SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL. Elections shall take place before the school year concludes and those elected shall take office on the first day of the next school year. Teacher membership on the council shall be as follows:
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL. The Superintendent and the Association will appoint a total of six (6) members to a School Improvement Council, with each party choosing three (3) members. The purpose of the Council is to provide an opportunity for the Administration and the Association to consult and exchange information and ideas in the programming and planning of the District. Meetings of the School Improvement Council will be limited to a maximum of six (6) per school year and will be scheduled after the work day. In regard to Educational Reform Legislation, the Council will meet and discuss implementation of these bills and may submit recommendations to the Superintendent for his review. If the Council is unable to develop any recommendations upon how such legislation should be implemented, then the Association and the District shall be obligated to bargain over such implementation which affects wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment. Furthermore, should the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School District be combined with any other school or JVS District, the Association and the Board agree that the implementation of such consolidation shall be a subject of bargaining prior to consolidation.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL. A. A School Improvement Council will be established, and there will b representatives from the following areas: Three (3) representatives appointed by the Board, three (3) representatives appointed by the Association. The Council shall meet no less than three to four times during the regular school year, or as needed. Administrative members may be in attendance by invitation by both parties. When recommendations are submitted to the Board from the School Improvement Council, the Board shall act on such recommendations within thirty (30) days of their submission. The Board shall provide secretarial assistance to the Council. A chairman shall be elected by a majority vote of the members. The Superintendent shall be notified of meeting times and may attend at his/her discretion.
B. The School Improvement Chairman shall appoint or dissolve upon a majority vote of all members of the School Improvement Committee such subcommittees as he deems necessary, provided, however, that the representation on each subcommittee shall include at least one representative from the aforementioned group. Subcommittees shall elect their Chairman by a majority vote, meet no less than monthly, and submit a copy of their minutes and/or recommendations to the School Improvement Council as frequently as they deem necessary but not less than monthly.
