BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
MARY HELEN ESPINO, Board President
SANDRA WILLIAMS, Vice President
LLOYD MCCLARD, Board Clerk
EDWARDO VALERO, Board Member
MARISOL RUBALCABA, Board Member
REBECCA JIMENEZ, Board Member
SARAH HERRERA, Board Member
YOLANDA VALDEZ
Superintendent
CRAIG DRENNAN
Assistant Superintendent
TANYA GOOSEV
Assistant Superintendent
DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (DAC)
LOBO ROOM
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
5:30 PM
Call to Order: Mrs. Guzman opened the meeting at 5:40 pm and welcomed committee members
for participating in today’s meeting. Mrs. Guzman began the meeting by giving committee
members a brief overview on what the meetings consisted of. Mrs. Guzman mentioned that there
are two types of funds; General Funds (LCFF) which does not have too many rules and then
there are Categorical funds which have many restrictions and rules. Mrs. Guzman mentioned that
one of Title I rules is that there must be parents meetings and that parents need to be active
participants in the decision making.
Review and Advise: Approval of Agenda and Previous Meeting Minutes (August 3, 2015):
Mrs. Guzman gave the committee members time to review the minutes from the previous DAC
meeting on August 3, 2015. Mrs. Guzman then reviewed sections of the minutes. Mrs. Guzman
mentioned that in the last meeting Mrs. Valdez visited and explained to committee members that
the LCAP had not been approved by the Tulare County Office of Education. Mrs. Guzman
mentioned that the LCAP had not been approved by the County because the district completed
the LCAP early and the district budget was actually more than what LCAP had accounted for
since the District had received extra funding in May. Mrs. Guzman informed the members that
Mrs. Valdez came to the last meeting to explain that in the LCAP had been updated with the new
budget and shared what the funds were going to be used for. Mrs. Valdez stated that some of the
funds were used for new science buildings which would help expose students to a broader course
of study. The first motion to approve the minutes from the last meeting was made by Elizabeth
Fonseca then seconded by Erika Quevedo. All were in approval.
Review and Advise: Rationale for Establishing DAC: Roles, Responsibilities and Bylaws:
Mrs. Guzman explained that District Advisory Committee (DAC) is comprised of School Site
Council Representatives from each school site. Mrs. Guzman shared and reviewed a
Responsibility Guide to committee members that explained their role. Mrs. Guzman explained
that their role was to be involved in decision making regarding Categorical funds/programs,
review and advise sites about their Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) at the school site
level and the Local Education Agency Plan (LEAP) at the district level and to advise the district
governing board on various aspects that relate to students. Mrs. Guzman explained that as
members they will also need to advise and approve the Consolidated Application. A member can
be anyone from the general public who will represent everyone in general and their families,
whereas a member for DELAC must be a parent of an English Learner, who will represent only
English Language students. Mrs. Guzman reviewed the DAC Bylaws. She stated that the DAC
committee shall consist of one representative from each school site. Mrs. Guzman went over the
roles of each officer, Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Secretary. Mrs. Guzman also explained
that a quorum consists of at least one member in attendance during a meeting. Mrs. Guzman
asked the members present if they understood the roles and responsibilities of DAC. All members
were in agreement to keep the Bylaws the same. The first motion to approve DAC Bylaws was
made by Erika Quevedo seconded by Elizabeth Fonseca.
ADMINISTRATION OFFICE – 12623 Avenue 416, Orosi, California 93647-2008
TEL: (559) 528-4763 FAX: (559) 528-3132
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
MARY HELEN ESPINO, Board President
SANDRA WILLIAMS, Vice President
LLOYD MCCLARD, Board Clerk
EDWARDO VALERO, Board Member
MARISOL RUBALCABA, Board Member
REBECCA JIMENEZ, Board Member
SARAH HERRERA, Board Member
YOLANDA VALDEZ
Superintendent
CRAIG DRENNAN
Assistant Superintendent
TANYA GOOSEV
Assistant Superintendent
Election of Officers: Mrs. Guzman asked committee members to table the election of officers for
next meeting so that more members can be present. The first motion to table the Election of
Officers was made by Elizabeth Fonseca and seconded by Erika Quevedo.
DAC & DELAC Combined Meetings: Mrs. Guzman explained to committee members that the
majority of items discussed for DAC meetings are similar to DELAC. Mrs. Guzman asked
members if they would be okay to combine meetings, she explained that if meetings were
combined, members from each committee would vote separately for the items on the agenda.
Mrs. Fonseca made the first motion to combine future meetings Mrs. Quevedo seconded the
motion.
Upcoming Event Calendar: Mrs. Guzman reviewed the November and December calendar. She
mentioned that tomorrow November 24th was early release due to Thanksgiving break; and that
on December 2nd Palm Elementary will be having their monthly “Walk to School Wednesday” to
promote a healthy lifestyle and a Green Environment. Mrs. Guzman asked committee members
which day of the week was good for them to have meetings and what times were most convenient
for them. Mrs. Quevedo said any day at 4 or 5 pm worked best for her. Mrs. Fonseca agreed that
any day worked for her as well.
Public Comments: Mrs. Guzman opened for public comments at 6:03 pm. There were no public
comments, closed public comments at 6:04 p.m.
Closing: The first motion to close the meeting was made by Mrs. Quevedo seconded by Mrs.
Fonseca. Meeting was closed at 6:07 pm.
ADMINISTRATION OFFICE – 12623 Avenue 416, Orosi, California 93647-2008
TEL: (559) 528-4763 FAX: (559) 528-3132
www.cojusd.org