Welcome Principals

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Welcome Principals

• School Council Training

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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

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Why?

• Why
• School Councils?

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School Councils

• Working Together
• to
• Improve Student Learning!

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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

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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

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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 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

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Roles Responsibilities
Relationships
Court Cases
Federal DOE
Supreme Court
GGA
Others
State DOE
Local School Boards
Teachers
PTA
OEA
Councils
Superintendent
Parents
Community
STUDENTS
Principal
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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
• 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 Awards
  O.C.G.A. 20-14-38 Page 153,154
• 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

• Monthly Meetings (Quarterly minimum?)
• O.C.G.A. 20-2-86 (f) Page 17
  
• 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

• 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
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• 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

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Parliamentary Procedure

• Definitions
• Motions
• Debating a Motion
• Voting
• Page 50-52

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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

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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

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What is the purpose of school councils?
A) bring parents community together with teachers administrators B) share ideas for school improvement
C) create a better understanding of and mutual respect for educators parents D) All of the above
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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 if members have not been trained D) All of the above
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What is the composition of school councils?
A) 2 parents 2 teachers 2 board members 1 principal B) 2 parents 2 teachers 1 board member 1 business leader
C) 2 parents 2 teachers 2 business leaders 1 principal D) 2 parents 2 administrators 2 business leaders 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 members 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, Secretary B) Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer
C) Determined by bylaws D) Determined by board
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Council members shall?
A) Maintain school-wide 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 information requested that is not confidential B) Receive all recommendations of council
C) Respond to council recommendations within 60 days after notification D) All of the above
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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 the council D) All of the above
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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 each meeting D) Convene groups to 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 policies student achievement early intervention services D) All of the above
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What is councils 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...
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Will the council work toward improving student
achievement?
A) Yes! B) For sure!
C) Amen! D) Definitely!