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Accountability Committee
Rules of Operation
NAME
The name of this organization shall be the Peak to Peak Charter School Accountability Committee.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Accountability Committee is to provide information and analysis to the Peak to Peak Community and use that data to assess the school's progress toward its mission.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To make recommendations to the administration and/or the Peak to Peak Board of Directors for the assessment of the educational program, student achievement, and staff, parent and student satisfaction.
2. To make recommendations to the administration and/or the Peak to Peak Board of Directors for establishing goals and a plan for improvement based on the needs assessment and consistent with the mission and goals of the school and strategic plan.
3. To monitor the progress made toward meeting the improvement goals and those of the strategic plan.
4. To solicit input from staff, parents and students during all phases of assessment, plan development, implementation and evaluation
5. To submit an annual report to the Board of Directors and the District, and make it available to the public.
6. To select from its members a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary.
7. To recommend to the Executive Principal representatives from the school Accountability Committee, other than the principal, to serve on the District Accountability Committee and the District Parent Council.
8. Adopt goals, monitor progress, and report results in a manner consistent with Colorado Revised Statutes 22-7-101 through 107, additions to or revisions of state statutes, Colorado Department of Education regulations, and policies of the Board of Directors.
9. To determine a meeting schedule and publish time, date, and location of meetings with all meetings open to the public.
10. To nominate a budget sub-committee to review the annual school budget in terms of alignment with the strategic plan.
MEMBERSHIP
The Peak to Peak Charter School Accountability Committee shall have
1. At least two administrators, at least one of whom is a principal.
2. Three Board of Directors members who have been elected by the Peak to Peak community.
3. School community members with the objective of having a cross section of gender, ethnic and special populations represented.
4. At least one high school student who serves as a liaison between the committee and the student body.
5. Representatives and officers shall serve from June 1 through May 31.
6. Voting member status shall be attained by attending meetings, volunteering for a task and remaining in good standing.
7. Voting members shall consist of Peak to Peak Charter School Accountability Committee members in good standing.
8. A record of attendance will be kept for each meeting by the secretary.
POLICIES
1. The Peak to Peak Charter School Accountability Committee will communicate with other Peak to Peak organizations as appropriate. All subcommittees and representatives submit reports back to the entire Accountability Committee for appropriate action.
2. The Peak to Peak Charter School Accountability Committee will follow all policies and procedures established by the Peak to Peak Board of Directors concerning the accountability process.
3. All conduct at Accountability Committee meetings shall follow the Rules of Conduct established by the Peak to Peak Board of Directors.
1. The officers of the Peak to Peak Charter School Accountability Committee shall consist of: Chairperson Vice-Chairperson Secretary
2. The term of office shall be June 1 through May 31.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Chairperson: The Chairperson's duties shall include, but are not limited to:
1. Presiding at all meetings.
2. Developing an agenda and posting it on the community bulletin board and/or the Peak to Peak website.
3. Schedule meetings.
Vice-Chairperson:
The Vice-Chairperson shall assist the Chairperson and perform the above duties in absence of the Chairperson.
Secretary: The duties of the Secretary shall include, but are not limited to:
1. Keeping minutes of all meetings and maintaining an office notebook of meetings to be available to the public.
2. Maintaining attendance records.
3. Submitting attendance and minutes to the membership for approval, which can be done by email, and posting approved minutes on the community bulletin board, email it to the Peak to Peak community and/or posting it on the Peak to Peak website.
1. The community shall be notified of scheduled meetings. All meetings of the Peak to Peak Accountability Committee shall be open to the community members.
2. Members shall be notified of any special meetings or schedule changes.
3. Regular meetings of the Peak to Peak Accountability Committee shall be held August through May for a minimum of eight meetings. The meeting dates and times shall be consistent and established by the committee prior to the publication of the calendar for the coming school year.
4. A quorum shall consist of the voting members present or a minimum of five.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance at all regularly scheduled meetings of the Peak to Peak Charter School Accountability Committee is expected in order to facilitate continuing conversations about ways to enhance the quality of education in the school, and avoid repetition in meetings.
COMMITTEES
Ad hoc committees shall be formed as necessary.
VOTING
1. The Peak to Peak Charter School Accountability Committee will operate by consensus with respect to most issues.
2. For issues requiring a vote, a two-thirds vote of the quorum shall govern the acceptance by the Peak to Peak Charter School Accountability Committee of its recommendations and actions.
CHANGES TO THE RULES OF OPERATION
Proposed changes in the rules of operation shall be submitted to the Chairperson at least two weeks prior to a regularly scheduled meeting. Proposed changes shall be presented at a regularly scheduled meeting and be voted upon at the next monthly meeting.
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