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 Olivia Phillips.  To contact Olivia, 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.

CCSD Board Policy LBD-R
CDE Charter School Rubric

Hello and Welcome to the 2023-24 School Year!

The first District Accountability Committee (DAC) meeting of the year is scheduled for Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 6:30 pm at the Instructional Support Facility (5416 S Riviera Way, Centennial CO 80015)

For this initial meeting, we will have the Office of Assessment & Performance Analytics join us to walk through the District and School Performance frameworks, including the mechanics and role of the frameworks in the state’s accountability system.   Those in attendance will engage in a data process to build a full data picture of Cherry Creek School District.

CCSD Board Member, Anne Egan, will also be in attendance to share information from the BoE.

Attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about the CCSD DAC, including opportunities to participate in the DAC Executive Committee or DAC Subcommittees.

Subcommittees for this year:

                Unified Improvement Plan (UIP)
                Budget

                Family & Community Engagement

                Charter School Subcommittee

DAC Meetings alternate between two different formats:

                Community Forums – General DAC meetings for all community members to hear updates and/or presentations from DAC Subcommittees.

                Subcommittee Meetings – Meetings for Subcommittee members to develop recommendations and feedback on specific DAC responsibilities defined in state statute.

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

The Community Forum Schedule for the 2023-24 School Year:

               Wednesday, September 6            6:30 pm               Instructional Support Facility

                Tuesday, October 3                      6:30 pm               CCSD Board of Education Candidate Forum (Eaglecrest HS – 5100 S Picadilly Street, Centennial CO 80015)

                Wednesday, November 8            6:30 pm               Student Achievement Resource Center (SARC) (14188 E Briarwood Avenue, Centennial CO 80112)

                Wednesday, March 6                   6:30 pm               Instructional Support Facility

                Wednesday, May 1                       6:30 pm               Location TBD

Subcommittee meetings will be set by the Subcommittee Chairs.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, September 6th.

 September Flyer

September Agenda

Presentation on Data

QR Codes for DAC Data Meeting

Eaglecrest High School
5100 S Picadilly Street
Centennial CO 80015

Student Achievement Resource Center (SARC)
14188 E Briarwood Avenue
Centennial  CO  80015

Instructional Support Facility (ISF)
5416 S Riviera Way
Centennial CO 80015

Cherry Creek Innovation Campus (CCIC)
8000 S. Chambers Road
Centennial  CO  80112

Hello DAC Community Members, 

My name is Ian LaFarge, and I am a parent, teacher, and District Accountability Committee (DAC) Executive Committee member.  Matt Schaefer, the Director of Planning, Enrollment, and Charter Schools, and I will be co-chairing the DAC’s Charter School Subcommittee which is being formed to review, consider, and provide feedback to the CCSD Board of Education regarding a new charter school application.   

The DAC Charter School Subcommittee’s review process is scheduled to last 20 days beginning with the final application submission.  We will hold two meetings for the subcommittee to discuss and share their feedback for the new charter school application:

September 7, 2023 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM
September 14, 2023 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM 

Both meetings will take place at the Instructional Support Facility (5416 S Riviera Way, Centennial CO 80015).  Due to the information being shared at these meetings, they will be held in person and not virtually.  In addition, we will ask you to review the charter schools application before our first meeting and make notes in a rubric that is designed to capture feedback from each section of the application.  

We hope that you will consider joining our DAC Charter School Subcommittee.  It is very important that we obtain feedback from a diverse group of community members.  We will re-form the Charter School Subcommittee each year that we have a new charter school application.  Therefore, joining the subcommittee this year does not mean that you will be expected to remain on the subcommittee in future years.

Please email accountability@cherrycreekschools.org if you are interested in joining our subcommittee.  

Thank you for considering our invitation.

Ian LaFarge & Matt Schaefer


Ian LaFarge
Math Teacher
CCSD Parent
accountability@cherrycreekschools.org


Matt Schaefer, MPA, GISP
Director of Planning, Enrollment, and Charter Schools
Cherry Creek Schools
accountability@cherrycreekschools.org

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August 30, 2023 at 6:30 pm

The meeting will take place at the Instructional Support Facility (5416 S Riviera Way, Centennial CO 80015)

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