DoDDS- Europe
School
Advisory Committee (SAC)
Heidelberg District Superintendent's
Office
What is the School
Advisory Committee (SAC)?
A SAC is a forum for communicating
recommendations, concerns or advice to the principal on educational matters.
Is the SAC a school
board?
Even
Though the SAC does have a significant impact on improving school programs,
it is not a school board. It is an advisory committee.
Who is on SAC?
Depending
on the size of the school, a SAC is composed of an equal number of elected
parents and professional educators in the school.
When are the elections?
Elections
are normally held at the end of the school year; however, elections may
also be held at the beginning of the school year.
What issues can be
dealt with by a SAC?
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Review of
school policy and advise principal on curricula and budget issues.
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Recommend
solutions to a problem.
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Determine
feasibility of implementing new programs.
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Use opinion
polls to help develop proposals .
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Keep the
community aware of the plans and programs initiated at the school
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Hold forums
on particular topics and invite community members to present views.
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Hold open
houses.
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Invite qualified
speakers to address specific subjects.
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Participate
in briefings on school accreditation and school task groups
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Participate
on the School Improvement Leadership Team.
A SAC meeting should not:
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Engage in
political campaigns or issues.
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Becomes
a pressure group
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Decide on
curriculum or schools textbooks
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Be a forum
to air employee grievances.
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Report independently
to the public.
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Function
as a school board.
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Participate
in negotiations between DoDDS and its employees.
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Engage in
fund-raising activities, or assume functions of other activities, like
the PTSA, etc.
If issues are not acted
on by the local school, can they be elevated to higher levels in the system?
Yes,
If a principal is not able to implement change based on advice submitted
by the SAC, it can be passed on through channels to the superintendent,
the area superintendent, or the director in DoDEA. Issues should
also be passed on to the IAC. In addition there is a higher level
SAC committed called the ADvisory Committee for Dependents Education (ACDE).
Should community support
issues be discussed by the SAC?
No.
An Installation ADvisory Committee (IAC) is formed from member os each
SAC for each community. The IAC meets and gives recommendations and advice
to the commander on the community support given to the schools.
References:
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DoD instruction
1342.15, Dated 27 March 87; Subject: Educational ADvisory Committees and
Councils
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Department
of Defense Dependents Schools Pamphlet, dated August 1993: Subject: Educational
Advisory Committees and Councils
(This
information is from the District Superintendent's Office, Heidelberg
Germany)
| Superintendent: Dr. Elizabeth Walker |
| Asst. Superintendent: Dr. Gene Knudsen |
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