CELESTE MILLER
Director of Communications
cmiller@bettendorf.k12.ia.us
(563) 359-3681
School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC)
SIAC is a group appointed by the board and made up of members representing students, parents, teachers, administrators, and representatives from the local community. Its purpose is to enhance the relationship between the school and the community and provides an avenue to get information and identify educational concerns from a different perspective. The committee helps assess district needs and makes recommendations to the school board on major educational needs and district initiatives such as:
- Major educational needs
- Student learning goals
- Long-range and annual improvement goals that include, but are not limited to, the state indicators that address reading, mathematics, and science achievement
- Desired levels of student performance
- Progress toward meeting goals
- Harassment or bullying prevention goals, programs, training, and other initiatives
- Character education into the educational program
2017-2018 Meetings
| Date | Topic | |
| Wednesday, Sept. 13 | Special Education Services Learn about the services and staff the district has in place to support the needs of students with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) as well as the funding that help support the program. | Agenda Presentation Minutes |
| Wednesday, Nov. 8 | Learning Environments Learn about the progress of the New Grant Wood Elementary school as well as plans for addressing the needs at the other schools | Agenda Minutes |
| Wednesday, Feb. 21 | School Finance 101 Learn how the district is funded, how tax money is used, about fund limitations, and our community grant support as well as the challenges we face and the opportunities we have in the Bettendorf Community School District. | Agenda Presentation Minutes |
| Wednesday, April 11 | Student Achievement Be part of the discussion about the district Iowa Assessment results, learn about the variety of assessments used by the district as well as how the assessment results are used to help improve the success of students. Assessment and Evaluation | 3-11 Core Report | 3-11 Growth Report | Trend Summary Elem | Trend Summary Proficiency | IA Assessment Summary | MAP Summary | Math Proficiency by Grade | Literacy Proficiency by Grade | Agenda Minutes |
2017-2018 SIAC Committee Members
| Paige Anderson | Kimberly Hoffman | Lisa Miotto |
| Marty Beck | Eric Howard | Mike Raso |
| Laurel Braaten | Jonathan Ikoba | Phil Redington |
| Jake Burbridge | Kay Ingham | Josh Smith |
| Kitty Clingingsmith | Barb Jordan | Linda Smithson |
| Emily Cullison | Kimberly Klosak-Smith | Stacey Struck |
| Joanna Doerder | Lana LaSalle | Amy Swearingen |
| Bonnie Fisher | Chris Like | Michele Tabares |
| Kitka Galvin | Richard Lynch | |
| Kerensa Good-Bloyd | Kaye Meyers |