Through this interactive exchange, communication within the district is enhanced, energies are directed toward the solution of problems, duplication of efforts is avoided, and concerns are examined in a larger, focused context. The CAC is the arena in which the concerns of individual groups are considered in terms of the broader issues which impact the entire district. It is primarily through its subcommittees that the CAC researches global issues and makes recommendations to the school district, the community, and the legislature. All CAC members, including alternates, may serve as voting members of subcommittees. Each year the CAC general membership examines its priorities to determine which subcommittees are to be established.
Members then volunteer for one or more committees.
To limit the number of meetings members must attend, subcommittees attempt to meet one hour before CAC general meetings. Speakers are invited to the general and subcommittee meetings as resource persons. Each subcommittee is also assigned a deputy superintendent as a resource person and liaison when the group needs assistance in researching matters. When a subcommittee has compiled a study, it presents its finding to the general group in the form of a recommendation. If approved, advisory groups, feeder patterns, administrators, and school personnel work together to implement the action.