Board Advisory Councils
shall be established to advise the Board of Education and to represent the
nine Board of Education member voting districts. Councils should be set up by
Board Member Districts. The schools located within the geographic district
shall comprise each of the nine councils. Each
Board member shall represent the Board Advisory Council of their district.
The Board Chair shall assign each school to a Board Advisory Council. A.
Responsibilities 1.
Research/review/offer recommendations
on the critical issues prioritized by the Board of Education; 2. Review school system policies and procedures
assigned by the Board of Education to improve understanding and to facilitate
uniform interpretation by the community. Examples may include budgets,
programs, activities, and facilities; 3. Provide a
forum for receiving input/advice to the Board of Education on issues
affecting school policies and procedures; 4. Offer feedback solicited by the Board on
longer-term issues; 5. Express
itself appropriately on educational matters based upon active participation
in activities. B. Annual Report 1. The chair of each Board Advisory Council
shall submit an annual report to the Wake County Board of Education by May 30th
of each school year. 2. The Board will provide an opportunity for
those districts that so choose to make an oral presentation. 3.
The report should include input on district needs or concerns, as well as any
recommendations for the Board of Education’s consideration regarding issues
discussed during the respective school year. 4.
The report may include recommendations
to the Board regarding specific district concerns. 5. The report shall be submitted on the Board
Advisory Council reporting form BP2.
(See R & P Board Advisory Council Reporting Form) C. Membership 1. Councils shall be composed of one member
per school and three members-at-large, with the terms beginning at the start
of the school year. 2. Appointments
shall be made for terms of up to three years. 3. An
individual may not serve on more than one Board Advisory Council during their
appointed term. 4. During
their terms, members shall serve at the pleasure of the Wake County Board of Education.
5. A parent representative who is absent has
the responsibility of ensuring that another parent representative be present
at the meeting. The substituting parent should be in an existing leadership
position at the school. 6. Candidates for a term on a Board Advisory Council
as a school representative shall be nominated by the representative, in
consideration with the school principal and PTA. The nomination must be approved by the
Board of Education. 7. It
is recommended that Board Advisory Council members from each school should be
placed on the board of their local PTA. 8. Employees of the Wake County Public School
System shall not be eligible to serve on a Board Advisory Council except
those employees officially classified as temporary. 9. Candidates for at-large will be nominated
by the Board member representative with council approval. Nomination forms,
signed by the Board member and nominee, shall be submitted for Board
approval. D. Meetings 1. Each council shall hold regular meetings at
least four times during the school fiscal year. 2. The first meeting should be held before
October 15th. 3. The council shall adopt a schedule of
meetings for the year at its first meeting for each fiscal year and make this
schedule available to council members and the Superintendent’s office for
posting. 4. The last meeting should be held by May
15th. 5. The location of the meetings should rotate
among the schools in the area served. 6. Each council shall be required to comply
with all requirements of the State Open Meetings Law, G.S. 143, Article 33C. 7. Two chair meetings shall be held during the
school fiscal year. E. Attendance 1. Attendance at all Board Advisory Council
meetings is essential to being an effective council member. 2. Two
absences from regular meetings during any school fiscal year, without
substitute representation, shall result in replacement from the Board
Advisory Council by the Board member of that district. 3. Attendance
at Board Advisory Council meetings is expected from at least one Board
Member, one Principal from each school, one representative from each school,
one Area Superintendent, and the at-large members of each Council. F. Committee Leadership 1. At their last regular meeting of the year, each
council shall elect a chair or co-chairs for the upcoming year from among the
lay members on the committee. 2. A
member may not serve as chair for more than two consecutive years. 3.
The chair of each council shall
select a secretary and shall send copies of the written minutes of the
meeting, including the meeting attendance report to the staff person
responsible for Board Advisory Councils. G. Prohibited Action 1. The committee shall not
involve itself in activities that may reflect adversely on the Wake County
Public School System. 2. The committee shall not involve itself in
personnel matters or individual student problems except where the Board, the
administration, or the Principal seeks advice and counsel. 3. The committee shall not assume legal
authority for direct action or decision making within a school. 4. The
committee shall not involve itself officially in political campaigns.
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