professional advisory committee (pac)

description:

The Professional Advisory Committee (PAC), composed of all of the district administrators in the CESA 7 region, is a group that meets monthly to advise CESA 7 about its programs and services. It is a group that meets to participate in professional development, to stay current on educational and legislative issues, and to experience collegiality among the individual district administrators.

staff

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Agency Administrator


Dr. Colleen Timm

Executive Asst / Office Manager


Karen Kleiber

Primary Products and Services

  • Opportunity for district administrators to advise CESA 7 about programs and services for the CESA area

  • Opportunity for district administrators to hear the latest information from the Department of Public Instruction regarding educational requirements and procedures

  • Opportunity for district administrators to provide feedback to educational leaders and legislators regarding school law and policy

  • Occasion for district administrators to receive updates on educational legislation and policy

  • Occasion for district administrators to access professional development in such areas as leadership, policy, curriculum, assessment, instruction, data-based decision making, accountability, and political action

  • Event wherein district administrators can discuss topics of interest with colleagues in a “Cracker Barrel” situation

  • Circumstance wherein district administrators can conduct old and new business on behalf of the CESA 7 agency

  • Opportunity for district administrators to access regional, state and national educational reports


Primary Stakeholders

  • District Administrators

  • CESA 7 Board of Control

  • Local School Boards

  • CESA 7 Agency Administrator

  • CESA 7 Department Directors

Networks

  • Onboard new District Administrators

  • Professional Advisory Committee (PAC); meets monthly on timely topics determined by the PAC Executive Committee

  • Professional Advisory Executive Committee; meets monthly or as needed to plan PAC meetings and address topics of interest for CESA 7; attended by representative district administrators from each of six counties

  • Ad hoc committees

Priorities

  • Meet the needs of district administrators

  • Meet the needs of CESA 7 as an organization seeking to lead and serve the school districts in the region

  • Help enhance relationships with other educational organizations, including DPI, WASDA, WASB, AWSA, and WEAC

  • Help all schools improve

  • Assist administrative teams on issues of improvement

  • Be a liaison and interpret state accountability and financial rules for districts


Funding Sources

  • District allocations

more information

Contact Name: Dr. Colleen Timm | Contact Title: Agency Administrator | Phone: 920-606-2637 | Email: ctimm@cesa7.org