Code: IFCA-AR
Adopted: 9/23/96
Readopted: 6/26/06
Orig. Code(s): R910
School Site Councils
Purpose
A site committee shall seek to improve the school by focusing on student outcomes, improvement of instruction, staff development and the school's learning environment.
The site committee's role is to advise the principal on issues related to school improvement.
Membership
Site committee membership shall be governed by the following rules.
1. As many as 50 percent of the members may be teachers to be elected by licensed
teachers at the school.
2. At least one classified employee elected by the school's classified staff shall be a member.
3. As many as 50 percent of the members may be parents/guardians selected by parents of students attending the school. It is recommended that the site council be representative of the demography of the school.
4. The principal or principal's designee shall be a member.
5. The committee may appoint additional representatives from the community.
6. The Board reserves the right to modify the composition of site councils if it determines such to be in the interests of the district.
Committee Rules and Limitations
Each site committee shall adopt by-laws to include: terms of office; a meeting schedule; a list of officers and their duties; and the committee's rules of order (may be by reference to a copyrighted set).
All meetings are subject to the open meetings law. Committee agendas shall be available in the school office and minutes will be taken at each meeting.
The principal or the principal's designee shall serve as the committee's facilitator.
The committee shall participate in the development of the school improvement plan and to contribute to an annual progress report for the staff and Board.
Site committees will not be involved in issues related to:
1. Employee evaluations, discipline or assignments;
2. Legal matters
3. Confidential information;
4. Union contract and/or district policy.
All site decisions must be within the parameters of Oregon law, administrative rules, Board policies and negotiated agreements. The Board retains the ultimate legal authority for all school decisions and therefore reserves the right to review site committee actions.