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A diverse group of stakeholders: the school’s principal and parents, teachers, support staff, students*, and community members serving in an advisory role supporting the school’s improvement. *students only serve in secondary schools: required for high school & technical schools; optional in middle schools Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

A majority of the members of each school advisory council must not be employed by the school district. The Principal, teachers and support staff are the SAC members who are employees of the district; they must be less than 50% of the membership. Parents and community members are not employees of the school district in any position or capacity; they are at least 51% of the membership. Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

The teachers, support staff, students, parents, and community members on the SAC must represent (within 10%) the ethnic, racial, & economic groups in school’s community (student enrollment). Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

Teachers, support staff, students, and parents are elected by their groups at the school in a fair and equitable manner 1. Teachers elect teachers 2. Support staff elect support staff 3. Students elect students 4. Parents elect parents Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

SAC membership drives include public notices. School leaders distribute nomination requests to members of each group: Parents, teachers, students. The Principal appoints community members; SAC votes to approve the appointments. Electing alternates during the election process helps replace members in a timely manner and increase public participation. Records of the notices, nominations, and voting, are important documentation to retain. Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

Many stakeholders may be SAC participants in meetings/discussions who are not voting members. Public support for school leaders, teachers, staff and students in the school improvement process is valuable to the students and the community. Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

The SAC assists school’s leadership with  Annual evaluation of the schools’ improvement (review school report card)  Annual preparation & approval of the school improvement plan  Evaluation of improvement progress during the year (quarterly reviews are typical)  The annual school budget Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

The SAC  Determines & approves the use of SAC funds, a portion of which are to be used to implement the school improvement plan  Reaches agreement with staff and approves the use of the A+ Recognition funds (if awarded) Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

School Improvement Funds  The state auditor advises that school improvement funds should be spent in the year awarded to improve the school for the students enrolled in the year of award A+ Recognition Funds  Florida statute designates what Recognition Funds may be used for in the year awarded Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

Fund use determined jointly by staff and SAC: a) Nonrecurring bonuses to faculty and staff; b) Nonrecurring expenditures for educational equipment or materials; (and/or) c) Temporary school personnel to maintain and improve student performance If staff and SAC cannot agree by February 1, funds are equally distributed to all classroom teachers currently teaching in the school. Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

By Laws – Operations Manuals  Required  Developed, updated by SAC  Guidelines  Membership  Procedures  Responsibilities Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

Schools’ SAC By-laws/Operations Manuals should be reviewed and updated annually. What are the duties and functions of the council members? What are the procedures for nominating and electing council members and selecting community representatives? Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

continued Do the (nomination) procedures reference at least two (2) notifications in languages as determined by the needs of the school and occur at least two (2) weeks prior to elections? Do notifications reference election timelines, scheduled orientation meetings, and proposed scheduled SAC meeting times? Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

continued Identify procedure for electing officers: chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary; set position terms (consider across school years) Establish membership terms (consider across school years) Establish SAC size, ratio of peer groups Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

continued Establish at least 8 regular meetings each year Determine meeting dates, times, places Schedule at least half of meetings outside Mon. – Fri., 9 – 5 p.m. Provide at least five (5) days advance notice in writing to all members of matters scheduled to come before the council for a vote Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

continued Assure SAC meetings are open to the public Assure reasonable notice of meetings Encourage parent participation Establish a quorum Provide for an orientation to cover statutes, election procedures, and member responsibilities during a regular event (e.g., Open House or PTA/PTO meeting) Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

1.Prior School Performance a.Achievement scores and Gain scores (usually FCAT) b.Subject Areas c.Grade Levels d.Student Groups 2. Improvement strategies planned 3. Progress through year CCPS Data/School Reports available: (Principals will identify most appropriate reports for school/grade levels/subjects) School Improvement Focus Plan, Progress & Challenges FCAT Scores, subject area test scores Grade levels, subject areas, student groups Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

Select School Improvement Plan Select “READ ONLY” (also see progress testing here) Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

The use of parliamentary procedures is required for all SAC meetings. “Robert’s Rules of Order” one form of parliamentary procedure Learn more about Robert’s Rules of Order in the ANGEL SAC Community Group. Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

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SAC Materials for Schools to Use Agenda Minutes (guide) Member ListAttendance Record Funds Request Important Deadlines Auditor Reports Robert's Rules of Order Educational AcronymsBy-Laws/Operations Manual Board Policy & State Statutes Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

Schools submit SAC records to: ANGEL- SAC Group: Agendas/Minutes Date, notice, time (min. 8 per year, 4 in the evening) Business: agenda topics, open item topics Membership: members present, quorum Voting: procedures, decisions, expenditures SAC Budget: balance/expenditures By-Laws Membership list, Officers Next slide Previous slide First slide End Show

Call or write for answers and support: Synthia LaFontaine Coordinator of School Improvement Previous slide First slide End Show Thank You