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It is the CAC’s mission to represent the Unit 5 community by fostering district-wide dialogue and examining topics of interest.
 
Citizens Advisory Council

The Council was created by the Unit 5 Board of Education in 1948 as a means of encouraging public participation in educational planning. It is currently composed of over 65 members who serve as a liaison between the district and its community. The mission of the Council is to foster district-wide dialogue and examine topics of interest.

At least five general membership meetings of the CAC are held throughout the school year. Sub-committees meet to help define and articulate community desires regarding education by preparing and presenting advisory reports to the Board. At least two members of the Board of Education and the Superintendent or a designee attend each CAC meeting.

The CAC is composed of parent representatives from each school attendance center, as well as at-large members who reside within the district, but do not have children attending Unit 5 schools during their term. Members may serve on the Council for up to five consecutive years. Application to the CAC is made at each school, with the parent organization defining its own selection process. At-large applications are submitted to the District Office. The CAC officers select at-large representatives after reviewing application forms, giving special consideration to obtaining a membership that: is committed to active participation; possesses a variety of applicable skill sets; and is representative of Unit 5 communities.

 

2019-2020 CAC MEMBERS

 

 

 

 

Benjamin

Kristin Mullins

Towanda

Samantha Brown

Benjamin

Scott Verdery

Towanda

Michael Marquardt

Carlock

Andy Uhe

Towanda

Lora Weigman

Cedar Ridge

Becky Franz

EJHS

Kelly Dunn

Fairview

Jessica Moyer

EJHS

Suneetha Muppura

Fox Creek

Jon Hull

KJHS

Heather Blumardt

Glenn

Ryan Brown

KJHS

Vicki Rowe

Grove

Chris Thomas

PJHS

Amy Munson Pawlik

Grove

Mike Prescott

PJHS

Dawn Holliger

Grove

Scott Frietsch

NCHS

Caroline Halperin

Hoose

Azline Robinson

NCHS

Melissa Santiago

Hoose

Mustafa Jawadwala

NCHS

Jodi Schmittner

Hoose

Tami Wright

NCWHS

Jean Marie Taylor

Hudson

Katie Plattner

NCWHS

Karin Nowers

Northpoint

Brian Shoemaker

NCWHS

Tonya Lee-Webb

Northpoint

Matt Felumlee

NCWHS

Erin Estabrook

Oakdale

Chelsea Hood

At Large Member

Elizabeth Hamilton

Parkside

Thomas Hartless

At Large Member

Patsy Webber

Parkside

Theresa Denham

At Large Member

Mona Bradford

Pepper Ridge

Jamie Riddle

At Large Member

Peggy Miles

Pepper Ridge

Karen Young

At Large Member

Lin Hinds

Prairieland

Amanda Black

At Large Member

Chandler Huffman

Prairieland

Brooke Lieder

 

 

Sugar Creek

Ericka Howard

 

 

Sugar Creek

RC McBride