District Advisory Committee
The District Advisory Committee provides feedback regarding academic standards, student achievement goals, district assessments, and district programs. The council is comprised of parents, staff, school board members, and community members.
This Advisory Committee meets monthly throughout the school year. Please refer to the dates and times below to stay up to date on council meetings.
Membership
The foundation for public input regarding curricular matters is through the District Advisory Committee, which is composed of the following:
- Parents and Community Members
- School Board member(s)
- Director of Teaching and Learning
- Staff and District Administrators (as needed)
Parents and/or community members shall comprise at least 50% of the membership. Members shall serve a one-year term, but multiple terms are acceptable.
Meeting Dates and Times
All meetings will take place in the Middle School Quotation Lab (enter through the CERC) from 5:00-6:00pm
- Monday, October 6, 2025
- Monday, November 17, 2025
- Monday, December 15, 2025
- Monday, February 2, 2026
- Monday, March 16, 2026
- Monday, April 20, 2026
Mission
The District Advisory Committee will provide active community participation in:
- Reviewing the school district instruction, technology integration, and curriculum plans, with emphasis on implementing the Minnesota Academic Standards
- Identifying annual instruction, technology integration, and curriculum improvement goals for recommendation to the school board
- Making recommendations regarding the evaluation process that will be used to measure the school district's progress towards its goals
- Making recommendations regarding the development of the “World’s Best Workforce Plan” and the “Technology Integration Plan”
Vision
- We believe the primary focus of our schools is student achievement and lifelong learning and that technology and the integration of flexible and collaborative learning spaces should enhance best practice instruction.
- We believe that students should have a variety of meaningful learning opportunities and electives to develop the 21st century skills necessary for career and college readiness.
- We believe that instruction extends to settings beyond the classroom and the school year.
- We believe all students should have equitable access and developmentally appropriate opportunities to access flexible and collaborative learning spaces as well as to use technology while in the K-12 setting.
- We believe all staff and students should have appropriate ongoing training to integrate flexible and collaborative learning spaces into instruction and to use technology skillfully, purposefully, and responsibly.
