https://co-uip-cde.secure.force.com/?dcode=0130 or download the pdf here.

To find your school's UIP, go the Colorado Department of Education page:  https://www.cde.state.co.us/schoolview/frameworks/welcome and type in your school's name.  

Budget Subcommittee

DAC Responsibility:
To recommend to the local school board priorities for spending school district moneys and for districts receiving ESEA funds, consulting with all required stakeholders with regard to federally funded activities.

Items to Consider

• District Financial Plan and Budget
• School Spending
• District Spending Priorities
• Student-Centered Budgeting

For more information about the Budget Subcommittee, or to volunteer as a member of the Budget Subcommittee, please email DAC.

The Chairperson of this committee is April Hrovat.  To contact April, please email DAC.

Family & Community Engagement Subcommittee

DAC Responsibility:
Assisting the district in updating and implementing the district's parent engagement policy.  Publicizing opportunities to serve, soliciting parents to serve on the DAC and other district parent committees and increase awareness of parent involvement in the development of student plans (IEPs, ALPs, READ Plans, ICAPs, etc.)

Items to Consider

• BOE Policy KB, Parent Involvement in Education
• School Accountability Committees (SAC)
• PTCO - Parent Teacher and Community Organization
• P.A.S.S. - Partnerships for Academically Successful Students
• Advanced Learner Family Outreach

For more information about the Parent Engagement Subcommittee, or to volunteer as a member of the Parent Engagement Subcommittee, please email DAC.

The Chairperson of this committee is Scott Graves.  To contact Scott, please email DAC.  

If you are interested in joining the Family & Community Engagement Subcommittee, please fill out this form


Colorado Department of Education Family, School & Community Partnerships Webinar

Colorado Department of Education Family, School & Community Partnerships Rubric

Charter Schools Subcommittee

DAC Responsibility:
The district accountability committee shall review an application before submission to the Board of Education.
The committee shall include one person, who need not reside in the district, with knowledge of district charter schools, and one parent of a student in the district. The parent must be a district charter school parent if the district has a district charter school.
The District Accountability Committee will have twenty (20) calendar days to review the application before submission to the Board.
Upon the committee’s completion of its review, the designated district administrator(s) shall forward the application to the Board for review during the next regular Board meeting.

For more information about the Charter Schools Subcommittee, or to volunteer as a member of the Charter Schools Subcommittee, please email DAC.

The Chairperson of this committee is Ian Lafarge.  To contact Ian, please email DAC.

Hello and Welcome to the 2024-25 School Year!

The first District Accountability Committee (DAC) meeting of the year is scheduled for Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 6:30 pm, at the Instructional Support Facility (5416 S Riviera Way, Centennial CO 80015).

For this initial meeting, we invite you to our DAC Meet and Greet where you’ll have the opportunity to learn about what the DAC is, meet our Subcommittee Chairs, and find out how you can participate in the district’s success.

Kate Kotaska, Executive Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and DAC Budget Subcommittee advisor, will speak about the upcoming mill and bond measures that will be on the November 5^th ballot. 

CCSD Board Member, Kristin Allan, will be in attendance to share updates from the BoE.

Subcommittees for this year:

               Budget

               Family & Community Engagement

               Unified Improvement Plan (UIP)

All meetings are open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend.

The Community Forum Schedule for the 2024-25 School Year:

               Wednesday, September 4           6:30 pm               Instructional Support Facility

               Wednesday, October 9                6:30 pm               Instructional Support Facility

               Wednesday, November 6            6:30 pm               Fremont Building (14603 E Fremont Avenue  Centennial CO 80112)

               Wednesday, March 5                   6:30 pm               Instructional Support Facility

               Wednesday, May 7                       6:30 pm               Instructional Support Facility

Subcommittee meetings will be set by the Subcommittee Chairs.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, September 4th.

Unified Improvement Plan (UIP):

• ​CDE website: District & Sc​​h​​​ool UIP​​
  Our district can be found by selecting: District 0130 - Cherry Creek 5

The Colorado Reading To Ensure Academic Development Act (Colorado READ Act) was passed by the Colorado Legislature during the 2012 legislative session. The READ Act repe​​​als the Colorado Basic Literacy Act (CBLA) as of July 1, 2013, keeping many of the elements of CBLA such as a focus on K-3 literacy, assessment, and individual plans for students reading below grade level. The READ Act differs from CBLA by focusing on students identified as having a significant reading deficiency, delineating requirements for parent communication, and providing funding to support intervention. Other components of the Colorado READ Act include a competitive Early Literacy Grant and a resource bank of assessments, instructional programming, and professional development. (from CDE's website)

• ​CDE's READ Act resources