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District Accountability Committee (DAC)

In compliance with Colorado state law, members of this committee advise Cherry Creek School District Board of Education members on spending priorities, parent engagement policies and practices, and review applications for charter schools. DAC also supports the development of the district's improvement plan and prepares an annual report for the Board of Education.

District Accountability Executive Committee

The composition of the DAC Executive Membership in CCSD consists of the following:

Six Parents
One Community Member
Two Teachers
One School Administrator

If you are interested in becoming a member of the District Accountability Executive Committee, please fill out this form.

For more information, please contact us at accountability@cherrycreekschools.org

For the 2025/26 School Year, DAC Meetings will be held in person at:
Instructional Support Facility (5416 S Riviera Way, Centennial CO 80015)
Meetings will begin at 6:30 pm.

If you would like to join a subcommittee, please email accountability@cherrycreekschools.org.

DAC Subcommittees

Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) Subcommittee

District Unified Improvement Planning (UIP) Subcommittee

DAC Responsibility:
To support the development 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 Jodi Rose. To contact Jodi, please email DAC.

To view the 2024-25 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

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 Ariela Vianu. To contact Ariela, please email DAC.

Family & Community Engagement Subcommittee

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 Amanda Thayer. To contact Amanda, 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

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 subcommittee is Teslimat Tahir-Gimba. To contact Teslimat, please email DAC.

2025-2026 Scheduled Community Forum Meetings

September 10, 2025 (ISF)

Hello and Welcome to the 2025-26 School Year!

Please join us for the first District Accountability Committee (DAC) meeting of the year on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 6:30 pm, at the Instructional Support Facility (5416 S Riviera Way, Centennial CO 80015).

For this first meeting, we invite you to learn about what the DAC is, meet our Chair, Co-Chair and Subcommittee Chairs, and find out how you can participate in the district’s success.

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

The 2025 District Performance Frameworks (DPF) have been released by the Colorado Department of Education and we will share information about how the District performed overall as well as review data related to the District’s Strategic Plan.

What is a District Performance Framework?

Each year, Colorado schools and districts receive performance ratings to let them and their communities know how well they are doing. These reports are called the District Performance Frameworks (DPFs) and School Performance Frameworks (SPFs). The overall ratings assigned are based on achievement and growth on state assessments, along with such postsecondary measures as graduation rates, drop-out rates, college entrance exams and college matriculation rates. The ratings help the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and State Board of Education (SBE) make decisions about how to help struggling schools.

More information can be found on the CDE Website

More information on the CCSD Strategic Plan can be found here

The agenda for tomorrow’s meeting is attached.

All meetings are open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend. If you are unable to attend this meeting in person, please use this MS Teams link to attend virtually: Join the meeting now

On October 8th, please join DAC and the Cherry Creek Community at the CCSD Board of Education Candidate Forum at Cherry Creek High School (9300 E Union Ave. Greenwood Village, CO 80111). More information will be coming soon. If you would like to ask the candidates a question, please use this QR code to submit yours:

Board of Education Candidate Forum QR Submission Code

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening.

For more information about DAC, please visit our website

October 8, 2025 (Cherry Creek High School)

Hello DAC Community,

Please join us for the CCSD Board of Education Candidate Forum on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 6:30 pm at the Cherry Creek High School Auditorium.

Cherry Creek High School address: 9300 E Union Ave Greenwood Village CO 80111

The Cherry Creek School District is hosting four candidate forums to give parents, staff and community members the opportunity to get to know the candidates running for two seats on the CCSD Board of Education (Districts D and E).

Additional Candidate Forums are scheduled for:

Thursday, September 25, 6:30PM – Cherokee Trail HS Auditorium (25901 E Arapahoe Rd Aurora CO 80016)

Monday, September 29, 6:30PM – Grandview HS Auditorium (20500 E Arapahoe Rd Aurora CO 80016)

Thursday, October 9, 6:30PM – Overland HS Auditorium (12400 E Jewell Ave Aurora CO 80012)

Information on the candidates can be found here: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/about-us/board-of-education/2025-boe-candidates-information

The BoE District Map can be found here: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1750801210/cherrycreekschoolsorg/ngiyomna8n2hzscbyuj2/2024DirectorDistrictMap.pdf

We also have an opportunity to submit questions for the candidates using the QR code below.

We look forward to seeing you next week at Cherry Creek HS. Our next Community Forum will be on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 6:30PM.

November 12, 2025 (ISF)

Good morning DAC Community,

As a reminder, please join us tomorrow evening (Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 6:30 pm) for the next District Accountability Committee (DAC) Community Forum at the Instructional Support Facility (5416 S Riviera Way, Centennial CO 80015).

