Member Responsibilities
Membership in DPAC brings with it certain responsibilities. These responsibilities have expanded over the years and today include the following:
- To facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among parent groups
- To facilitate communication among DPAC, the parent groups, and the Board of Education
- To obtain the opinions and/or recommendations of parents on current school issues
- To advise the Board of Education and the district administration on current school issues
- To share information on district activities with parent groups
- To support parent groups at the building level
- To promote parent participation in the schools
- To mobilize community support for the schools through the parent groups
- To initiate suggestions and ideas for improvements in the schools and refer them to the appropriate task forces for further study and action
- To review and make appropriate comments and recommendations on proposals and plans developed by the district staff and other groups
- To assist the Board of Education and the district administration as requested
- To review proposed legislation and mobilize community efforts regarding that legislation when warranted