What's the SSC?
An elementary SSC must have at least this many members.
10 members.
SSC members are responsible for reviewing this type of data, including Dashboard, SBAC, ELPAC, and NWEA results.
School achievement and student performance data.
Meeting agendas must be publicly posted this many hours before a meeting takes place.
72 hours.
This document describes the school's expectations for parental involvement and must be developed by the SSC and incorporated into the SPSA.
The Parent and Family Engagement Policy.
True or False: The SSC is a political organization that can endorse candidates for the school board.
False — the SSC is NOT a political organization.
True or False: An elementary SSC can have 20 members as long as there are 10 parents and 10 staff.
True — there is no maximum, but the two halves must be equal.
Beyond reviewing data, SSC members do this with the SPSA and its budget.
They help write, review, and approve the SPSA and budget.
True or False: The SSC can vote on an important topic that came up the day of the meeting even if it wasn't on the posted agenda.
False — the SSC cannot act on any item not posted on the agenda.
Ballots received during SSC elections must be kept for this long.
One year.
True or False: The SSC can plan the school's annual fundraising carnival.
False — the SSC is NOT a fundraising organization.
At the secondary level, SSC membership is split between these two equal groups.
Students and parents on one side; principal, teachers (majority), and staff on the other.
SSC members are responsible for sharing information with these two groups beyond the school staff.
Other families and the broader community.
This is what must be included on every posted meeting notice.
The specific date, location, and time of the meeting.
The tally sheet from each group's election must be kept for this long.
Five years.
True or False: The SSC chairperson should be a community member or parent who works closely with the site principal.
True.
This is the minimum size of a secondary school SSC and what makes it different from the elementary composition.
12 members minimum; students are included in the secondary SSC but not required at elementary.
This is why SSC members must maintain records like minutes and sign-in sheets throughout the year.
For Fiscal Program Monitoring (FPM) audits.
Bylaws.Although not required by law, the SSC should adopt this document to guide its actions and decision-making.
Bylaws.
Name at least five documents that must be kept in the SSC binder.
Any five of — call to nomination flyers for each group; blank original ballots; ballots that were received (1 year); tally sheet for each group (5 years); SSC sign-in sheets; SSC agendas; SSC minutes; original roster.
True or False: If a parent complains about a teacher, the SSC should investigate and make a recommendation about that teacher's employment.
False — the SSC is NOT a personnel committee and NOT a grievance committee.
On the staff side of an elementary SSC, this group must make up the majority of staff representatives.
Classroom teachers.
Name all six things SSC members are responsible for doing.
Review school data; help write, review, and approve the SPSA and budget; monitor progress and adjust as needed; share information with families and the community; attend and participate in regular meetings; maintain records for FPM audits.
Name the five additional documents the SSC is responsible for reviewing beyond the SPSA and budget.
SSC Bylaws; Parent and Family Engagement Policy; Parent Compact; Safety Plan; Uniform Complaint Procedure.
If no ballot was used for a teacher election, what must be kept in the SSC binder instead?
Written documentation describing the process, date, and result of the election.
True or False: The SSC can make school-wide policy changes, such as changing the school dress code or bell schedule, if a majority of members vote yes.
False — the SSC is NOT a policy-making body and NOT a school management committee.