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Site Council
Philosophy
The Site Council is a visionary group
helping to shape the direction of Vista Ridge
High School. Through
collaboration with staff, students, and community, the
Site Council will enhance a learning environment in
which innovation and excellence in education can be
achieved.
Purposeo:
The purpose of the Site Council is to
serve as an advisory board. Colorado state law (22-7-106) and District 49
board policy (AE-R) establish basic guidelines for this
committee. The Council will focus on school culture,
climate, safety, facilities, and promote a respectful
environment for students and staff. In addition, the
Council will also review the school improvement plan,
the budget, and student and school performance and
achievement.
Membership
Members are selected in the spring for
the following school year. New members are identified
through the VRHS Site Council selection process. All
members are expected to follow VRHS Site Council
operating norms. The best interest of the Council occurs
when representatives assume responsibility for and
facilitate two-way communication with their constituent
group.
While
membership will be flexible, the optimum membership
would include:
·
School Principal or principal’s designee(s)
·
Five
staff members
·
One
student representative from each grade level
·
PTSA
representative
·
Athletics Booster Club representative
·
Activities Booster Club representative
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/span>/span>/span>![endif]>span class="style3">One
parent representative from each grade levelo:p>/o:p>/span>/p>
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feeder school representativeo:p>/o:p>/span>/p>
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Community business partnero:p>/o:p>/span>/p>
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span class="style2">A. Terms of Officebr>
/span>/i>span class="style2">Terms of office will be
for two years. The exception is for students who will
have one-year terms. Vacancies are filled through an
appointment process for the balance of the school year.
The Council will devise a method to ensure that terms of
office are staggered.o:p>/o:p>/span>/p>
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span class="style2">B. Member Responsibilitiesbr>
/span>/i>All members of the Council are expected to
attend all meetings. The Council Chairperson will put
the agenda out to the membership in advance of the next
scheduled meeting. Members should not pursue private
and/or personal agendas and they should consider their
position on the Council as an opportunity to improve the
school in terms of student learning and performance for
all students.o:p>/o:p>/p>
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span class="style2">C. Chairpersonbr>
/span>/i>The Chairperson will facilitate Council
meetings, maintain meeting agendas, and keep members of
the community informed of Council decisions as
appropriate. In addition, the Chairperson will serve on
the District Accountability Advisory Committee (DAAC) as
the Vista Ridge representative. This group meets monthly
as well. The Council will elect the Chairperson, who is
not an administrator, from the Council membership at the
first meeting of the school year. Chairperson is a one
year term. The chairperson position may be shared by two
individuals. o:p>/o:p>/p>
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span class="style2">Meetingso:p>/o:p>/span>/u>/b>/p>
p class="style3">The Vista Ridge Site Council will meet
monthly throughout the school year. All meeting dates
and location will be communicated to the public. The
Council reserves the right to adjust this schedule as
deemed necessary. Meetings are open to the community for
observation (see Observation Guidelines). o:p>/o:p>
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span class="style2">Observation Guidelineso:p>/o:p>/span>/u>/b>/p>
p class="style3">Anyone is welcome and everyone is
encouraged to observe VRHS Site Council meetings.
Observers have the opportunity to give input during
specified times during the meeting, or they may
communicate their concerns through one of their Council
representatives. When an observer wishes to speak,
he/she will be asked to state their name and affiliation
with Vista Ridge. An exception to these guidelines is if
an individual is there for the purpose of presenting a
proposal or providing information or clarification of a
topic.o:p>/o:p>/p>
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