2017 Summer Five Star Journal

Parent and Community Groups
Parent and community groups foster important
partnership with district
Different groups met throughout the year to learn and provide feedback
Adams 12 Five Star Schools partners with parents and the community to create mutual learning
and feedback opportunities. To learn more about opportunities for involvement, visit
www.adams12.org/getinvolved.
District Accountability Committee
In fall 2016, the District Accountability Committee was formed with parent and community
members to partner on three key areas: spending priorities, district Unified Improvement
Plan (UIP) and to review applications from charter schools. Joining three teachers and three
school administrators were eight parents and three community members. The group met
four times over the course of the year with subgroups collaborating on the three key areas.
Group members agreed to a two-year term and will continue for the 2017-2018 school year.
Learn more at www.adams12.org/DAC.
Five Star Leadership Academy
The Five Star Leadership Academy is an opportunity for Five Star Schools parents and community
members to increase their knowledge of public education. Meeting once-a-month for the
2016-2017 school year, over 60 parents “went to school” on issues such as education funding,
governance, safety, teaching and learning, and maintenance. The program creates a sense of
shared responsibility and partnership, empowering members with information and resources
needed to step into future leadership roles within the schools, district or community. The new
Five Star Leadership Academy will start in fall 2017. Learn more at www.adams12.org/FSLA.
Long Range Planning Advisory Committee
The Long Range Planning Advisory Committee (LRPAC) is a community-led oversight and
planning committee featuring parents and community members of the Five Star District. Last
year, the LRPAC helped form the bond proposal and the committee currently serves in an
oversight and accountability role for the 2016 Bond Program. The committee also reviews the
district’s attendance boundary-setting priorities and assists in the formation of boundaries for
new school projects. Learn more at www.adams12.org/LRPAC.
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