Adele Harrison Middle School

Site Council Bylaws

Article I  --  Name

The name of this committee shall be Adele Harrison Middle School Site Council

Article II  --  Purpose

The purpose of this council shall be to:

1.  Approve the annual School Wide Action Plan and budget(s) for categorical   and special funds received.

2.  Have on-going responsibility to review with the principal, teachers, other school wide personnel, students, and parents, the implementation of the School Wide Action Plan and to periodically assess the effectiveness of this plan.

3.  Annually review the School Wide Action Plan, recommending modifications to reflect changing improvement needs and priorities, along with recommending changes in the categorical budget(s) consistent with the Education Code.

4.  Take other actions as required by the Education Code or District.

5.  Maintain positive communications within the school and between the school and the community.

6.  Communicated with the District and the school board regarding the progress of the School Wide Action Plan and the expenditures of funds.

7.  The principal ultimately remains responsible for decisions to implement the plan and which are necessary for the administration and supervision of the school in accordance with section 78.0 of the California Administrative Code.

Article III  --  Membership

Section 1 -  Size

1.  The minimum size of the School Site council shall be ten (10) members, constituted in accordance with the following diagram:

2.  Classroom teachers shall comprise the majority of persons represented under sub-division (s) of the Education Code, section 52012.

3.  Council members representing parents and/or community members may be employees of the school district but may not service as a parent representative at the site of employment.

Section 2 - Selection

1.  Members shall represent the varying groups/programs at Adele Harrison

Middle School, receiving input from their respective groups on a regular basis.

2.  Parents/or other community members (5) shall be selected by representative groups.  Each spring, parents will be informed about the Site Council and of the procedures to become a member.  An election will be held in the fall.  Parent or Other Community Members will be:

            a.  (1) ELAC Parent Selected by ELAC

            b.  (1) Student/Community Member selected by Student Leadership Class

            c.  (3) Parent/Community Member selected by Parents

3.  Certificated personnel (3) shall be nominated and elected by the total staff.

4.  Principal (1) will be a permanent member.

5.  Classified personnel (1) shall be nominated and elected by classified personnel.

6.  Alternates for each of the groups will be selected, attending all meetings as interested and voting as needed in the absence of regular voting members.

7.  All interested persons shall have an opportunity to attend the council meetings and receive minutes of the School Site Council meetings.

Section 3 - Resignations

Resignations will be accepted only upon written notice to the facilitator.  If a parent resigns, the alternate parent will fill the position.

Section 4 - Term of Service

The term of service of the selected members of the SSC shall be for a minimum of two (2) years, (with the exception of the student representatives) from the first SSC meeting through the first SSC meeting of the following year.  Council representatives may be re-selected by their own representative groups for more than one term, but not more than three (3) terms consecutively.

Article IV  --  Meeting and Quorum

All members shall open, with an minimum of four meetings held each year.  Notice of the meeting time should be made in advance.  Special meetings will be called as needed upon the request of two or more SSC members.

A simple majority of the membership of the SSC shall constitute a quorum.  A quorum shall be present before a vote shall be taken.

Article V  --  SSC Leadership

Section 1  --  Leadership

The members of the SSC shall appoint and approve a facilitator, and a recorder, annually.

Section 2

No member shall hold the same position more than two consecutive years.

Section 3

Should the facilitator or recorder resign before new selection are made, the SSC shall appoint a member in good standing to assume the leadership duties until a selection can be made.

Article VI  -- Duties of the Leadership

Section 1

It shall be the duty of the facilitator to preside at all meetings.

Sections 2

In the absence of the facilitator, the principal shall assume the duties of the facilitator.

Section 3

Should the facilitator or principal be unavailable, the recorder shall preside.

Section 4

The recorder, facilitator, or school clerical staff shall keep the minutes of all meetings, send notices of meetings and/or agenda, attend to correspondence, and send out publicity as directed.

Article VII  --  Duties of Council Members

It shall be the duty of all council members to:

            1.  Attend and actively participate in all meetings

            2.  Accept positions as officers or sub-committee members when so appointed or elected unless unable to carry out the duties entailed.

3.  Any regular member missing three consecutive meetings will be dropped from the SSC.  Vacancies shall be filled for un-expired terms by an alternate, selected and approved by the majority of the SSC.

Article VIII  --  Committees

The Facilitator shall establish or abolish such committees as he/she considers necessary at any time or as directed by a majority of the members present.

Article IX  --    Amendment

These by-laws may be amended at any regular meeting by a two-thirds vote of the membership.

Article X - Operating Procedures

A set of operated procedures will be written and approved by the SSC each year to allow for changes which may be necessary.

Appendix A (Original Appendix A Deleted)

Attached to the Bylaws will be the names of the SSC members, designated leadership and alternates selected each year.

In witness whereof, Superintendent of Schools of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District has approved these Bylaws to be duly executed on:

Name ____________________________  Date _____________________

Position _____________________