Date: 03/20/2013

Final
CDE SACPIE Presentation

COMMITTEE ON JOINT EDUCATION

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08:14 AM -- CDE SACPIE Presentation

Dr. Cathy Lines, Chair, State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education (SACPIE), came to the table to present. She was joined at the table by Richard Garcia, member of SACPIE. Dr. Lines distributed handouts to the committee members (Attachments E and F). She provided background information on SACPIE, stating that in 2009, legislation was passed which created the council. She discussed the makeup of SACPIE which includes stakeholders from several organizations. Dr. Lines discussed SACPIE's primary objectives which are to: inform stakeholder groups about best practices for promoting family-school partnerships; recommend statewide family partnership initiatives; and to seek funding to develop a grant program; and she discussed the overarching goal of SACPIE which is to partner with Colorado's families in maximizing the potential of every student.

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Representative Hamner asked how SACPIE's progress is being measured. Mr. Garcia responded that SACPIE's metrics are not clearly defined at this time, but that research shows that the more parents are involved in education, the fewer dropouts there are. Committee discussion ensued about measuring SACPIE's progress and the voluntary nature of SACPIE's membership.

Mr. Garcia explained that there is no money attached to the legislation that created SACPIE and that there are not currently resources to fund the creation of metrics. Dr. Lines discussed her role at the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). Dr. Keith Owen, Deputy Commissioner, CDE, came to the table and told the committee about CDE's role in supporting SACPIE. Committee discussion ensued about the role of parent liaisons in schools, especially in rural school districts. Mr. Garcia stated that parental engagement should be considered to be a major component of school reform. Dr. Owen discussed CDE's support for rural school districts. Representative Buckner discussed ways to increase involvement by parents of color. Dr. Owen provided closing comments to the presentation.


08:47 AM

The committee adjourned.