Call for Adult Family Representatives to Site Council

UPDATE 10/17/08: Congratulations to Dana Barbarick, new Adult Family Representative to the BCS Site Council!

Beverly Cleary School (BCS) Adult Family members need to elect a
couple of Adult Family Representatives (AFRs) to our school's Site
Council. 

Some BCS AFR FAQs:

What will Site Council do this year?
The purpose of the Site Council is to increase BCS student achievement. 

Site Council has chosen 3 priorities for the 2008-09 school year: 
1.  Enhance common teacher learning and planning for integrated instruction;
2.  Develop a student growth model; and
3.  Promote school culture, including strong intra-school communication.

Other duties are a part of the Site Council work, but we are focusing on these priorities.

Who serves on Site Council?
Site Council has a balanced membership of about ten school
administrators, teachers, classified staff, adult family
representatives and a community member.

How often does Site Council meet?
Site Council meets during the school year for a couple hours about once each month.

Should I nominate myself or someone else for Site Council?
Site Council is looking for adult family representatives who have
experience with or skills that would support our work priorities for
the year.  We hope to maintain a balance between the two sites, e.g.,
have a rep with a student at the Hollyrood site and a rep with a
student at the Fernwood site (if you have a student at both sites, that
makes it easy).  We meet after school one weekday each month (more or
less) for a couple of hours.  Some work outside of meetings is to be
expected.

How do I nominate someone (including myself)?
Site Council Bylaws require us to have the AFRs elected by September
30.  However, to maintain our Site Council balance with school staff,
we may not be able to appoint the AFRs before the teacher and staff
elections, which need to be held by October 15 (nor know how many AFRs
we need).  Long way of saying:  please submit a brief statement of
nomination (moderately sized paragraph) at either site office no later
than Tuesday, September 16. (Quick turnaround, to be sure.)  Please
identify which site your student attends and why you are a good choice
for Site Council.  The nominating blurbs and a ballot will be published
in the BCS newsletter on Friday, September 19.  Then all adult family
members who care to vote should submit their ballots at either site’s
office by Tuesday, September 30.  We will then tally up the votes, but
won’t be able to say for sure how many AFRs will be on Site Council
until we know how many staff reps will be on Site Council.  Phew.

Who should I check in with about any of this?
Feel free to contact any of the current Site Council members with questions. Current co-chair contact information:  Rob Gibson and Carol Schrader.