For this meeting, the District Safety & Security Team will provide an overview of the CCSD Security Plan and Bond Projects.

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

All DAC meetings are open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend. For those who would like to attend virtually, please use this MS Teams Link:

Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 243 266 809 823 33
Passcode: za6oX7gT

Elected members of the DAC Executive Committee meet before the DAC Community Forums at 5:00 pm and those meetings are also open to the public.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

For more information about DAC, please visit our website

January 14, 2026 (ISF)

Good afternoon DAC Community,

Happy New Year! As a reminder, please join us for our next DAC Community Forum tomorrow (Wednesday, January 14, 2026), at 6:30 pm, at the Instructional Support Facility (5416 S Riviera Way, Centennial CO 80015)

Our meeting this month will feature:

Anne Egan, CCSD Board of Education
Updates from the Family & Community Engagement Subcommittee
Updates from the Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) Subcommittee

The agenda is attached.

All DAC meetings are open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend. For those who would like to attend virtually, please use this MS Teams Link:

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 263 643 425 640 50

Passcode: 6Do9nL7G

Elected members of the DAC Executive Committee meet before the DAC Community Forums at 5:00 pm and those meetings are also open to the public.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening. For more information about DAC, please visit our website

February 11, 2026 (ISF)

March 11, 2026 (ISF)

April 15, 2026 (ISF)

May 13, 2026 (ISF)

2025-2026 Scheduled Subcommittee Meetings

Charter Schools Subcommittee

Family & Community Engagement Subcommittee

Good morning DAC Community,

As a reminder, please join us tomorrow for the next DAC Family & Community Engagement Subcommittee meeting.

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Time: 4:00-5:00 PM

Location: Instructional Support Facility, 5416 S Riviera Way Centennial CO 80015

For those who would like to attend virtually, please use this MS Teams link:

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 263 807 971 745 8

Passcode: 5GT3zg9f

Agenda:

Sonja McKenzie, CCSD General Counsel, and Caitlin Holzfaster, CCSD Legal Compliance Liaison and Truancy Coordinator, will join us to discuss the District’s work to address habitual truancy
Discuss SAC Webpages for each school and review the SAC Resources that have been created so far
Update on policy work and revisions to KB “CCSD Family Engagement in Education”

The Family & Community Engagement Subcommittee meetings are open to all.

More information about DAC can be found here.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Amanda Thayer, Chair

Missy Matthews, CCSD Liaison

Omar Montgomery, CCSD Liaison

DAC Family & Community Engagement Subcommittee

Budget Subcommittee

Presentation
Notes

Good morning DAC Community,

Please join us for the first DAC Budget Subcommittee meeting of the school year.

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Time: 5:00-6:00 PM
Location: This meeting will be held virtually. To attend this meeting, click on this MS Teams Link:
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 225 337 383 355 4
Passcode: 5fk2jY6e

Agenda:
Welcome & Introductions / 5 min
Budget Overview Presentation / 20 min
Review of Draft DAC Budget Priorities / 10 min
Public Q&A – open discussion / 20 min
Wrap-up & Next Steps / 5min

The Budget Subcommittee meetings are open to all.

More information about DAC can be found here.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, November 5^th.

Ariela Vianu, Chair
Kate Kostaska, CCSD Liaison
DAC Budget Subcommittee

Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) Subcommittee

Good morning DAC Community,

As a reminder, please join us for the next DAC Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) Subcommittee meeting.

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Time: 5:00-6:00 PM

Location: Instructional Support Facility, 5416 S Riviera Way Centennial CO 80015

If you would like to attend this meeting virtually, please use this MS Teams Link:

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 290 540 970 366 06

Passcode: i7mc9bS7

Agenda:

Welcome (5 min)
Updates on Revisions/Additions to the UIP (15 min)
Family-Friendly UIP Discussion and Work Session (35 min)
Regroup for Closing and Next Steps (5 min)

The UIP Subcommittee meetings are open to all.

More information about DAC can be found here.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening Wednesday, November 19th.

Jodi Rose, Chair

Norm Alerta, CCSD Liaison

Toby Arritola, CCSD Liaison

DAC UIP Subcommittee

Unified Improvement Plan (UIP)

Colorado READ Act

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 repeals 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

Resources

Cherry Creek School District DAC Bylaws

CCSD At A Glance

District Accountability Handbook

SAC and DAC Networking Series

School Accountability Committee (SAC) Responsibilities Inventory

CDE's School Performance Frameworks

State Statute for DAC

BOE Regulation for DAC

Colorado Department of Education School View

State Advisory Council on Parent Involvement in Education (SACPIE)

Family, School & Community Partnerships Webinar

CCSD Financial Information

Parent Guide to Assessments