What is the School Site Council?
California Education Code 52852 requires that each school that participates in certain educational funding programs (Title I or Local Control Funding Formula) establish a School Site Council. The School Site Council is a team comprised of the school principal, teachers, other staff and parents and/or community members. School Site Council members are elected, with teachers electing teachers, and parents electing parents and community members. 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. We partner with the PTO and the school district to foster an environment that encourages parent involvement and optimizes communications between the school, parents, and students.
The Phoebe Hearst Elementary School Site Council consists of three Phoebe Hearst teachers, one Phoebe Hearst classified or certificated staff member, and five parents or community members. The school principal serves as an ex officio member.
Current Members (2022-2023)
Juan Carlos Lemus Sarah Wagner Daniel Conway Karen Harris Julie Griffin-Smith Carrie Relles Doug McCabe Yuliya Vathis Leah Murphy Doyal Martin
Bylaws
The current Phoebe Hearst School Site Council bylaws are available here.
The 2019-20 Phoebe Hearst Single Plan for Student Achievement is available here. The 2020-21 is pending approval.
I am a parent (or teacher or school employee) and would like to participate in the site council, how do I get involved?
School Site Council meetings are open to the general school public. We meet on the second Monday of each month at 3:30 pm. Agendas and prior meeting minutes are posted on the Phoebe Hearst Elementary website in advance of upcoming meetings. Our 2020-21 meetings will be from 3:30-4:30pm on the following dates:- Thursday, November 17, 2022 Thursday, December 15, 2022 Thursday, January 19, 2022 Thursday, February 16, 2022 Thursday, March 16, 2022 Thursday, April 20, 2022 Thursday, May 18, 2022
What is the difference between the school site council and the PTO?
The Site Council works to develop, review, and evaluate the school’s various programs and determines how best to allocate the limited Local Control Funding Formula money our school receives from the district. Our PTO provides enrichment opportunities to every student on campus by raising money to fully fund a robust arts program, support a school garden and garden program, provide classroom supplies, ensure students can participate in field trips, support campus beautification, assist with extracurricular academic programs like robotics, and many other programs.How much time does it take to be a site council member?
Typically, members allocate approximately 2 hours per month to attend the monthly meeting. In between the monthly meetings, communications between Site Council members are typically through emails. At certain times of the year, members may be asked to chair or be involved in a subcommittee which may meet an additional 1-2 hours/month.- October 20, 2022
- November 17, 2022
- December 15, 2022
- January 19, 2023
- February 16, 2023
- March 16, 2023
- April 20, 2023
- May 18, 2023