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SAC. No Child Left Behind. What are SAC Basics?. School Advisory Councils Are. A diverse group of stakeholders of a school, established through Florida law, with the shared goal of increasing student achievement in a safe learning environment. SAC Members.

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SAC

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  1. SAC No Child Left Behind What are SAC Basics?

  2. School Advisory Councils Are . . . • A diverse group of stakeholders of a school, established through Florida law, with the shared goal of increasing student achievement in a safe learning environment.

  3. SAC Members • SACs must consist of the Principal and an appropriately balanced number of teachers, staff, parents, community members and students. • SACs must represent “the ethnic, racial and economic makeup of the community served by the school.” To achieve this, members may be appointed. • The majority of SAC members (over 51%) may not be employed by the school on whose SAC they serve.

  4. SAC Members continued . . . • A SAC may have many participants (i.e. Assistant Principals, sub-committee members, etc.), but they should not be listed as official voting members. • Elementary schools may have students participate, but students may not be listed as official members and may not vote.

  5. SAC Duties Include . . . • Assisting in the preparation and evaluation of the School Improvement Plan (Student Success! Plan) • Deciding how School Improvement Funds are spent • Deciding jointly with the school faculty on how A+ recognition funds are distributed, except after Nov 1st

  6. Additional SAC Duties • Monitoring school safety • Liaison to the community • Involved in special committees and • Student Success! Plan Team

  7. A SAC Member’s Role • Attends meetings and trainings if necessary • Uses state and district goals as guiding principles • Determines and prioritizes the needs of the school • Assesses school data/surveys • Develops strategies for improvement • Decides how to measure results • Assists in the preparation, development, implementation, and evaluation of the SIP (SSP)

  8. The SAC Chair/Co-chair • Knowledgeable about SAC duties, responsibilities and school improvement process • Establishes an agenda. Prepares for meeting; notifies members of meetings and training opportunities • Facilitates the meetings • Keeps meetings on task, maintains order, involves members • Signs SIP (SSP)

  9. The Principal • Responsible for school administration • Should know/follow state SAC guidelines/laws • Assesses school data/surveys • Facilitates SAC recommendations in development and implementation of SIP (SSP) • Keeps SAC informed on activities and policies of the school. • Encourages participation and problem solving and teamwork

  10. SAC Secretary • Determination of a quorum for meetings (minimum 51%) • Accurate recording of SAC business • Maintains up-to-date records of minutes • Keeps records of attendance • Duties at the meeting: • Reading or providing minutes • Taking accurate minutes • Duties after the meeting: • Noting status of previous minutes • Notification of elections or appointments • Writing the minutes promptly and dispatching the minutes for agenda prep

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