Faculty/Staff Members

All meetings take place @ 2:30 in the Faculty Lounge at Cleveland Elementary.

Meeting Schedule for 2024-2025

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025

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Rules of Order and Procedure

To promote ethical behavior and civil discourse each council member shall:

· Attend council meetings on time and prepared

· Make decisions with the needs of students as the main objective

· Listen to and value diverse opinions

· Be sure the opinions of those you represent are included in discussions

· Expect accountability and be prepared to be accountable

· Act with integrity

Rules of Procedure:

All meetings are open to the public and the public is welcome to attend.

The agenda of each upcoming meeting with draft minutes of the prior meeting will be made available to all council members at least one week in advance.

Minutes will be kept of all meetings, prepared in draft format for approval at the next scheduled meeting.

The council will prepare a timeline for the school year that includes due dates for all required reporting and other activities/tasks that the council agrees to assume or participate in. The timeline will assist in preparation of agendas to be sure the council accomplishes their work in a timely manner.

The chair or a co-chair conducts the meetings, makes assignments and requests reports on assignments. In the absence of the chair or co-chair, the vice-chair or other co-chair shall conduct meetings.

Meetings shall be conducted and action taken according to very simplified rules of parliamentary procedure as required in 53A-1a-108.1(9)(i). Items on the agenda take priority over other discussions coming before the council. Action of the council will be taken by motions and voting. The motions and voting are recorded in the minutes.

A motion (or an action to be taken by the council) is stated as a motion. Someone else on the council “seconds” the motion indicating that at least one other person on the council feels the motion is worthy of discussion. Then the council members may provide input and discussion as called upon by the chair. When discussion seems complete the chair may call for a vote on the motion. Or when a member of the council “calls the previous question” (a motion to end discussion of the first motion), a second is required and then, without discussion the chair calls for a vote that must pass by 2/3. If the vote on the previous question fails the council goes back to discussing the first motion. If the motion to call the previous question passes, the chair directly calls for a vote on the first motion. A vote to call the previous question is usually used to move business along.

Attached is a chart that could be used if the council feels they would like to use additional motions of Parliamentary Procedure in their meetings.

Simple Motions of Parliamentary Procedure

Motion	Does it Require 2^nd?	Is it debatable?	Can it be amended?	Is a vote required?
Adjourn	Yes	No	No	Majority
Amend a motion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Majority
Close nominations	Yes	No	Yes	2/3
Main motion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Majority
Point of order	No	No	No	Ruled by chair
Previous question	Yes	No	No	2/3
Reconsider	Yes	Yes	No	Majority
Withdrawal of Motion	No	No	No	majority

· A tie vote is a lost vote.

· A main motion may be amended.

· Nominations can be closed by saying, “I move to close nominations.”

· Most motions are main motions.

· A point of order is offered when there is some question if procedure had been followed correctly.

· To stop debate or discussion on a motion and force the vote a member would say, “I move the previous
question.” This requires a second and a 2/3 vote.

· Hasty action may be corrected by use of the motion to reconsider. This motion may be made only
by one who voted on the prevailing side.

· A person who made the motion may withdraw the same motion.

How much money is recieved for Cleveland Elementary?

The school received approximately $36,120 for fiscal year 2024-2025, and the School Community Council plans and monitors the use of this money to meet school goals.

Who is the School Community Council and what do they do?

There is about $26,564.00 to be spent at our school and YOU could decide how to spend it.

Our School Community Council makes decisions that matter.

Every school must have a School Community Council (council) that consists of the principal, school employees and parents. The majority of members are parents. Parents represent parent perspectives on issues and in votes made by the council.

The council is responsible to review and propose changes to academic school plans each year. The School Improvement Plan and School LAND Trust Plan outline the student’s greatest academic needs and include an action plan to address them. Both plans are approved by the local school board and then implemented at the school. The School LAND Trust Plan is implemented with funds that increase every year. The council decides how the money is to be spent in the plan. For the 2019-2020 school year about $26,564.00 is available to implement the current plan.

Councils have other responsibilities:

· Parents may bring issues of concern to the council seeking solutions. The council may choose to address them or recommend another group or entity better suited to implement solutions.

· The council may also create programs or projects to improve the parent, student, and faculty school experience.

· They may make recommendations to the administration of the school and district.

Election of SCC Members Checklist
School Community Council Candidate Form

How would I become involved?

Near the beginning of the school year parents receive notice of open positions on the council and how to let the council know they would like to serve. If more people apply than there are open positions, an election is held.

Tell someone on the council that you are interested if a position becomes open.

School Community Council Candidate Form

Election of SCC Members Checklist

Where do I find information about the council at my school?

The school website will tell you:

· Who is on the council with their contact information

· Council meeting schedule for the year

· Agendas of upcoming council meetings

· How the money was spent last year

· How much money came to the school this year

www.schoollandtrust.org Choose SCHOOLS and then the district and school. It will show:

· Who is on the school council

· How much money comes to the school

· How has the school spent the money in past school years

Why do parents participate?

Parents have a majority voice in a forum where issues of concern or recommendations for their students will be heard and addressed.

Parent voices of all student populations need to be included in the conversation about what is best for students.

Parents have input in the School Improvement Plan and in how the funds from the School LAND Trust Program will be spent. Parents have the majority vote.