School and District Accountability and Assistance System - Report from the Advisory Council on School and District Accountability and Assistance
| To: | Members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| From: | Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner |
| Date: | April 17, 2009 |
The fifteen-member, Board-appointed Advisory Council on Accountability and Assistance has met five times since its appointment in November 2008. The August 2008 law that established the Council delineates its role:
- Review and advise the Department and Board on the policies and practices of the office of school and district accountability.
- Develop and administer through the Department a post-audit survey of audited school districts and an annual survey to any schools and districts receiving technical assistance.
- Present its findings and recommendations to the Board at least two times annually.
- Review and comment on all regulations relative to the accountability and assistance program areas before Board approval.
Under the law, the Board is expected to "receive the advisory council's findings and recommendations at least two times annually."
On behalf of the Council, Chair Joseph Esposito will be presenting the first of the Advisory Council's reports to the Board this month. An outline of his presentation is attached.
As background, we have attached the August 29, 2008 memo to the Board that describes the roles of the Board, Department and Advisory Council as set forth in the statute signed into law last summer. In addition, we have attached the membership roster of the Advisory Council.
Enclosures:
  | AAAC Findings and Recommendations to Board of Elementary and Secondary Education |
 | List of Members of the Advisory Council on School and District Accountability and Assistance |
| District and School Reviews – New Legislation and Next Steps (August 29, 2008 Memorandum) |
last updated: April 23, 2009
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