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Site Council Bylaws

 

ARTICLE I 

Purpose 

Section I Mission: 

1.1.1. The Redwood High School Site Council promotes empathy, kindness, and  respect for oneself and others, fosters a safe environment that values both  personal and academic goals, celebrates individuality, and cultivates  tolerance and inclusiveness. 

Section II Goals: 

1.2.1 Determine annual school-wide objectives which will focus and help define  school efforts. 

1.2.2 Increase communication, cooperation and participation among staff,  students, parents, district office, and community. 

1.2.3 Provide a forum to explore and share educational ideas. 

1.2.4 Develop, and annually revise, a three-year school improvement plan; to  initiate and establish policies and procedures to support the  

implementation of the Three Year Plan. 

1.2.5 Develop and oversee a budget process that supports multi-year financial  planning. 

1.2.6 Determine use of Instructional Improvement funds to meet school goals. 

ARTICLE II 

Membership  

Section I Membership: 

2.1.1 The Site Council is composed of 16 members consisting of the following  representatives:

1 Administrator – Principal or designee; 

5 Certificated – Elected by certificated employees; 

2 Classified – Elected by classified employees; 

4 Parents – Elected from the entire school parent community; 4 Students – Elected through student general election  

Section II Role and Responsibility: 

2.2.1 Attend all meetings; communicate to Site Council Chair when you cannot  attend. 

2.2.2 Contribute ideas, resources, time and effort to support the work of the  Redwood Site Council. 

2.2.3 Communicate back to representative groups. 

Section III Term of Office: 

2.3.1 Staff and parent members serve two-year terms. No staff member or  parent shall serve more than two consecutive terms. Classified members  serve one-year terms according to the terms of the CSEA contract. 

2.3.2 Students will serve one year terms and may be re-elected. Parent and  teacher terms may be staggered. 

ARTICLE III 

Meetings 

Section I General Meetings: 

3.1.1 The Site Council will meet twice a month at a consistent, agreed-upon day  and time. 

3.1.2 A modified version of Robert’s Rules shall be the governance model  except as amended by 2/3 vote of the quorum of the Site Council  members.  

3.1.3 Nine members constitute a quorum. No action may be taken without a quorum present. 

3.1.4 The administrative representative will act as chair to provide resources  and/or run the meetings. Agendas will be distributed to members and  posted in a public place at school at least 24 hours before each meeting.

3.1.5 Minutes shall be distributed to all staff and Site Council members,  Redwood Post and other governing bodies in a timely manner. 

3.1.6 A specific motion is necessary before discussion or action on an action  item. 

3.1.7 Decisions will be made by consensus. When consensus cannot be  reached, a 2/3 majority of the quorum of the Site Council members will be  required to pass any motion. There will be no proxy voting. 

3.1.8 At the beginning of each meeting, the Redwood Site Council will approve  as accurate the minutes of its previous meeting. 

ARTICLE IV 

Amendments 

The bylaws may be amended or changed by a 2/3 vote of the membership,  provided notice of the proposed change or amendment has been announced at  the previous meeting. 

(Revised 9/20/17)