Committee (PSSC) in your 1 high school student Communicate with school members, chosen by the the District student body; elementary Education Council and middle schools can (DEC) on PSSC appoint a student matters member Have input into the hiring of Vice 1 teacher member, Principal(s) and TAKE PART elected by other Principal teachers Be involved in LET YOUR VOICE performance Your principal evaluations of Vice BE HEARD participates in all PSSC Principal(s) and meetings Principal at the request of the Superintendent Who is on the Parent What does my PSSC do? School Support How Can I Get Committee (PSSC)? Your Parent School Involved? Support Committee A Parent School Support (PSSC) focuses on the Parents of students in Committee (PSSC) education priorities for your school elect PSSC consists of 6-12 your school. As a PSSC members at an open members elected to member you will: meeting organized by ensure that parents’ your School Principal in voices are heard. Help the Principal September. on education issues Most members are Work with the To run for election, you parents of students, Principal to must be a parent of a elected for a 3-year develop/monitor student enrolled in the term. the School school. Improvement Plan 1-2 community members Review the results To serve as a community can be appointed of the School member, you must be Performance nominated by a parent. 1 Home & School Report representative will be Help the Principal Department of appointed develop school Education, school-system policies and school-based
Committee (PSSC) in your school TAKE PART LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD Who is on the Parent School Support Committee (PSSC)? A Parent School Support Committee (PSSC) consists of 6-12 members elected to ensure that parents’ voices are heard. Most members are parents of students, elected for a 3-year term. 1-2 community members can be appointed 1 Home & School representative will be appointed 1 high school student members, chosen by the student body; elementary and middle schools can appoint a student member 1 teacher member, elected by other teachers Your principal participates in all PSSC meetings What does my PSSC do? Your Parent School Support Committee (PSSC) focuses on the education priorities for your school. As a PSSC member you will: Help the Principal on education issues Work with the Principal to develop/monitor the School Improvement Plan Review the results of the School Performance Report Help the Principal develop school policies Communicate with the District Education Council (DEC) on PSSC matters Have input into the hiring of Vice Principal(s) and Principal Be involved in performance evaluations of Vice Principal(s) and Principal at the request of the Superintendent How Can I Get Involved? Parents of students in your school elect PSSC members at an open meeting organized by your School Principal in September. To run for election, you must be a parent of a student enrolled in the school. To serve as a community member, you must be nominated by a parent. Department of Education, school-system and school-based
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