Community Advisory Council — Parkland School District : Grades K -12, Allentown PA

Community Advisory Council

The Parkland Community Advisory Council, comprised of approximately 25 representatives from the community, serves as a liaison for communication between the school district and the Parkland Community. The major objectives of the council shall be the improvement of school-community relations and participation in the study, discussion and formulation of recommendations relative to various aspects of educational planning for the district.

The CAC has planned seven meetings and one Holiday Social for the 2011-2012 school year. Most meetings are held at 7:00PM in the Administration Center (unless another location is indicated) and are open to the public. Any district resident interested in serving on the CAC should contact the Assistant Superintendent, at 610-351-5505.

Schedule for 2011 – 2012 Year:

Month	Date	Topic	Time	Location	Presenter
October	10/20/11	Signs and Symptoms of At-Risk Behaviors	7:00	Ad Center	Connie Harakal Rob Thornburg
November	11/17/11	Curriculum Updates/School District Ranking/ Teacher Perspective of Parkland	7:00	Ad Center	C & I Department
December	12/15/11	PHS Visual Art Department/Winter Concert	6:15	PHS Library Classroom	Rich Shemonsky
January	1/19/12	Community Outreach Night PSD Budget Process/Question and Answers	7:00	Ad Center	John Vignone Rich Sniscak
February	2/16/12	Classroom Technology: The Cyber World	7:00	**SMS Room # TBD	Jason Henry Tracy Smith
March	3/15/12	Middle School Program and Transitioning To/From	7:00	Ad Center	Middle School Staff
April	*4/12/12	Peer Mediation/Community Service Dress Rehearsal for Spring Musical	6:15	PHS Library Classroom	Eric Roberts
May	5/17/12	2012-2013 Topics/Election of Officers	6:30	PHS

* Please note correction of date for April meeting (meeting is one week earlier).
** Location of the February meeting has changed.