2026 Fall Survey Opens October 21

SAC Fall Survey Open

We value your feedback! Our Fall Family Survey takes 15 minutes or less and gives our staff an early snapshot of students’ educational experiences, helping us identify areas where adjustments may be needed throughout the school year. The Board of Directors and Administration also use the results to help evaluate and improve our school.

Your participation makes a difference, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts!

Here’s a little extra incentive!

Earn 2 volunteer hours for completing the survey.
Help us reach 70% family participation and every class will earn a Dress of Choice Day!

Please note: Only one survey per family household will be accepted.

Thank you for being an important part of the BFA community and helping us continue to grow!

Previous Survey Results

Fall Survey 2025

The SAC Fall Survey provided valuable feedback from the BFA community, offering insights that will help guide future improvements and initiatives.

Some highlights are:

Families consistently praised caring, dedicated teachers who build strong relationships with students.
Parents value the school’s communication, structure, and sense of partnership between families and staff.
Students are happy, motivated, and enjoy engaging classroom experiences.

Take a moment to look through the full Fall Survey Results by clicking on the button below.

Click Here for the 2025 fall survey results

Spring Survey 2026

If you filled out the survey, don't forget to log in your 2 hours volunteer time incentive! Go to HelpCounter and select "SAC Survey" under Activities.

Click Here for the 2026 Spring survey results

About

The state of Colorado requires each school to have a School Accountability Committee (SAC) consisting of parents, teachers, and community members charged with advising the administration on the improvement of the school. The SAC is tasked with informing, encouraging, and providing opportunities for parent and community members to be involved in the planning and evaluation of the school's instructional program and quality improvement processes. The SAC reports to the principal and participates in the District Accountability Committee (DAC). SAC also serves as a sounding board for community concerns.

To achieve these goals throughout the year the SAC members will:

Review Standardized Assessment Data with school administration – identify areas of needed growth
Review the schools Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) developed by the school administration to address needed areas of growth
Participate in monthly District Accountability Committee (DAC) Meetings with the Douglas County School District
Administer Parent Satisfaction Surveys – report results and SAC recommendations to the Board
Administer Student Satisfaction Surveys – report results and SAC recommendations to the Board

All meetings are open to the public and publicized beforehand. We encourage parents and other community members to attend. The list of committee members can be found using the link below. Please email SAC to reach the committee chair.

2026/2027 Committee Volunteer Positions

Below are positions available for the next school year. Please consider joining SAC!

Click here for the SAC Interest Form

Chair

Description

Chair Duties

Should be a parent representative or a parent from the PTS
Serves a one-year term as and may be re-elected for one additional one-year term
Sets agenda for SAC meetings in collaboration with the Principal and Vice-Chairperson and sends to SAC members at least 24 hours in advance of each meeting
Presides over the meetings
Assures the SAC complies with the Bylaws
Works in collaboration with DAC Liaison and Principal to create and monitor the UIP
Authors process for SAC involvement on UIP.

Chair

Vice Chair

Description

Vice Chair Duties

Should be a parent representative or parent from the PTS
Serves a one-year term, may be re-elected for one additional one-year term, and may be elected such that the Vice-Chairperson will assume the Chairperson’s role the following year
Participates in setting the agendas with the Chairperson and Principal
Assumes duties of Chairperson when the Chairperson is absent
Assumes the duties of the Chairperson in the event of a resignation and until a successor Chairperson is elected
Assures the SAC complies with the Bylaws.

Chair

DAC Liaison

Description

DAC Liaison Duties

Is a parent representative, a parent from the PTO, or the community member
Attends all scheduled Forums, gathers information from DAC meetings to report back to the SAC. The DAC report should be listed on the SACs agenda and included in the SACs scheduled meeting dates. The DAC Liaison is the communication link (feedback, concerns, questions) between SAC and DAC.
Is a member of the SAC
Works in collaboration with the Principal and SAC Chairperson to create and monitor the UIP.

Parent at Large/Committee Members

Description

Parent at Large/Committee Member Duties
(can have multiple members in this position)

Is a parent representative, a parent from the PTO, or the community member
Can provide feedback and support Survey build, testing and analytics
Engage and support the SAC initiatives and attend monthly meeting

Survey Testing Lead

Description

Survey Testing Lead Duties

Manage communicating with community of testers to ensure survey is ready and clear prior to execution

Analytics Lead

Description

Analytics Lead Duties

Manage the post survey analysis with analytics team to make sure data is aggregated for Board Review

Amanda Raddatz

SAC Chair

Cara Hebert

DAC Liason

Lara Chatterton

Parent at Large

Allison Putman

6th Grade Teacher, SAC Teacher Representative

Website

Ms. Putman is delighted to return to Ben Franklin Academy as the 6th grade science teacher. She began teaching at BFA in 2018, seven years ago. Science is a passion of hers, and she loves teaching middle schoolers.

After earning a Bachelor of Science from the University of Arizona in Psychology with a Biochemistry minor she studied Pathobiology at the University of Arizona Graduate School and was the second author for the Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology publication of Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in Oysters in the United States. Shortly thereafter, she attended Arizona State University and completed an Elementary Education licensing program. Currently, she is working toward a Master’s of Engineering in Systems Engineering through Colorado State University.

In her free time, Ms. Putman spends time in nature. She can be found hiking or paddleboarding with her four children and rowdy goldendoodle in Colorado’s beautiful state parks.