September / 2003


Keyword Exclusive - School-Based Council Duties

Supplement to “When Parents Help Schools”

Here are the areas the Kentucky site-based council members are involved in:

  • Test scores analysis

  • Targets for closing achievement gaps

  • Comprehensive Improvement Plan

  • School Safety Plan

  • Policy on curriculum

  • Policy on instructional practices

  • Policy on discipline and classroom management

  • Policy on extracurricular programs

  • Policy to enhance achievement and meet KERA goals

  • Policy on use of school space

  • Policy on assigning students to classes and programs

  • Policy on assigning staff time

  • Decision on how many people to employ in each job classification

  • Selection of new principal

  • Consultation before principal chooses people for other jobs

  • Policy on consultation about vacancies



To read the Kentucky Living September 2003 feature, "When Parents Help Schools" that goes along with this supplement, click When Parents Help Schools