As school districts like Jefferson County Schools perpetually struggle to restore staggering learning loss to pre-pandemic levels, Colorado’s unique district accountability system — which engages parents and community members in the process — seems equipped to help. But what happens when those tasked with holding government accountable are led astray from their mission?

Under Colorado law, each school district must have a district accountability committee (DAC), primarily constituted by parent and community volunteers. Unlike parent-teacher associations, a DAC’s job is to help ascertain the root causes of lagging student achievement and develop a unified improvement plan for the district.

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