Do you want the community to know what’s great about our school and why their kids should attend here? Have you ever had a concern or frustration about our school but didn’t know what you could do to address it or change it? Do you know how to have a voice in what’s going on in our school? Do you know how to actually make a difference in our school? The School Accountability Committee may be the place for you!
The purpose of SAC is to inform, encourage and provide opportunities for parents and community members to be involved in the planning and evaluation of the school’s instructional program and quality improvement processes. SAC meetings give parents and community members a forum to discuss improvements and opportunities for the school.
What does that mean exactly? It means we discuss things like:
- Budget Priorities
- Staffing needs
- Technology
- Principal Evaluation Tools
- Community Concerns and Opinions
- Unified Improvement Plans (the school’s academic goals and action plans The Annual Report
- Safety Issues
- Testing
- Calendars
- Other items that may be impacting our school
The SAC makes recommendations to the Executive Director and STEM Board of Directors about the above priorities. This is how we can impact what happens in our school. We help influence the decisions that ultimately impact every student in the school, and possibly the district.
We need parent representatives that reflect our school’s amazing diversity to be a part of the SAC. That means you!
Becoming a member of the SAC means:
- attending the SAC meeting which occurs monthly. The SAC typically meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7 p.m., and the time qualifies for volunteer hours.
- becoming informed about school programs and budgets – specialists may be invited to SAC meetings to help educate the members.
- becoming a voice for our school.
Each elected member serves a two-year term; however, your role on the committee may change from one year to the next within the elected term. We are currently assembling our SAC Committee for the next school year. The more parents involved, the better!
If you are interested in nominating yourself or another person for SAC, please contact Kelly Reyna (sac@stemk12.org) by Friday, May 20. We look forward to your participation in our SAC!