Elections and Membership
Elections
The principal, following input from the existing School Advisory Council, will establish the size and membership make-up of the SAC team as follows:
The principal shall serve on the School Advisory Council as an appointed member.
At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the School Advisory Council shall be parents and community representatives not employed by the school district.
Each team must include at least one member from the school's support personnel.
School Advisory Councils in high schools shall include students.
The principal, following input from the existing School Advisory Council, may appoint Business and Community stakeholders.
Membership of the School Advisory Council will reflect the ethnic, racial, and economic community served by the school.
At Spruce Creek High School, our policy is to allow SAC to contain as many parents, students and community members as are interested in serving, therefore any parent, student or community member who reaches out with interest will be elected in to serve. We actively reach out to parents and students from underrepresented groups throughout the year. For teachers, we typically can allow anyone who wants to be a voting member to serve because we have enough parents, students, and community members to balance out the 51%, but we encourage departments to discuss it and have someone volunteer to participate on their behalf. For the spring election, we vote in those who know that they want to participate the next year. At any point in the school year if additional members want to join and become voting members, we vote them in and the chair submits a new roster to the district. We allow anyone to attend any meeting as a nonvoting member at any time.
The principal shall serve on the School Advisory Council as an appointed member.
At least fifty-one percent (51%) of the School Advisory Council shall be parents and community representatives not employed by the school district.
Each team must include at least one member from the school's support personnel.
School Advisory Councils in high schools shall include students.
The principal, following input from the existing School Advisory Council, may appoint Business and Community stakeholders.
Membership of the School Advisory Council will reflect the ethnic, racial, and economic community served by the school.
At Spruce Creek High School, our policy is to allow SAC to contain as many parents, students and community members as are interested in serving, therefore any parent, student or community member who reaches out with interest will be elected in to serve. We actively reach out to parents and students from underrepresented groups throughout the year. For teachers, we typically can allow anyone who wants to be a voting member to serve because we have enough parents, students, and community members to balance out the 51%, but we encourage departments to discuss it and have someone volunteer to participate on their behalf. For the spring election, we vote in those who know that they want to participate the next year. At any point in the school year if additional members want to join and become voting members, we vote them in and the chair submits a new roster to the district. We allow anyone to attend any meeting as a nonvoting member at any time.
Why Should You Join Us?
Participating in SAC is a great way to see how your school works and participate in some of the decisions that will directly affect student achievement. It is a great way to have your voice heard and help to choose the path of your school. In addition, for school employees, it can be a resource that helps you to see the school as a whole instead of just focusing on your individual situation. For parents, it can be helpful to see the inner workings of a school that you have a vested interest in. For students, it can be an awesome resume and application booster. For community members, you can have a hand in helping to make your community school even better, which makes our community better and improves the local economy! So join us today!
How Do You Join SAC?
Just mark your calendar and come to the next meeting (look for the meeting schedule page on this website). Visitors and those interested in joining are ALWAYS welcome. You can listen and speak during the meeting, but you can't actually vote on any of the issues until you are a member. Just see the SAC chair before or after the meeting if you want to become an official member.