What is the School Site Council?

LACOE SSC Roles and Responsibilities

California Education Code 52852 requires that a School Site Council shall be established at each school that participates in Title I or LCFF supplemental/concentration grant funding.

The School Site Council is a team comprised of the school principal, teachers, other staff and parents and/or community members and, in high schools students participate on the team.

• School Site Council members are elected, with teachers electing teachers, parents electing parents, and students electing students.

• The School Site Council looks at student data and school information, identifies student needs and areas for improvement, and participates in the creation/revision of the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA).

• The SPSA is the schools’ plan or blueprint for activities that will be carried out to improve the school and student achievement. The plan outlines the specific activities and the funding, either Title I or LCFF which will be utilized.

• The School Site Council also monitors the plan to see that the actions have occurred; the funding spent and evaluates the activities at the end of the school year.

• Obtain recommendations for, and review of, the proposed Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) from all school advisory committees

• Develop and approve the SPSA and related expenditures in accordance with all state and federal laws and regulations

• Recommend the SPSA and expenditures to the governing board for approval

• Provide ongoing review of the implementation of the SPSA with the principal, teachers, and other school staff members

• Make modifications to the SPSA whenever the need arises

• Submit the modified SPSA for governing board approval whenever a material change (as defined in district governing board policy) is made in planned activities or related expenditures

• Annually (and at each semester, trimester, etc.) evaluate the progress made toward school goals to raise the academic achievement of all students

• Carry out all other duties assigned to the SSC by the district governing board and by state law

Why Serve on the School Site Council?

School Site Council members:

• Participate in important decision making that can bring positive benefits to students

• Represent the entire school community and take responsibility for the achievement of all students

• Learn about school governance and funding.

Greene Act

The Greene Act Education Code §35147(c)

1. Any meeting held by a council or committee shall be open to the public and any member of the public shall be able to address the council or committee during the meeting on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the council or committee. 

2. Notice of the meeting shall be posted at the school site, or other appropriate place accessible to the public, at least 72 hours before the time set for the meeting. The notice shall specify the date, time, and location of the meeting and contain an agenda describing each item of business to be discussed or acted upon. 

3. The council or committee may not take any action on any item of business unless the item appeared on the posted agenda or unless the council or committee members present, by unanimous vote, find there is a need to take immediate action and the need for action came to the attention of the council or committee subsequent to the posting of the agenda. 

4. Questions or brief statements made at a meeting by members of the council, committee, or public that do not have a significant effect on pupils or employees in the school or school district or that can be resolved solely by the provision of information need not be described on the agenda as items of business. 

5. If a council or committee violates the procedural meeting requirements of this section and upon demand of any person, the council or committee shall reconsider the item at its next meeting, after allowing for public input on the item. 

6. Any materials provided to a school site council shall be made available to any member of the public who requests the materials pursuant to the California Public Records Act.

All meetings begin at 1:45 in room 207

SSC Agendas & Minutes

October 26, 2023

November 16, 2023

February 22, 2024

April 25, 2024

Mrs. Ana Velasquez
Chairperson, 2023-24
909-398-0316

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