ELA DAC

End-of-the-Year Report

May 18th, 2017

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INTRODUCING THE ELA DAC BOARD

Landon Mascareñaz (Executive Director, FACE)

Jorge Robles (Executive Director, ELA)

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TODAY’S OBJECTIVES

Update on the ELA District-wide Advisory Committee (DAC) work during the 2016-17 school year

Share feedback from ELA DAC Board members

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RESPONDING TO PARENT FEEDBACK

2015-16 Parent Feedback 2016-17 Changes

District meetings were

taking up too much time

• ELA DAC fully integrated with Superintendent Parent Forum

(SPF)

• Eliminated extra session post-Forum for ELA-DAC members

Parents wanted more

interaction and discussion

• More breakouts and time with subject-matter experts in small

groups

• Created optional and elected ELA-DAC Board opportunity

post-Forum for parents

Need leadership training • Launched Family Leadership Institute (FLI) with focus on

vision, values, communication, and organizing for parents

• ELA break-out at the Family Leadership Institute for parents

to sit down with ELA experts

4

ELA DAC SESSIONS DURING 2016-17

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Standalone ELA DACs

• Two kick off meetings in September

• Different locations (East & West)

• ELA program & services

ELA DAC Integrated with Superintendent

Parent Forum

• Five sessions with ELA parents integrated

• Share information & discuss Denver Plan Goals 2020

Family Leadership

Institute

• Four sessions alternated with SPF

• Leadership topics: vision, values, communication, organizing

INTRODUCING THE ELA DAC BOARD

Silvia Maldonado (Valverde Elementary, DSST College View)

Ana Munoz (Valverde Elementary, KIPP HS)

Emma Amani (Teller Elementary)

Elvia Valencia (STRIVE Prep RISE, Collegiate Prep Academy)

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PARENT FEEDBACKGeneral Positive Feedback

Combining District-Advisory Committee (DAC) with Superintendent Parent Forum (SPF) and Family Leadership Institute (FLI)

More discussion time

Reverse panel technique (questions inform panel discussion instead of following)

Breakouts

Time with subject-matter experts7

PARENT FEEDBACKOpportunities for next year

Make more dynamic/engaging (SPF especially)

Provide resources to support parents with specific concerns

Make sure agendas don’t have too many topics

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PARENT FEEDBACKELA-Specific

Want more information next year about:

Seal of Biliteracy

ACCESS testing

What classroom instruction actually looks like

Need training regarding:

How to bring different groups of communities/parents together

How to help others to have asset-based approach to English Learners (ELs)

Supporting school-based Parent Advisory Committees (PACs)

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THANK YOU

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APPENDIX

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ELA DAC: MEETING FORMAT

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2017

Today

Sep Oct Nov Dec 2017 Feb Mar Apr May

DAC Kickoff

9/6/2016

DAC Kickoff

9/7/2016

SPF/DAC

9/27/2016

SPF/DAC

10/26/2016

SPF/DAC

12/8/2016

SPF/DAC

2/9/2017

SPF/DAC

5/2/2017

FLI/DAC

11/3/2016

FLI/DAC

1/19/2017

FLI/DAC

3/9/2017

FLI/DAC

4/13/2017

ELA

Program

and

Services

Great

Schools

Vision

Early

Literacy

College &

Career

Readiness

Whole

Child

Values Communication Organizing

Closing

Opp. Gap