In
an effort to improve communication, flatten the decision-making and problem-solving
processes to the most local level, two advisory councils to Superintendent Joe
Quintana will operate differently this school year. In addition, a Student Advisory
Council (STAC) will be added.
The
changes were made to the Superintendent’s Advisory Council (SAC), after the
District received feedback on ways to improve the process from teachers,
principals and administrators. Based primarily on those discussion, here’s how SAC,
which is designed to addresses issues related to working conditions, will
operate:
- Each site administrator will meet with four of their school’s teachers in established monthly meetings to address and resolve their respective site-based issues at that level (the lowest level).
- The four teachers can be either selected by the principal or teachers can volunteer to serve on the
- committee.
- It is recommended that a Glendale Education Association member be represented in the four teachers selected for each site.
- An agenda will be set in advance of each monthly meeting, and minutes of the meeting proceedings taken.
- The principal will oversee the development of meeting agendas based upon items submitted by the four teachers. Minutes may be taken by an Administrative Secretary or other individual designated by the principal.
- Both the agenda and minute records will be maintained and available for review at each respective site.
- Agenda items may be submitted for the site-based meetings using the format SAC previously employed. Schools are also welcome to develop their own forms.
- The first site-based meeting for this school year will take place no later than Oct. 18.
- Beginning in November, the District SAC will meet monthly to report information on District-level matters to teachers and gather their feedback and input.
- District SAC meetings will be attended by one of the four teachers who meet with the principal at each site.
- Each site will designate the teacher. It does not have to be the same teacher each quarter.
- District SAC meetings will be the first Tuesday of each month from 4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Meeting dates are Nov. 7, Dec. 5, Jan. 9, Feb 6, March 6, April 3 and May 1.
PAC, which seeks input from District parents, will work in
this way:
- The District will be broken into four regions. Once each quarter, a meeting will be held in a different region school and parents from region schools invited to attend.
- School Messenger calls will be placed to promote the meeting.
- An agenda of two to three discussion topics will be set prior to the meeting. Agenda items will be communicated through the School Messenger calls.
- The first meeting will be held Nov. 7 at Jack. Meetings will follow on Feb. 6 and April 3 at sites to be determined. Meeting will run from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
STAC:
- will meet on Dec. 4 and March 5two established dates during the school day at the District Office (1 p.m.-2 p.m.).
- Each school will choose two student representatives, one student from either third, fourth and or fifth grades, and another from the sixth, seventh or eighth grade, where applicable.
- Parental permission will be obtained for students to be transported to the District Office for a one-hour meeting.
- An agenda will be set of topics for student perspectives and suggestions to be gathered on areas such as cafeteria food, bullies, playground equipment, grading, etc.
