| Wa-Nee Community School Corporation |
| Bylaws & Policies |
3003 - BUILDING DISCUSSION COUNCILS
A Discussion Council shall be established in each school building in the Wa-Nee Community Schools. This Council shall be comprised of the building principal, the building representatives to the Wa-Nee Education Association and other teachers who are members of the Wa-Nee Education Association to represent various grade levels, subject areas, special teachers, etc.
The principal, as chairman, will initiate organization of the Council. The exact number of the Council and the process of selection of Council members shall be determined within the individual buildings by mutual consent. The building principal shall act as permanent chairman. A Council member shall be elected recording secretary whose duty it will be to keep minutes of the meetings. The secretary and chairman shall be in agreement that the minutes are correct before they are submitted at the next meeting for approval.
There shall be a regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the first of which will be held during the month of September (omit December). Any member of the Council may submit items for the agenda to the secretary until three (3) days before the time of the meeting. The secretary will prepare an agenda to be given all members of the Council at least one (1) day before the meeting. In the event that no items are submitted for a particular meeting, the secretary shall so inform the principal who will then cancel that meeting. The agenda of a meeting can include other items of mutual interest as desired by both parties.
The purpose of the Building Discussion Council is to:
| A. | provide a vehicle for communication between principal and teachers; | |
| B. | consider solutions of educational problems on a building level; | |
| C. | improve the educational process, the organization, the administrative procedures within the building; | |
| D. | explore new ideas relative to a building; | |
| E. | submit items, problems, suggestions for changes in administrative practices, suggestions for educational improvements, that have a District-wide impact or importance to the District Discussion Council to allow consideration by the administration; | |
| F. | submit ideas for changes, improvements, additions or deletions in central office administrative practice or Board policy to the administration for consideration. |
Members of the Building Council may invite the chairman of the District Council to attend a meeting if so desired. This is especially true when items being discussed seem to be of a District-wide concern, or if it is evident that the suggested change, administration practice, educational program, teaching methods, or curriculum at the building level, would in fact be in conflict with general approved policy and practice on a District-wide basis.