Board Policy

BP 0420

Philosophy, Goals, Objectives and Comprehensive Plans

School Plans/Site Councils

The Board of Education believes that shared decision making at the site level can be the key to improving education. The Board encourages programs that involve staff, students, parents/guardians and the community in a partnership empowered to design, implement, monitor and evaluate plans which respond to their school's unique needs and which also coincide with district goals. The Board may approve or disapprove school plans as necessary in order to fulfill the district's mission, accomplish the Board's adopted goals and/or comply with legal requirements.

(cf. 0000 - Vision)

(cf. 0200 - Goals for the School District)

(cf. 0400 - Comprehensive Plans)

(cf. 0420.5 - School-Based Decision Making)

(cf. 1220 - Citizen Advisory Committees)

(cf. 6020 - Parent Involvement)

The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that schools desiring to participate in state-funded school-based programs establish and maintain a school site council. Such councils shall be responsible for the development, review and modification of school plans within their program area and for other duties as prescribed by law.

(cf. 0420.1 - School-Based Program Coordination)

(cf. 0420.2 - School Improvement Program)

(cf. 0420.3 - School-Based Student Motivation and Maintenance Program)

(cf. 0450 - Comprehensive Safety Plan)

Legal Reference:

EDUCATION CODE

52 Designation of schools

53 Designation of high schools

8750-8754 Conservation Education

44520-44534 New Careers Program

44670.1-44671.5 Staff Development and Resource Centers

51870-51874 Educational Technology

52000-52049 School Improvement Program

52176 Advisory committees

52200-52212 Gifted and Talented Education Program

52340-52346 California Regional Career Guidance Centers

52800-52904 School-Based Program Coordination Act

54000-54041 Educationally Disadvantaged Youth Programs

54100-54145 Miller-Unruh Basic Reading Act

54425 Advisory committees (compensatory education)

54650-54659 Education Improvement Incentive Program

54720-54734 School-Based Pupil Motivation and Maintenance Program

56000-56885 Special education

Management Resources:

CDE PUBLICATIONS

School Site Councils: Their Composition, Role and Responsibilities, 1991

WEB SITES

CDE: http://www.cde.ca.gov

Policy PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

adopted: December 11, 2000 Palos Verdes Estates, California