Understand the roles and responsibilities of school community councils and the importance of participation as an elected parent member. Recognize that the primary responsibility of the school community council is to improve student academic performance.
Understand how to be elected a member of the school community council to represent the parents of students at the school.
Participate in training about council responsibilities, collaboration, student and school assessments, how to participate in preparing and editing school action plans, school trust lands that provide revenue to schools to implement the School LAND Trust Plan and the law that directs the money to be spent on the greatest academic need.
Know where to find additional help and clarification as needed.
Attend school community council meetings and actively participate.
Serve as the chair or vice-chair, or nominate good candidates to fill those roles, ensuring that a parent member serves as the chair.
Represent the needs of all students at the school and promote goals and activities of school parent groups and families in the school community.
Encourage parent input into school community council issues and decisions and encourage parent involvement in task forces and sub-committees, including requests made of councils by the local school district.
Collaborate with the council and sub-committees and/or task forces, utilizing the skills and expertise each individual can offer, to bring about the best result for the students.
Be well informed and seek answers to questions and concerns before a vote is called.
Encourage the council to establish written procedures for parent notifications, elections, and other council tasks and responsibilities, including rules outlining parliamentary order and procedure, ethical behavior, and civil discourse.
Provide support and encourage ongoing training for newly elected parent members.
Celebrate successes towards achieving council goals with the parents. Be forthcoming about issues of concern and plans to make improvements. Actively promote school priorities in the community.
