Board Links 2020-21

Community Involvement Opportunities

Allen ISD and the Board of Trustees have a strong history of partnering with our parents, community members, and stakeholders. The district works with several leadership groups, standing committees, and specific-initiative committees throughout the school year.

More information about District-level leadership academies, active committees, and former speciall committees are listed below. Are you interested in serving at the campus level? If so, please contact your child's principal or PTA president.

If you are interested in serving on a committee in Allen ISD, please fill out this form. The school district will refer to this list of submitted applicants when forming new committees. Please know that submission of this form does not guarantee placement on a committee.

Allen ISD Leadership Academy
Allen ISD Leadership Academy
- Length of membership: One school year
- Next opportunity to apply: Summer/Fall 2021
The Allen ISD Leadership Academy is designed to provide community participants with a comprehensive overview of the school district by department and district leadership. By educating our community members about the workings of the school district, we create a resource pool from which to draw for participants in district planning, district and campus improvement teams, and other district/community activities. In addition, it serves as comprehensive initial training for those interested in serving as a school board trustee. The objective is to provide information as well as an opportunity to ask questions in an interactive format. The structure of Allen ISD Leadership Academy is an in-person, full-day, once-a-month workshop for six months.
- 2020-21 Allen ISD Leadership Academy Roster
Allen ISD Board Academy
Allen ISD Board Academy
- Next opportunity to apply: Fall 2021
The Allen ISD Board Academy is designed for anyone considering public service on the Board of Trustees as well as those that would like to learn more about local school district governance. For the 2020-2021 school year, the School Board Academy was offered as a separate event open to all that pre-registered. Attendees did not need to be part of the Allen ISD Leadership Academy to participate.
Active Committees
Active Committees

District Improvement Planning Committee (DIPC)
- Length of committee membership: Three years
- Next opportunity to apply: Summer 2021
The DIPC is a district-wide improvement committee composed of campus professionals, District-level staff, parents of students enrolled in the District, community members, and business representatives. The DIPC advises the District in establishing and reviewing the District's educational goals, objectives, and major districtwide programs identified by the Board or its designee. The committee serves exclusively in an advisory role. Both community and staff members hold 3-year terms on the DIPC. Learn more at the DIPC webpage.
- 2020-21 Community DIPC Roster
- 2020-21 Staff DIPC Roste r
Diversity and Inclusion Action Team
- Length of committee membership: One year
- Next opportunity to apply: Committee is currently full and not accepting new applicants at this time
Allen ISD formed a Diversity and Inclusion Action Team in the Fall of 2020. The action team is comprised of students, staff, parents, and community members. The Diversity and Inclusion Action Team will make recommendations, educate, and support the District in cultivating a safe, equitable, and inclusive environment. The action team's focus for the 2020-2021 school year is on the development of a Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Action Plan.
- 2020-21 Diversity and Inclusion Action Team Roster
School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
- Length of committee membership: One year
- Next opportunity for new members: Fall 2021
The Allen ISD School Health Advisory Council is committed to providing a school environment that enhances the learning and development of life-long wellness practices. The goal is to create a total school environment that is conducive to healthy eating and being physically active. By facilitating learning through the support and promotion of good nutrition and physical activity, schools contribute to the basic health status of children.
- 2020-21 SHAC Roster
Former Special Committees
Former Special Committees

Project Kids

Committee timeline: Spring/Summer 2020

Project Kids is a citizen bond advisory committee that meets for a set period of time to review the facility needs of the district along with the financial and instructional impact of those new facilities. The Board of Trustees appointed the Project Kids 2020 Committee on February 24, 2020. The committee’s original meetings (scheduled to begin in March 2020) were postponed due to COVID-19. In April 2020, committee members were surveyed if they wanted to move forward in a virtual format, and the response was resoundingly positive. Committee members held their first meeting via video conference on May 12, 2020.

Project Kids met a total of six times in May and June, ultimately bringing a consensus bond proposal to the Board of Trustees in July 2020. The Board accepted Project Kids' proposal to be placed on the November 2020 election ballot.
- Click here to view the 2020 Project Kids Committee Roster
- Click here to view Project Kids' Final Recommendation to the Board of Trustees (July 27, 2020)
Prior to 2020, the Project Kids Committee helped form the Allen ISD bond proposals in 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2008, and 2015. Here is a summary of the former Project Kids Committee work and outcomes: Project Kids History Report.

SOAR 2030 Visioning Committee

Committee timeline: September 2019 - February 2020

SOAR 2030 was a community strategic-planning committee that provided a foundation for educational decisions in Allen ISD over the next ten years.

The SOAR 2030 process built upon the Allen High School graduate profile that was created during the last community strategic-planning process in 2012. Community members at that time identified what skills our graduates should possess. They identified four goals stating that AHS graduates would be effective problem solvers, responsible and engaged citizens, academically prepared for future pursuits, and effective communicators.

The SOAR 2030 Committee was comprised of approximately 200 parents, staff members, students, and community members. Using an inclusive process, committee members were charged with ensuring Allen ISD is preparing its graduate for life. Working within smaller committees, participants focused on how students learn, what we teach, and what skills our students will need beyond graduation.
- SOAR 2030 Visioning Committee Roster
SOAR 2030 Operational Planning Committee

Committee timeline: September 2019 - February 2020

The SOAR 2030 Operational Planning Committee’s goal was to ensure that the district’s operational efforts were aligned with the expectations of our parents and community. A few of the areas this committee studied included:
- Classroom design
- Hallway spaces
- Safety and security systems
- Transportation
- Maintenance
- Technology
- Details like walls and windows
The SOAR 2030 Operational Planning Committee spent considerable hours and many evenings touring our buildings and speaking with district experts to help set a baseline for the expectations of student-learning spaces throughout the district. This committee also completed a SWOT analysis to consider the strengths and weaknesses and examine potential areas of improvement.
- SOAR 2030 Operational Planning Committee Roster
District of Innovation Committee

Committee timeline: May-August 2016

On May 16, 2016, the Board of Trustees appointed a 20-member Local Innovation Committee comprised of diverse leaders representing a cross-section of the District's various stakeholders, including principals, parents, community members, and administrators. The Committee met on July 19, 2016 and August 10, 2016, to discuss and draft this Local Innovation Plan. At a public joint meeting of the Local Innovation Committee and the District Improvement & Planning Committee on September 13th, the DIPC approved the plan by a majority vote. Based on direction provided by the Board and input from various District stakeholders, the Committee proposed its plan.
- District of Innovation Committee Roster
Foundation For Allen Schools
Foundation For Allen Schools Board
- Length of board membership: Three-year term
- Next opportunity to apply: February and March 2021 (contact Regina Taylor at regina.taylor@allenisd.org for more information)
The Foundation For Allen Schools is a separate nonprofit education foundation that exists solely to support Allen ISD teachers and students. The Foundation was established in 1997 by a group of school and community leaders. To date, the Foundation has awarded over 400 classroom grants, several hundred student scholarships, and provided the support for Allen ISD educators to attend graduate school, receive special training, and be recognized for their accomplishments, and has invested more than $1 million back into Allen ISD.
- 2020-21 Board roster
- Foundation webpage