School Community Council
The School Community Council is mandated by the state and is designed to assist with the improvements of the school. Funds are received through the Land Trust fund, based on the needs and goals provide in the school plans submitted to the Jordan School District...
There are 6 responsibilities of the School Community Council
1-To participate in the development of a school improvement plan designed to improve student achievement.
2- To present its school improvement plan to the Board of Education annually.
3- To advise and assist in the development and implementation of the professional staff development plan at each school.
4- The School Community Council of each elementary and middle school shall develop and submit annually to the local school Traffic Safety Committee a child access routing plan.
5-The School Community Council shall provide a forum for community discussion of school-related concerns, encouraging citizens to express their views about educational issues and problems.
6- The School Community Council shall coordinate the fundraising activities of the local school. However, local school PTA organizations may conduct fund-raisers to support their activities and projects. (See Policy AA417—Fund Raising.)
Issues which are outside the purview of the School Community Council shall include District policies, budgets, laws, and ethics, as well as issues which are the specific responsibility of another educational organization.
Each School year the council is created by parents who choose to volunteer along with faculty. The committee is equal in number and the chair person and vice chairperson shall be one parent and one faculty.
East Midvale Elementary will have volunteer forms going out to all students at the beginning of the 2007-08 school year. If you are interested in being part of this important group please contact our principal. |
