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FREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

School Site Council

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COMPOSITION

Parent or community membership must be equal to school staff membership

Classroom teachers must be the majority of the staff side

“Other School Personnel” includes other administrative positions, all site classified personnel, other non-classroom teacher positions

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Election of Members

The council shall be composed of the principal and:

Teachers elected by teachers at the site

Other school personnel elected by other school personnel at the site

Parents of students attending the school elected by the parents

In secondary schools, students elected by students attending the school

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The Principal

The principal is an active member of the site council

Attendance and responsibilities cannot be assigned to a designee

The principal cannot veto a decision of the council or make budget changes without SSC approval

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SSC Officers

Chair: Helps plan the agenda with the principal and facilitates the SSC meetings

Vice Chair: Performs as Chair when Chair is absent

Secretary: Creates minutes of meetings

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Agenda for Meetings

To be posted in public view 72 hours prior to each meeting

Includes the date, time, location and each business item

Includes time on the agenda for public comment

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Conducting Meetings

Provide a sign-in sheet

Provide agenda and all materials

Let alternate members know they may not vote unless substituting for another member

Follow the agenda

Use Roberts’ Rules of Order to conduct meeting

Keep minutes of meetings and maintain them for 3 years

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Responsibilities

Assessing needs of students and using data to set goals

Reviewing information for English Learners Advisory Committee and other advisory groups

Revising and evaluating the Single Plan for Pupil Achievement (SPPA)

Revising SSC By-laws if needed

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Funds That Must Be Reported in SPPA and Approved by SSC

Goal 2 Action 3: Supplemental Funds

Select and purchase research-based intervention programs and/or resources to address remediation needs for unduplicated students’ in grades TK-12.

Goal 2 Action 5: EL Funds

Allocate funds to schools based on the number of

English Learner students to be used for primary language support, translations, additional ELD professional development, interventions, materials, and EL classes/sections.

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Funds That Must Be Reported in SPPA and Approved by SSC

Goal 3 Action 6: College and Career Readiness Funds

Provide opportunities for TK-12 unduplicated students to become more aware of career choices and to experientially connect with the real world of careers throughout their years of education.

Goal 3 Action 7: Targeted Support Funds (Former Title I schools)

Provide targeted support and resources to unduplicated students at high needs elementary sites: Blacow, Brier, Cabrillo, Durham and Grimmer.