School Advisory Councils

The District has worked with school parents and community members to establish School Advisory Councils in each Renaissance School.  Members of the Advisory Councils represent the larger school community and include parents, high school students, area residents, school alumni, local businesses, representatives from faith-based/community-based organizations, members of the local university community, and representatives from offices of locally elected officials.

School Advisory Councils have an important role to play in the Renaissance Schools process.  Their responsibilities include:

• Meet regularly to discuss and determine the community’s educational needs
• Review turnaround team proposals to identify potential matches to identify potential turnaround team finalists the larger community would like to meet and interview
• Host community meetings, public forums and community outreach activities to collect community input on potential turnaround teams
• Provide recommendations to the Superintendent on matches between their school and potential turnaround teams
• Assist in the transition of Renaissance Schools
• Participate in periodic monitoring of Renaissance School progress, including an annual report on school progress against performance targets

To Become a School Advisory Council Member - click here