Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) for the Distribution of Donations for Staffing

On December 3, 2024, PPS Board of Education approved the Charter for a new Board Committee, the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) for the Distribution of Donations for Staffing. There is just over $1 million to allocate for 2025-2026 School Year. The PPS Board of Education appointed eleven committee members at their regular board meeting, February 4, 2025. We have an adult representative from each PPS Cluster plus two high school students.

The committee meetings are open for the public to attend and will be streamed live under the provision of ORS 192.670 at:
https://www.youtube.com/@PPSPACDistributionofDonations/live

RECOMMENDATION TO BOARD OF EDUCATION

MATERIALS FOR APRIL 8, 2025 BOARD MEETING

2025_04_08_PAC Presentation to the BOE

2025_04_08_PAC Memo to the BOE

School Year 2024-25 Committee Meeting Details

Date, Time, Format/Location	Agenda/Public Notice	Materials	Recording	Minutes
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 5:30-7:00 pm Virtual - Zoom	Agenda/Public Notice	Slide Deck	Meeting Recording	2025 02 12 Meeting Minutes (Approved)
Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 5:30-7:00 pm Virtual - Zoom	Agenda/Public Notice	0. PAC: Distribution of Donations Agenda Slides 1. Enrollment of Underserved Groups, 10.1.2024 2. 2024-25 Volume 2 Proposed Budget (Heat Map) 2. a. Heat Map Email SClarke 3. Fall 2024 Community Priorities Survey 4. 2024-25 Successful School Survey Slides 5. Community Schools Slides	Meeting Recording	2025_02_26_Meeting Minutes (Approved)
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 5:30-7:00 pm Virtual - Zoom	Agenda/Public Notice	0. PAC Discussion Slide Deck 1. Regional School Foundation Comparison 2. PK-12 Advancing Literacy, Dr. Emily Glasgow	Meeting Recording	2025_03_05 Meeting Minutes. (Approved)
Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 5:30-7:00 pm Virtual - Zoom	Agenda/Public Notice	0. Written Public Comment & Committee Member Comments for the Record 0.2 Written Public Comments continued 1. PAC Discussion Slide Deck 2. School-Based Food Pantries in Community Schools 3. Advancing Literacy: High Impact Tutoring	Meeting Recording	2025_03_12 Meeting Minutes (Approved)
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 5:30-7:00 pm Virtual - Zoom	Agenda/Public Notice	0. Written Public Comment 0a. Written Public Comment 0b. Written Public Comment 0c. Written Public Comment 1. PAC Opening Slide Deck 2. PAC - Learning Acceleration Executive Summary & Links to Research 3. Potential Formula by School	Meeting Recording	2025 03 19 Meeting Minutes (Approved)
Wednesday, March 25 2025, 5:30-7:00 pm Virtual - Zoom	Agenda/Public Notice	0. SClarke Summary of PAC Proposals 1. Learning Acceleration - Tutors (K-3) + Ignite (5th) + IXL (9th/10th) 2. $1M Distribution Modeling per School 3. $2M Distribution Modeling per School 4. PAC Slide Deck with Three Funding Proposals 5. Committee Ranking Survey - Survey Results Summary	2025_03_25 Meeting Recording	2025_03_26_Meeting_Minutes (DRAFT)

Purpose of the Committee

To provide a recommendation to the PPS Board of Education for the distribution of fundraised dollars for staff positions to fulfill the commitment of the Districtwide Advocacy and Fundraising Policy (7.10.020-P).

Committee Membership

Cluster	Name	Term
Cleveland	Ayla Ercin	2 Years (6/30/2026)
Franklin	Sun Lee	1 Year (6/30/2025)
Grant	Audrey Gnich	2 Years (6/30/2026)
Ida B Wells	Daniel Levine	2 Years (6/30/2026)
Lincoln	Casey Vanos	1 Year (6/30/2025)
McDaniel	David Lamadrid	1 Year (6/30/2025)
Roosevelt	Suzanne Clarke	1 Year (6/30/2025)
Focus Option (Benson/Jefferson/Etc)	Trina Huff (Chair)	2 Years (6/30/2026)
Multiple Pathways to Graduation	Alisa Welch	2 Years (6/30/2026)
Student Rep	Sachin Wheatley (Co-Chair)	1 Year (6/30/2025)
Student Rep	Annika Houghton (Co-Chair)	1 Year (6/30/2025)

The Committee is composed of no more than eleven members: nine parents/guardians plus two students with at least one representative from each cluster plus Multiple Pathways to Graduation.

Selection: From an applicant pool, members are selected and appointed by the Board.

Representative Group: Committee shall reflect District demographics, including racial/ethnic and socio-economic diversity and experiences with special education. Representatives will include a mix of parents/guardians of students from elementary, middle and high schools. Student representatives need to be attending a PPS high school.

Terms: Representatives will initially be appointed to staggered terms of one and two years with all subsequent terms being two years. Each member may serve up to four years total on the Committee. Student representatives will be appointed to a one-year term.

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