School Site Council (SSC)

**School Site Council meetings are open to ALL DVE families. However, only elected members are allowed to vote. If you’d like to be sent a meeting link to attend our meetings, please email the principal, Email Bonny Bausola

 Article I: Duties of the SSC

The School Site Council, herein after referred to as the SSC, shall carry out the following duties:

  • Obtain recommendations for, and review of, the proposed SPSA(Academic Plan) from all school advisory committees

  • Develop and approve the SPSA and related expenditures in accordance with all state and federal laws and regulations

  • Recommend the SPSA and expenditures to the governing board for approval

  • Provide ongoing review of the implementation of the SPSA with the principal, teachers, and other school staff members

  • Make modifications to the SPSA whenever the need arises

  • Submit the modified SPSA for governing board approval whenever a material change (as defined in district governing board policy) is made in planned activities or related expenditures

  • Annually (and at each trimester, etc.) evaluate the progress made toward school goals to raise the academic achievement of all students

  • Carry out all other duties assigned to the SSC by the district governing board and by state law

 

Article II: Members 

Section A: Composition

The SSC shall be composed of 10 members, selected by their peers, as follows:

  • 3 Classroom teachers (Provide definition of classroom teacher)

  • 1 Other school staff members

  • 5 Parents or community members

  • The school principal shall be an ex officio member of the SSC

SSC members chosen to represent parents may be employees of the school district so long as they are not employed at this school.

Section B: Term of Office

SSC members shall be elected for 2 year terms. Half, or the nearest approximation thereof, of each representative group shall be elected during odd years, and the remaining number elected during even years. At the first regular meeting of the SSC, each member's current term of office shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

Section C: Voting Rights

Each member is entitled to one vote and may cast that vote on any matter submitted to a vote of the SSC. Absentee ballots shall not be permitted. 

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