Dear DAC Membership and Interested Parties:
The next DAC meeting is Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at the Serna Center, Community Rooms from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Agenda is attached. Last month’s minutes are also attached.
District Advisory Board (DAC) Board got some major breaking new! First, the Title I cutoff for 2010-11 has moved up to 50% free and reduced lunch student population from last year 36%. Second, the school district when through an audited last year. The Feds found SCUSD inappropriately distributed the Economic Impact Aid (EIA) funds. EIA funds are divided between State Compensatory Education funds (SCE) 60% & Limited English Proficiency (LEP) 40%. The principals received training this week. I have provided you the information that was shared at the DAC board meeting (see attachments). All monies are to serve the socioeconomically disadvantaged or English Learners students directly, not supplant staff that serves the whole school population.
I recommend all School Site Council members attend this meeting, not just DAC representatives. Look at the data provided. Schools’ estimated 2010-11 categorical allocations are listed. Graciela Albiar, Director of State & Federal Programs will be explaining in detail how these changes are calculated and how the new ruling applies to EIA allocations to your school’s Single Plan of Student Achievement.
Manuel Guillot, Director of Office of Parent & Community Engagement will discuss research-based best practices to increase parent involvement—to help build the school’s capacity.
I want to stress that anyone can attend DAC meetings—any community member and parents not necessarily involved in school site council. These meeting are open to the public.
See you there!
Wanda Yañez
Chairperson
District Advisory Committee (DAC)
Sacramento City Unified School District
Work: (916) 654-7729
Website: http://sacdac.org/Dacupdate.aspx