Members

The State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education is a 24-member council. The breakdown of representatives is as follows:

Colorado State Board of Education appoints 18 representatives to three year terms
Colorado Department of Education appoints three representatives
Colorado Department of Higher Education appoints two representatives
Colorado Department of Human Services appoints one representative

The heads of each of the state agencies appoint those members for an unlimited length of tenure.The 2020 appointed members of the State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education (SACPIE) are as follows:

Member Name	Role	Organization	Appointed By
DJ Anderson	Parent Representative	--	Colorado State Board of Education
Nora Brown	Statewide organization of parents and teachers	Colorado Parent Teacher Association	Colorado State Board of Education
Pam Christy	Nonprofit organization that specializes in promoting the involvement of families of students with disabilities	PEAK Parent Center	Colorado State Board of Education
Kristen Collins	Colorado Department of Education-Federal Programs Unit	Colorado Department of Education	Colorado Department of Education
Yoni Dobie-Geffen	State-based nonprofit organization specializing in promoting the involvement of families of traditionally underserved populations	Climb Higher Colorado	Colorado State Board of Education
Dr. Kris Greer	Representative from higher education	Teacher Education Department/Fort Lewis College	Colorado Department of Higher Education
Brandon Hellwig	Statewide organization that represents charter schools	Colorado League of Charter Schools	Colorado State Board of Education
Stacy Johns	Parent Representative serving on a school or district accountability committee	--	Colorado State Board of Education
Eryn Kaiser	Parent Representative	--	Colorado State Board of Education
Leslie Levine, Chair	Nonprofit organization that partners with funding providers, state agencies, and service providers to assist organizations in providing services to improve the health and well-being of families and children	Cooking Matters	Colorado State Board of Education
Dee Leyba, Vice Chair	Parent Representative serving on a school or district accountability committee	--	Colorado State Board of Education
Kim McLachlan	Statewide organization that represents teachers	Adams 12 Educators’ Association	Colorado State Board of Education
Dr. Chris Miller	Colorado Department of Education-P-3 Office	Colorado Department of Education	Colorado Department of Education
Veronica Palmer	State-based nonprofit organization specializing in promoting the involvement of families of traditionally underserved populations	RISE Colorado	Colorado State Board of Education
Monica Peloso	Statewide organization that represents members of school district boards of education	Colorado Association of School Boards	Colorado State Board of Education
Joanna Peters	State-based nonprofit organization specializing in promoting the involvement of families of traditionally underserved populations	Colorado Council of High School and College Relations	Colorado State Board of Education
Jason Taylor	Statewide organization that represents school executives	Platte Valley Middle School	Colorado State Board of Education
Joyce Thiessen-Barrett	Colorado Department of Education-Exceptional Student Services Unit	Colorado Department of Education	Colorado Department of Education
Michael Vente	Representative from higher education	Colorado Department of Higher Education	Colorado Department of Higher Education
Vacant*	Parent Representative serving on a school or district accountability committee	--	Colorado State Board of Education
Vacant**	Parent Representative serving on a school or district accountability committee	--	Colorado State Board of Education
Vacant*	Parent Representative serving on a school or district accountability committee	--	Colorado State Board of Education
Vacant**	Representative of the department of human services appointed by the executive director of said department	Colorado Department of Human Services	Colorado State Board of Education
Vacant**	Expertise in early childhood care and education	--	Colorado State Board of Education

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this webpage are those of the State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Colorado Department of Education or the Colorado State Board of Education.

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