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Join the CAC Application

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


Our Purpose
it is the CAC's mission to represent the Unit 5 community by fostering district-wide dialogue and examining topics of interest. The Citizens Advisory Council acts in an advisory capacity to the Unit 5 Board of Education, serves as a liaison between the community and the Board, and serves as a means of lay participation in Unit 5's educational planning process.
Membership Qualifications
Candidates should submit a completed application form to the appropriate school or to the District Office. Membership on the council is limited to three parent representatives from each Unit 5 school and up to nine community members who reside in Unit 5 and do not have children enrolled in any Unit 5 school.

Parent Representatives
Parent representatives shall have children enrolled in the attendance center represented while serving as a CAC member. Each high school and junior high school shall be represented by three CAC parent representatives. Each elementary school shall be represented by two CAC parent representatives.

At-Large Representatives
At-large members must reside in Unit 5 and cannot have children enrolled in any Unit 5 school while serving as a CAC member. Up to nine at-large representatives shall serve on the CAC.

Member Duties
Members should:
  • fulfill the purpose of the Council;
  • attend CAC meetings regularly;
  • communicate with their school's parent-teacher group and/or the community.
 FOR INFORMATION ON APPLYING TO BECOME A CAC MEMBER, PLEASE CALL 309-557-4000.