Buffalo Ridge Elementary School Advisory Council

Purpose of the School Advisory Council (SAC)

The purpose of the School Advisory Council (SAC) is to inform, to encourage, and provide opportunities for parent and community members to be involved in the planning and evaluation of the schoolís instructional program and quality improvement processes. By definition, the School Advisory Council is an advisory body. Final authority of any decision rests with the principal.

Areas of Responsibility

The SAC responsibilities are to:

• Adopt goals and objectives for the improvement of education in the school;
• Adopt a plan to improve the educational achievement in the school, focusing on methods of increasing the ratings of the schoolís accreditation category;
• Make recommendations to the school's principal relative to the prioritization of the school budget;
• Discuss the means for determining whether decisions affecting the education process are advancing or impeding student achievement;
• Report to students, parents, and the Board of Education on the educational performance of the school and provide data for the appraisal of the schoolís performance;
• Make recommendation to the schoolís principal on the expenditure of school grants; and
• Discuss safety issues related to the school environment.

Responsibilities not held by the SAC include the following examples:

• Personnel issues, including hiring or evaluation of staff;
• Individual student discipline issues; and
• Any issue dealing with a specific student, staff member, or parent.

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