The purpose of the District Advisory Council (DAC) is to serve in an advisory capacity to the school district and to serve as a communication link between the schools and communities which constitute the school district.
DAC delegates have the opportunity to:
- Promote school activities
- React to new school programs and activities
- Encourage and promote District unity through support of districtwide programs and activities, and
- Serve as a liaison between district and school sites with regards to student concerns, parent concerns, community concerns, administrative concerns, and local school concerns
In addition, DAC delegates have the opportunity and/or responsibility to provide community representation on a variety of districtwide committees which may be involved in activities such as:
- Investigation and study of concepts (such as year-round schools, middle schools, community education, reporting systems, multicultural education, career education, minimum competency standards, etc.);
- Selection of textbooks and instructional materials; and
- Investigation of problems affecting schools and development of possible solutions