Rio Linda High School
Site Council Bylaws
Name of Council
The name of this council shall be the Rio Linda High School Site Council.
Role of Council
The school site plan, including a budget, shall be developed and recommended by the School Site Council. The school site Council, following approval of a school improvement plan by the school district governing board, shall have ongoing responsibility to review with the principal, teachers, other school personnel, and pupils the implementation of the school improvement program and to assess periodically the effectiveness of such a program. Modifications or any improvement to the plan or budget shall be developed, recommended, and approved or disapproved in the same manner. The council shall carry out all other duties and responsibilities assigned to it in the Education Code of the State of California .
Members
Section 1 - Size and Composition
All members of the council shall serve for a two-year term. In order to achieve staggered membership, one-half (or the nearest approximation thereof) of the members representing parents or community members and one-half (or the nearest approximation thereof) of the members representing teachers and other school personnel (except the principal) shall serve for a one-year term during the first year of the council's existence. After the first year of the council's existence, all terms shall be two years in length. At the first regular meeting of the council, a chance method shall be used to determine which members shall serve one-year terms.
Each member shall be entitled to one vote and may cast that vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the council. The elected alternate shall vote in the absence of the representative. Absentee ballots shall not be permitted.
A member shall no longer hold membership should he or she cease to be a resident of the area or no longer meets the membership requirements under which he or she was selected; e.g., a parent becomes employed by the district. Membership shall automatically terminate for any member who is absent from all regular meetings for a period of three consecutive months. The council, by affirmative vote, as defined by SSC policy can suspend or expel a member.
Membership in the School Site Council is not transferable. A member may not appoint a successor upon resigning from the Council.
Any member may resign by filing a written resignation with the local school district governing board.
Any vacancy that occurs on the School Site Council, during the school year, shall be filled by the appropriate alternate member until a special election can be held to fill the vacancy. In the special election, the affected population (parents, students or teachers) will be notified of the vacancy.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
Section 1 - Officers
The officers of the School Site Council shall be a chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary, and such other officers, as the council may deem desirable.
Section 2 - Election and Term of Office
The officers of the School Site Council shall be elected and shall serve for two years or until each position on the council has expired or successor has been elected.
Section 3 - Removal
Any officer may be removed by a two-thirds vote of all members sitting on the School Site Council whenever, in the judgment of the council, the best interests of the council would be served thereby.
Section 4 - Vacancy
A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise shall, by special election, be filled by the School Site Council for the unexpired portion of the term.
Section 5 - Chairperson
The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the School Site Council and may sign all letters, reports, and other communications of the School Site Council. In addition, the chairperson shall perform all duties incident to the office of chairperson and such other duties as may be prescribed by the School Site Council from time to time.
Section 6 - Vice-Chairperson
The duties of the vice-chairperson shall be to represent the chairperson in assigned duties and to substitute for the chairperson during his or her absence. The vice-chairperson shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the chairperson or by the School Site Council.
Section 7 - Secretary
The secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings, both regular and special, of the School Site Council and shall promptly transmit to each of the members, and to such other persons as the School Site Council may deem, true and correct copies of the minutes of such meetings; see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws; be custodian of the School Site Council records; keep a register of the address and telephone number of each member of the School Site Council which shall be furnished to the secretary by such member; and, in general, perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the office by the chairperson or by the School Site Council.
ARTICLE V
Committees
Section 1 - Standing and Special Committees
The School Site Council may from time to time establish and abolish such standing or special committees, as it may desire. No standing or special committee may exercise the authority of the School Site Council.
Section 2 - Membership
Unless otherwise determined by the School Site Council in its decision to establish a committee, the chairperson of the School Site Council shall appoint members to the various committees.
Section 3 - Term of Office
Each member of a committee shall continue as such for the term of his or her appointment and until his or her successor is appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated or abolished, or unless such member shall cease to qualify as a member thereof.
Section 4 - Rules
Each committee may adopt rules for its own government not inconsistent with these bylaws or with rules adopted by the School Site Council or with policies of the governing board.
Section 5 - Quorum
Unless otherwise provided in the decision of the School Site Council designating a committee, a majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum, and the act of a majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee.
Section 6 - Vacancy
A vacancy in the membership of any committee may be filled by an appointment made in the same manner as provided in the case of the original appointment.
ARTICLE VI
Meetings of the School Site Council
Section 1 - Regular Meetings
The School Site Council shall meet regularly at least once per month August thru May inclusive.
Section 2 - Special Meetings
Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or by majority vote of the School Site Council.
Section 3 - Place of Meetings
The School Site Council shall hold its regular monthly meeting and its special meetings in a facility provided by the school and readily accessible by all members of the public, including handicapped persons.
Section 4 - Notice of Meetings
Public notice shall be given of regular meetings at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Any change in the established date, time, or location must be given special notice. All special meetings shall be publicized. Any required notice shall be in writing; shall state the day, hour, and location of the meeting; and shall be delivered either personally, by mail, and/or electronic media to each member not less than forty-eight hours or more than two weeks prior to the date of such meeting.
Section 5 - Decisions of the School Site Council
All decisions of the School Site Council shall be made only after an affirmative vote of a majority of its members in attendance, provided a quorum is in attendance.
Section 6 - Quorum
The presence of 51 percent of the total membership shall be required in order to constitute a quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the School Site Council. No decision of the School Site Council shall be valid unless a majority of the members then holding office concur therein by their votes.
Section 7 - Conduct of Meetings
All regular and special meetings of the School Site Council shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order or in accordance with an appropriate adaptation thereof. Section 8 - Meeting Open to the Public All regular and special meetings of the School Site Council and of its standing or special committees shall be open at all times to the public.
Revised March 2003
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School Site Council Bylaws
ARTICLE I ARTICLE II ARTICLE III The School Site Council shall be composed of 12 regular members and 4 alternate members. The needs and resources of the school improvement program require that membership include board representation of parents, students, and staff, including all socioeconomic and ethnic groups represented in the school attendance area. Representation on the council shall be: the principal, representatives of teachers elected by teachers at the school, other school personnel elected by other school personnel at the school, parents of pupils attending the school elected by such parents, and pupils elected by pupils attending the school. The council shall be constituted to ensure parity between (a) the principal, classroom teachers, and other school personnel: and (b) equal numbers of parents and pupils. Each represented group (excluding the principal) shall have an elected alternate. Selections (Elections) should occur no later than September of appropriate representatives to serve on the School Site Council. Classroom teachers shall constitute the majority of those persons representing school staff. 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. Section 2 - Term of Office Section 3 - Voting Rights Section 4 - Termination of Membership Section 5 - Transfer of Membership Section 6 - Resignation Section 7 - Vacancy |
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CA 95621
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