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Welcome Principals

Welcome Principals. School Council Training. Agenda. Why School Councils? Who Are School Councils? What Shall School Councils Do? When & Where Shall School Councils Meet? How Shall School Councils Work? Other Legal Issues?

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Welcome Principals

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  1. Welcome Principals School Council Training

  2. Agenda • Why School Councils? • Who Are School Councils? • What Shall School Councils Do? • When & Where Shall School Councils Meet? • How Shall School Councils Work? • Other Legal Issues? • How Will School Councils Work Together? • What To Do First? • Questions? • Adjourn

  3. Why? Why School Councils?

  4. School Councils Working Together to Improve Student Learning!

  5. Intent of School Councils • Bring Communities & Schools Together • Solve Difficult Education Problems • Improve Academic Achievement • Provide Support for Teachers & Administrators • Bring Parents into the Process • Assist Local Boards • Create Understanding & Mutual Respect • Share Ideas for School Improvement O.C.G.A. 20-2-85 (a) – Page 15

  6. Accountability to the Constituents • Maintain School-Wide Perspective • Participate in Council Meetings • Participate in Information & Training Sessions • Act as a Link Between Council & Community • Encourage Participation • Work to Improve Student Achievement & Performance O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (k) – Page 17,18

  7. Who? Who Are School Councils?

  8. School Council Members • Composition & Membership O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (c) - Page 16 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (d) – Page 16 • Term for Council Members (staggered terms (e)?)O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (e) – Page 16 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (n) – Page 18 • Office Vacated O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (c) – Page 16 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (e) – Page 16,17

  9. Election of Members & Officers • Election & Selection of Members • (August instead of May?)O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (g) – Page 17 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (d) – Page 16 Page 40-42 • Officers of the Council O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (d) – Page 16 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (j) – Page 17 Pages 23 - 26

  10. What? What Shall School Councils Do?

  11. School Councils Working Together to Improve Student Learning!

  12. Roles & Responsibilities • Relationships Among … O.C.G.A. 20-2-85 (b) – Page 15 • School Council O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (s) – Page 20 (Delete section s)? Page 21,22 • Principal O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (r) – Page 18,19 Page 23,24 • Board of Education O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (p) & (q) – Page 18 Page 27,28

  13. Roles & Responsibilities Relationships Court Cases Federal DOE State DOE GGA Supreme Court Others Local School Boards Teachers PTA OEA Councils Superintendent Parents Community STUDENTS Principal

  14. Authority of Council • Appoint Committees,Use Advisory Groups O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (o) – Page 18 • Appoint Business Person O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (d) (2) – Page 16 • Withdraw Member Due to Inactivity O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (c) – Page 16 • OEA Audits O.C.G.A. 20-14-35 & 36 – Pages 152 & 153 • Distribute School AwardsO.C.G.A. 20-14-38 – Page 153,154 • State Board Interventions O.C.G.A. 20-14-41 – Page 154-156

  15. Focus on Student Achievement & School Improvement • Review & Discuss… • Analyses of Available Test Data • Analyses of Other Available Data • School Improvement Goals & Plan • Improvement Initiatives & Grants • QBE Goals & Objectives • Indicators of Quality Learning by OEA • Make Recommendations for Improvement Pages 102,103,128 - 130

  16. When & Where? When & Where Shall School Councils Work?

  17. Meetings & Training • Monthly Meetings (Quarterly minimum?) O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (f) – Page 17 • TrainingO.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (b) – Page 15,16 • Remuneration O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (f) – Page 17

  18. How? How Shall School Councils Work?

  19. Bylaws • Bylaws of the Council O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (h) – Page 17 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (c) – Page 16

  20. Quorum, Majority & Voting • Quorum O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (d) – Page 16 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (f) – Page 17 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (m) – Page 18 • Majority O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (d) – Page 16 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (m) – Page 18 • Voting • O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (m) – Page 18 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (f) – Page 17 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (c) – Page 16 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (j) (3) – Page 17

  21. Parliamentary Procedure • Definitions • Motions • Debating a Motion • Voting Page 50-52

  22. Agenda & Minutes • Agenda O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (r) (1) – Page 18,19 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (r) (6) – Page 19 O.C.G.A. 50-14-1 (e) (1) – Page 58,59 Page 87 • Minutes O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (l) – Page 18 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (j) (3) – Page 17 O.C.G.A. 50-14-1 (e) (2) – Page 59 Page 89-91

  23. What Will Meetings “Look Like?” • Meeting Ambiance • Room Arrangement • Protocol • Decorum • Visitors

  24. Immunity • Immunity O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (i) – Page 17

  25. Other Legal Issues? • Open Meetings Act • Open Records Act • Confidentiality

  26. Open Meetings Act • Meetings • Notices • Agenda • Minutes • Executive Session • Violations of the Act O.C.G.A. 50-14-1 - 50-14-6 - Page 57-61 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (f) - Page 17 Pages 54, 82 - 92

  27. Open Records Act • Access to Records • Copies of Records • Time Requirements • Confidential Records • Violations of the Act O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 -- 50-18-74 - Page 65-77 O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (l) - Page 18 Page 62-64

  28. Confidentiality • Student Information O.C.G.A. 20-2-720 - Page 109 Pages 105-108, 110-124 • Personnel Evaluations O.C.G.A. 20-2-210 – Page 125,126

  29. What To Do First? 1. Elect Secretary & Vice Chair 2. Adopt Bylaws 3. Set Yearly Calendar 4. Adopt Code of Ethics 5. Begin Working on … • Improving Student Achievement • School Improvement • Communications with Constituents 6. Prepare Agenda for Next Meeting 7. Review Checklist for Effective Councils 8. Dust-Off Your Leadership & Communication Skills!

  30. School Councils … Questions?

  31. School Councils Working Together to Improve Student Learning!

  32. Questions to Frame the Work 1. What are our students learning? 2. How is my school performing? 3. Does the school organization maximize learning? 4. What are we doing to improve schools for teaching and learning?

  33. Fayette County School Councils Congratulations!

  34. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? School Council Edition

  35. What is the purpose of school councils?

  36. What is the training requirement for councils?

  37. What is the composition of school councils?

  38. Who selects the parents on the school councils?

  39. Who selects the business leaders on school councils?

  40. Who selects the teachers on the school council?

  41. What is the term of the school councils?

  42. When is a council member’s office vacated?

  43. What is not required for council meetings?

  44. Who are the officers of the council?

  45. Council members shall…?

  46. Minutes of the council meetings shall be…?

  47. The board shall…?

  48. What is not a part of process to overturn a council decision?

  49. Who is the chair of the school council?

  50. What are the duties of the principal?

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