Jefferson Academy SAC Kickoff

School Accountability Committee (SAC)

2025–26 School Year

Tonight’s Agenda

• Welcome & Introductions
• What is SAC and why your voice matters
• Principal Spotlights: Campus goals & updates
• Q&A and next steps

What is the School Accountability Committee � (SAC)?

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• This committee's function is to inform, encourage, and provide advice in the planning and evaluation of the school’s instructional program and unified improvement processes (UIP). The SAC creates and analyzes the SAC survey, get insights from campuses, and has guest speakers. Advisory group that informs and provides input on the UIP.
• Membership includes principals, board reps, teachers, chairs, and parents/guardians of students
• Membership should reflect what our community looks like

Unified Improvement Plan (UIP)

A Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) is a framework used in Colorado public schools and districts to improve student outcomes. It’s required by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and serves as a single, integrated plan that replaces multiple separate planning requirements.

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The SAC helps inform, encourage, and advise on the UIP process by:

• Giving input on priority areas.
• Helping review progress.
• Ensuring the plan reflects parent and community voices.

👉 In short: The UIP is the school’s roadmap for continuous improvement, and the SAC plays a role in shaping and evaluating it.

How SAC Works

• Meets monthly (1 hour) — first Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. before JA PTO Meeting
• Hybrid access: in‑person and via Zoom
• Review Questions from Survey
• Turn feedback from Survey into concrete action items.
• Publish survey results and share follow‑ups.
• Goal is to feature guest speakers from different campuses at meeting.

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Actions Implemented Due to SAC

• Band/Tech choice – resolved with Band/CKC option (2024–25)
• Calendar alignment (JAE + JAS) – resolved in 2023–24
• Elementary clubs expansion – 20% growth achieved at JAE
• Crosswalk at JAE – earlier safety improvement
• Homework & academic rigor – board-led workshops (2022–23) defined expectations
• Zoom/virtual board meetings – retained as a post-pandemic option
• Parent survey frequency – streamlined to one annual survey
• Student achievement awards – implemented in 2024–25 school year
• Website usability/access – recurring item for improvement
• Volunteer database – launched by in 2024
• Secondary college prep & teaching engagement – ongoing, with new leadership in place
• Communication – longstanding concern; Spring 2025 ONE survey shows improvement
• Traffic lights at both campuses
• Online registration
• Changes to the format of parent teacher conferences at the Secondary
• Increased offerings of after school and extracurricular activities
• Increased supervision and parking lot safety at the Elementary
• Online voting for Board of Directors openings
• Website updates and feature additions

How to Get Involved

• No obligation — come observe any time.
• Join as a member or volunteer for the survey sub‑committee.
• Bring ideas! How can we make the Jefferson Academy Schools better?

Principal Spotlights

• Brendon Feddema – JA Elementary
• Dr. Ann Schultz – JA Secondary
• Allycia Taussig – JA Summit
• Stephanie Scarato – JA Summit Westminster
• Carrie Mott – JA Coal Creek Canyon

Questions?

• Which guest speakers or topics would help your campus most?
• How can we make meetings easier to attend?
• How can we make it easier to fill out the survey?

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• Next meeting: October 1^st @ 5:30 p.m – 6:30 p.m. (in‑person + Zoom).

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Thank you!

Please send all comments or questions to:�SACjacharter@gmail.com

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