District Accountability Committee (DAC) 

District Unified Improvement Planning (UIP) Subcommittee

DAC Responsibility:
Provide feedback regarding the preparation of the District’s Performance, Improvement, Priority Improvement or Turnaround Plan to the Board of Education (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 2025-26 Cherry Creek School District UIP will be available soon.  You can go to the Colorado Department of Education page: https://co-uip-cde.secure.force.com/?dcode=0130 or we'll download the pdf here when it's been released.

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 Ariela Vianu. To contact Ariela, 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 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

Unified Improvement Plan (UIP):

The 2025-26 CCSD UIP will be available soon.  

The DAC UIP Subcommittee created the CCSD UIP At-a-Glance for 2025-26, which they hope will be an easy-to-understand document for our community.

View the CCSD UIP for 2024-25 here

View individual school's UIP for 2024-25 here

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