Transcript Accountability

Welcome Principals
School Council
Training
Agenda
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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
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Why?
Why
School Councils?
School Councils
Working Together
to
Improve Student Learning!
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Intent of School Councils
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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
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Accountability to the
Constituents
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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
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Who?
Who Are
School Councils?
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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
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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
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What?
What Shall
School Councils Do?
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School Councils
Working Together
to
Improve Student Learning!
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Roles & Responsibilities
Relationships Among …
O.C.G.A. 20-2-85 (b) – Page 15
 School Council
 Principal
O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (s) – Page 20
(Delete section s)?
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O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (r) – Page 18,19
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 Board of Education
O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (p) & (q) – Page 18
Page 27,28
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Roles & Responsibilities
Relationships
Federal
DOE
PTA
State
DOE
GGA
Court
Cases
Supreme
Court
Others
Local School Boards
Teachers
OEA
Superintendent
Parents
Community
Principal
STUDENTS
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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
 OEA Audits
O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (c) – Page 16
O.C.G.A. 20-14-35 & 36 – Pages 152 & 153
 Distribute School Awards
153,154
O.C.G.A. 20-14-38 – Page
 State Board Interventions
O.C.G.A. 20-14-41 – Page 154-156
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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
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When & Where?
When & Where
Shall School Councils
Work?
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Meetings & Training
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Monthly Meetings (Quarterly
minimum?)
O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (f) – Page 17
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Training
O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (b) – Page 15,16
Remuneration
O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (f) – Page 17
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How?
How
Shall School Councils
Work?
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Bylaws
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Bylaws of the Council
O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (h) – Page 17
O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (c) – Page 16
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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
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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
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Parliamentary
Procedure
 Definitions
 Motions
 Debating
a Motion
 Voting
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Agenda & Minutes
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Agenda
Minutes
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
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
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What Will Meetings
“Look Like?”
Meeting Ambiance
Room Arrangement
Protocol
Decorum
Visitors
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Immunity
 Immunity
O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (i) – Page 17
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Other Legal Issues?
Open Meetings Act
 Open Records Act
 Confidentiality
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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School Councils …
Questions?
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School Councils
Working Together
to
Improve Student Learning!
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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?
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Fayette County
School Councils
Congratulations!
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WHO WANTS TO BE
A
MILLIONAIRE?
School Council Edition
What is the purpose of
school councils?
A) “…bring parents & B) “…share ideas for
community together school
improvement…”
with teachers &
administrators…”
C) “…create a better D) All of the above
understanding of and
mutual respect for…”
educators & parents”
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What is the training
requirement for councils?
A) Twice per year
B) Address laws,
organization, rules,
purpose, procedures,
responsibilities
C) Every year in July D) All of the above
if members have not
been trained
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What is the composition of
school councils?
A) 2 parents
B) 2 parents
2 teachers
2 teachers
2 board members
1 board member
1 principal
1 business leader
C) 2
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2
1
parents
D) 2 parents
teachers
2 administrators
business leaders
2 business leaders
principal
1 board member
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Who selects the parents on
the school councils?
A) Teachers &
parents of the
school
B) Principal of the
school
C) PTA or PTO
D) Parents of the
school
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Who selects the business
leaders on school councils?
A) Board & council
B) Principal & board
C) Parents
D) Principal &
teachers
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Who selects the teachers
on the school council?
A) Board of
education
B) Principal of the
school
C) Teachers of the
school
D) All school
employees
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What is the term of the
school councils?
A) 1 year:
July - June
B) 1 year:
August - June
C) 2 years:
July - June
D) 2 years:
August - June
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When is a council member’s
office vacated?
A) Upon resignation
B) Upon removal by
the council
C) If member no
longer meets
qualifications
D) All of the above
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What is not required for
council meetings?
A) Meetings held
monthly
B) Meetings held at
the school
C) Quorum must be
present to conduct
business
D) Remuneration
determined by board
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Who are the officers of
the council?
A) Chair, Vice Chair, B) Chair, Vice Chair,
Secretary
Secretary,
Treasurer
C) Determined by
bylaws
D) Determined by
board
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Council members shall…?
A) Maintain schoolwide perspective
B) Participate in
information &
training programs
C) Act as link
between councils &
community
D) All of the above
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Minutes of the council
meetings shall be…?
A) Available at the
school for public
inspection
B) Received by
council members
within 20 days
C) Subject to the
Open Records Act
D) All of the above
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The board shall…?
A) Provide all
B) Receive all
information
recommendations of
requested that is not council
confidential
C) Respond to council D) All of the above
recommendations
within 60 days after
notification
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What is not a part of process
to overturn a council decision?
A) Public notice that
board will receive
recommendations,
decisions …
B) Council receives 7
days written notice
prior to board
consideration
C) Board shall
respond within 30
days
D) Majority vote of
the board overturns
a council decision
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Who is the chair of the
school council?
A) Principal
B) Determined by
majority vote of the
council
C) Determined by
bylaws
D) Selected by
superintendent
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What are the duties of the
principal?
A) Speak for the
council before the
board of education
B) Communicate
council requests for
information to
superintendent
C) Serve as chair of D) All of the above
the council
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What is not required of
principals?
A) Develop agenda
for each meeting
B) Provide school
allotment sheets to
council
C) Record minutes of D) Convene groups to
each meeting
select council
members
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Councils provide advice on?
A) Use of facilities;
budget priorities;
school calendar;
school profile
B) Extracurricular
activities; codes of
conduct; curriculum
C) School board
D) All of the above
policies; student
achievement; early
intervention services
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What is council’s role in
the selection of principal?
A) None
B) Recommend from
a list of qualified
applicants
C) Interview top 5
applicants selected
by superintendent
D) Screen all
applicants and
recommend 3 to
superintendent
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Five affirmative votes are
required for …?
A) Adoption of
bylaws
B) Changes in bylaws
C) Removal of
inactive council
member
D) All of the above
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Council members are
accountable & shall...
A) Maintain schoolwide perspective
B) Participate in
meetings & training
programs
C) Act as a link
between school &
community
D) All of the above
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Will the council work toward
improving student achievement?
A) Yes!
B) For sure!
C) Amen!
D) Definitely!
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