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Fulton County School System embraces the involvement of
parents and community in decision making. The school system
supports a three-tier organization that begins with input
on the local school level progressing to the cluster and
ending at the Superintendent's level of advisory councils.
Local
School Advisory Councils (LSAC)
School councils mandated in recent state legislation
bear a similarity to the school advisory committees
formed by the system in 1987. Like Fulton's LSACs, the
new councils bring parent, business, and community involvement
to every school in the state. These organizations provide
for ongoing two-way communication to improve school
performance. By law, the councils provide input on issues
including:
- Curriculum
- School
codes of conduct and dress
- School
calendar
- School
budget priorities including capital improvement plans
- Extracurricular
activities in the school
- School-based
and community services
- Recommendations
concerning school board policies
- Preparation
and distribution of school profile to the community
- Strategies
for improving communication between school and community
- Methods
for reporting information to parents and communities
- Receiving
and reviewing reports from the school principal regarding
progress toward the school's goals
- Recommendation
for filling the school's principal vacancy, when necessary
For
further information about advisory councils, contact
your local school.
Cluster Advisory Councils (CAC)
Fulton County builds a sense of community through its
school clusters. Each cluster includes a high school
and its middle and elementary feeder schools. Each school's
principal and parent representative meet five times
a year to discuss community issues and plan activities
that lead to a successful K-12 school experience. A
community member serves as chairman of the CAC and represents
the interests of the school community at the systemwide
level of discussion with the Superintendent.
Superintendent's
Advisory Council (SAC)
To bring a systemwide perspective to education issues,
the CAC chairman serves on the Superintendent's Advisory
Council. This group meets with the Superintendent five
times a year and provides community leadership to all
levels of advisory councils.
Local School Advisory (LSAC)
Cluster
Advisory (CAC)
Superintendent
Advisory (SAC)
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