Site Council

School Site Council Meeting Requirements

Any meeting held by the SSC shall be open to the public, and any member of the public shall be able to address the council or committee during the meeting on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the council or committee (EC Section 35147[c][1]).

Notice of the meeting shall be posted at the meeting at the school site, or other appropriate place accessible to the public, at least 72 hours before the time set for the meeting. The notice shall specify the date, time, and location of the meeting and contain an agenda describing each item of business to be discussed or acted upon (EC Section 35147[c][1]).

The SSC may not take any action on any item of business unless that item appeared on the posted agenda or unless the SSC members present, by unanimous vote, find that there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the attention of the SSC subsequent to the posting of the agenda (EC Section 35147[c][1]).

Questions or brief statements made at a meeting by members of the SSC or public that do not have a significant effect on pupils or employees in the school or school district, or that can be resolved solely by the provision of information, need not be described on an agenda as items of business. If a SSC violates the procedural meeting requirements of this section, upon demand of any person, the SSC shall reconsider the item at its next meeting, after allowing for public input on the item (EC Section 35147[c][2]).

Any materials provided to a SSC shall be made available to any member of the public who requests the materials pursuant to the California Public Records Act (EC Section 35147[d]).

Per the adopted Site Council Bylaws,  meetings are conducted using Robert's Rules of Order.

• Robert's Rules of Order -Simplified This is a quick reference guide provided by Cornell University.

Principal (1)

• Dr. Kimberly Clissold
• Hector Soto (Alternate)

Teacher Representatives (5)

• Alison Budlong (Year 1)
• Julie Tiffany (Year 2)
• Matt O'Donnell (Year 2)
• Jim Seder (Year 2)
• Marlene Nemoede (Year 2)

Community Members (3)

• Ana Horta (Year 1)
• Minona Heaviland (Year 2)
• Sean Kaslar (Year 2)

Student Representatives (3)

• Thao Pham (Year 2)
• Riley Piehl (Year 2)
• Valerie Mendoza (Year 1)
• Ariel Rudolph (Alternate, Year 1)
• Zoe Bestill (Alternate, Year 1)

Compositions

The School Site Council shall be composed of a minimum of 10 members.  All consolidated programs require that the membership of the SSC consists of the following members who were nominated and selected by their peers:  

In secondary schools, half of the members are the principal, classroom teachers, and other school personnel; half are students and parents.  Classroom teachers are a majority of the first group; students make up one-half of the second group.  

Council members representing parents and/or community members may be employees of the school district but may not serve as a parent representative at the site of employment.  

Timeline

Election Oversight

The SSC Chair and Principal shall be responsible for overseeing the election, unless the SSC Chair is a candidate. If the SSC Chair is a candidate, anther member who will not be on the ballot shall be designated by the Council.

Nominations

Open seats for the next school year will be determined by the beginning of May and notices for nominations sent out to each stakeholder group through Parentsquare at least one week prior to the election.

Elections

The SSC Chair, or designee, and Principal will confirm the eligibility of each nominee versus the bylaws and add their names to the respective ballots. The separate ballots will be be sent out to the stakeholder groups with at least a week for voting with the election closing prior to the final meeting of the Site Council for the year. The ballots will be a google form that allows only one vote per voter. At the close of the ballot, the Principal and SSC Chair, or designee, will certify the results and invite the newly elected members to the final meeting of the year. 

Accountability Documents

Bylaws

Site Council Resource Guide