Congratulations to our Newest Members
(posted by Erin Kane; 05/23/10)
Congratulations to our newly elected SAC members, Jane Marshall and Doug Landwehr! Welcome aboard!
Welcome to American Academy’s School Advisory Council (SAC)
Meetings held on the 1st Monday of each month at 4:30pm in the AA conference room
In Colorado, it is a statutory requirement for every school to have a School Advisory Council (SAC). The purpose of the SAC is to provide opportunities for parents, staff, and community members to be involved in the planning and evaluation of their individual school’s instruction programs along with being a representative voice for the community. They make recommendations to the school principal on the school-wide action planning and goals for improvement, as well as the school budgeting process.
Created by state statue in the 1970’s, these committees are comprised of parents, teachers, administrators, students, and community members. The focus of this committee is to inform, encourage, and provide opportunities for all stakeholders to be involved in the planning and evaluation of the school’s instructional program and quality improvement processes.
School Advisory Councils (SAC) should:
represent the community point of view
make recommendations and/or give advice to the principal
Work as a positive team member with the Science Department and other middle school teachers to provide the best possible education
focus on needs and concerns of the school’s community
review various components of the school program and advise the principal as to how well these meet the school and community needs
designate a representative to the District Advisory Committee
adopt by-laws consistent with the District’s organizational guidelines
conduct a regular needs assessments/survey for the formulation of school improvement goals
cooperatively develop areas of study based upon school baseline data and school profile information
help in the development and implementation of the school improvement plan
serve to facilitate the communications to the community and to the District Advisory Committee
meet other requirements as indicated in state law
meet on a monthly basis at a time when the majority of all members of the community can attend
open its meetings to the public, and publish the time, date and location of the meetings