GEORGE MCPARLAND SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL

BYLAWS

ARTICLE I NAME

The name of this committee shall be the George McParland School

Site Council.

ARTICLE II PURPOSE

The purpose of this Council shall be to:

1. Develop and recommend the Single Plan for Student

Achievement for grades K-8 inclusively.

2. Have on-going responsibility to review with the Principal,

teachers, other school personnel, and pupils, the implementation

of the Single Plan for Student Achievement and to assess

periodically the effectiveness of the Program.

3. Annually review the Single Plan for Student Achievement,

establish a new budget consistent with the Education Code, and

if necessary, make modifications in the plan to reflect changing

improvement needs and priorities.

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

ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. The Council shall be composed of the Principal and

representatives of: teachers elected by teachers at the school site;

other school personnel elected by other school personnel at the school site;

parents of pupils attending George McParland School elected by

George McParland School parents and Student Body President.

Council members representing parents or other community members

shall not be employees of the school.

The membership of the Council shall be composed of equal representation

of school staff and parents/student with the goal of total membership of 12.

The membership of the Council shall also be composed of 6 staff members,

including the Principal, three to four teachers, (K-8), and 1 or 2

representatives of other school personnel.

Non-voting members may be appointed by the voting membership as

deemed necessary.

Section 2. Resignations will be accepted upon written notice to the Chairperson.

Section 3. Members shall serve for two years. No member may serve

for more than two terms consecutively. This may be waived upon per

council.

Section 4. A vacancy that occurs on the Council shall be filled by

appointment by majority vote of the Council with a member representative

of the loss. Such an appointment shall serve the duration of the unexpired

term.

ARTICLE IV OFFICERS

The officers of the council shall be a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson.

They shall be elected for one year terms at the designated annual meeting

of the council which shall be held in the month of May.

ARTICLE V MEETING AND QUORUM

Section 1. A yearly calendar of meeting dates and times will be established

at the first meeting of each year.

Section 2. A simple majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE VI DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS

SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the Chairperson to preside at all meetings.

SECTION 2. In the absence or disability of the Chairperson, the

the Vice-Chairperson shall assume the duties of the chairperson.

SECTION 3. Should both senior officers be unavailable, the Principal

shall preside.

SECTION 4. The Recording Secretary shall maintain an accurate record

of the Council minutes and in conjunction with the Site Principal, shall

maintain the Site Council policy manual and file relating to Council

projects and programs.

SECTION 5. The Site Principal shall serve as the Education advisor to

the Council. He or she shall oversee the maintaining of the necessary

records relating to the operation of the Site Council as required by

Education code 5201a and 5250a.

ARTICLE VII DUTIES OF COUNCIL MEMBERS

Section 1. Attend meetings. Two (2) unexcused absences and/or absences

from fifty percent (50%) or more of the regularly scheduled meetings will

constitute a vacancy.

Section 2. After one (1) unexcused meeting missed, the Recording

Secretary shall remind in writing the council member of this bylaw.

Section 3. Excused absences will be letting a member know you will be

absent.

ARTICLE VIII ELECTION OF MEMBERS

Section 1. The nomination Committee shall consist of at least one (1)

council member appointed at the February meeting. It shall be the

responsibility of the Committee to place the names of interested parents

on an election ballot in March, elect in April by parents and seated in

May. They will have no voting privileges until June 30^th. The teachers

will be elected by teachers in May or prior to the first meeting, the

support staff member will be elected by support staff. They will have

voting privileges when elected.

Section 2. Newly elected School Site Council members will be inserviced

as to the purpose, function, and goals of the S.S.C.

ARTICLE IX ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Section 1. All officers shall be elected at the May meeting.

Section 2. New officers shall assume their duties at the close of the May

meeting.

Section 3. No member shall hold the same office more than two years in

succession.

Section 4. Should an officer resign before new elections are held, the

Chairperson shall appoint a member in good standing to assume the

office until the next regular meeting when the vacancy could be filled.

Section 5. The office of Chairperson shall be rotated between the parent

component and the teacher component yearly.

ARTICLE X COMMITTEES

Section 1. The Chairperson shall appoint such committees as he or she

considers necessary at any time, or as directed by a majority of the members present.

Section 2. If necessary, standing committees consist of:

A. Budget committee

B. Election committee

C. Other

Section 3. Membership on the standing committee shall be by assignment of the Council Chairperson

with the concurrence of Council members.

ARTICLE XI AMENDMENTS

A. These Bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting by a simple

majority of the membership.

B. The meetings will be governed by these Bylaws and Roberts Rules of

Order.

Revised November 17, 2003

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