School
Governance Councils were created by the state’s recent education reform
law (Public Act 10-111) to enable parents, school staff, students and
community leaders to work together to improve student achievement in the
state’s schools. School Governance Councils serve in an advisory
capacity and are charged with assisting the school administration in
making programmatic and operational changes to improve the school’s
achievement.
Who is on the School Governance Council?
The
School Governance Councils required under C.G.S. Sec. 10-223e must be
established through school-wide elections and they have very specific
membership requirements. Students, teachers/staff and parents must be
elected to the Council. The student members have to be elected to the
council by the current students of the school. Seven parents, five
teachers, two students and two community members comprise the SGC.
What are the goals of the School Governance Council?
The
School Governance Council serves in an advisory capacity to the
Principal. They help to further the goals of the School Improvement
Plan and include:
1. To discuss ways to improve student achievement in academic areas as well as on state test (CMT).
2. To discuss and implement strategies to improve parent involvement, including better communication.
What are the goals of the School Improvement Plan?
1.
To increase math proficiency by a minimum of 10 % as measured by
CMT/CAPT in order to meet or increase AYP targets established by the
Connecticut State Department of Education for whole group and
sub-groups.
2.
To increase reading and writing proficiency by a minimum of 10% as
measured by CMT/CAPT in order to meet AYP targets established by the
Connecticut State Department of Education for whole group and sub-group.
3. To actively engage parents of students in the educational process and planning for students
4. To meet the AMAO targets established by the Connecticut State Department of Education for achievement in English Proficiency