Dear Parents,

The District Advisory Council (DAC) would like to welcome back students, parents, faculty and everyone involved in making Garnet Valley such an incredible school district. The DAC is comprised of parent volunteers that serve cooperatively with, but independent of the School Board. The purpose of the DAC is to promote communication, understanding and mutual support among the School Board of Directors, administration, faculty, student body, parents and citizens at large.

The DAC works in conjunction with each Building Advisory Councils (BAC.) These councils were formed to assist with communication and identify school-related issues, ultimately developing solutions that are workable to all those concerned. The DAC meetings are informational and cover beneficial topics that apply to the entire district, including guest speaker presentations reviewing applicable district policies.

The process for submitting BAC issues is as follows:

• Issues should be initially raised at the monthly BAC meetings at each school.

• If an issue cannot be resolved at the building level, BAC members will discuss the issue at a DAC meeting with the Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Marc Bertrando.

• If necessary, the issue will be referred to the School Board.

We kindly ask for your involvement & open communication during the school year.

The District Advisory Council is planning to meet three times this school year on October 2, 2023, March 4, 2024, and May 6, 2024 at 7:00pm at the GarnetValley Educational Center. Meetings are open to the public and meeting minutes can be found on this page as the year progresses.

I look forward to a successful school year. Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation in making this school year the absolute best it can be.

Sincerely,

MaryLynne Buchanan-Shaffer
DAC Chairperson