Welcome Back DPAC Members!

I would like to personally take this time to thank you for your participation in this council. You are here because we believe in who you are and what you have to contribute as parents/families of and on behalf of our young learners.

As a result of your unanimous vote on the Parent and Family Engagement Policy last month, we are able to finalize it for the current school year. You can find it posted at the footer of the District webpage at any time.

We would also like to invite you to participate as a volunteer at our next Food Distribution which will be held at Lanier HS on October 21, 2023, located at 1514 W. Cesar Chavez Blvd. 78207.

Please click on this link if you would like to sign up to volunteer. You can find the schedule for all distributions here.

10/19 meeting highlights include:

Rightsizing Updates
Access and Enrollment Transition Team Introduction
Campus Family Engagement & Title I Requirements
Legislative Updates

See you all next week!

Michelle Reyes,

Director, Office of Family and Community Engagement

These meetings are by invitation only so please do not forward this invitation or the Zoom link.

DPAC Meeting will take place on:

October 19, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom

DPAC Zoom Link

Join Zoom Meeting

https://saisd.zoom.us/j/96084681559?pwd=VFVEY1YzUVhtK2c5R1BzMTRWTEYvZz09

Meeting ID: 960 8468 1559

Passcode: 391037

DPAC October 19, 2023 Agenda

Welcome/Community Builder

Welcome from FACE staff

Community Builder- Question to think about:

With Halloween around the corner, kids, teenagers, and even some adults will be getting their costumes ready in hopes of scoring big with a pillowcase or bucket full of candy from trick-or-treating. Some parents will raid their children's candy bags while they sleep for the infamous "candy tax".

What is your favorite and least favorite candy?

Initial Rightsizing Recommendation, Sept. 18, 2023

Rightsizing - updates

Access & Enrollment Transition Team

Question & Answers

Rightsizing - Next Steps

Rightsizing Preliminary Framework

RSVP to attend a community meeting

Campus Family Engagement &

Title I Requirements

The mission of the Office of Family and Community Engagement is to successfully develop and implement programs and strategies to engage parents and the community as partners to continually improve the academic performance of students.

We are able to achieve our mission by:

Building capacity across all campuses and
Providing direct support and services to families and the community.

FACE Specialist/POC roles and responsibilities

FACE Rubric

Campus Support Trainers conducting monthly check-ins

SAISD Survey Review

As a member of DPAC, one of the duties includes reviewing and providing feedback on any external surveys being requested to be conducted with students. This month, the following requests have been submitted to the district. Please click the button below to review each survey, provide any edits/suggestions, or approve the survey for administration.

Dr. Roberto Trevino - Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) (The Social and Health Research Center)

Link for Survey Feedback and Approval

*** The survey below was reviewed at the September 21 DPAC meeting. It was not approved pending parents’ concerns/suggestions and asked that it be sent to the requestor for modifications, then revisit the study.

The Research Request Committee met on September 27 to review the research request and it was denied; the POC is not interested in the study. The student survey will be denied by default of the research not being approved.

Jennifer Poulos – STEM Career Interest Survey (Math and Technology subscales only) (Abt Associates)

Currently, there is no update for the following surveys. The Data Operations & Services department is in the process of meeting with the district point of contact.

Dr. Juliette Berg – Harmony SEL Educator Survey, SELWeb, Panorama Social-Emotional Learning Survey – Dawn Kulpa, POC
Dr. Hugo Giambini – Biomechanics and 3D Printing - Anthony Khosravi, POC
Kimberly Sayers – Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) -9 (Communities In Schools of San Antonio) - Victoria Bustos, POC
Jennifer Poulos – STEM Career Interest Survey (Math and Technology subscales only) (Abt Associates) - Anna Olguin, POC

Legislative Updates

Learning Objective: To inform parents on the Texas Legislative process and the discussions on school funding and school accountability.

Legislative Process
Update on the Special Session
Explanation of ESAs and SAISD’s position on school funding
Update on school accountability (ratings)

DPAC Submissions

If you have something you would like to share with the council you can do so by submitting the request using the link below.

Items that can be shared include celebrations, upcoming events, work with the community, suggestions, etc.

Enter your submission

Reminders

November DPAC Meeting

LOCATION

Meeting will be held via zoom

DATE AND TIME

11/16/23 11:00am - 11/16/23 1:00pm US/Central

The November DPAC meeting will take place on Thursday, November 16, 2023. The agenda & Zoom link will be sent 1 week before the meeting.

I'll Be There!

I Can't Make It

For the month of October, SAISD is highlighting all of the FREE community drug awareness/prevention resources for parents and families across the city. Visit the Systems of Care site at www.saisdcares.net or click the link below.

Systems of Care: Resource of the month

Upcoming Events

San Antonio Independent School District, in partnership with the San Antonio Food Bank, is hosting drive-through food distribution events throughout the District to help SAISD families in need.

Distribution is on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last.

Contact your school's FACE Specialist, email us at familyengagement@saisd.net, or call us at (210) 554-2205 for more information.

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Lanier HS

1514 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., 78207

Beginning at 9 a.m.