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School Community Council

School Community Council Board Members

School Community Councils were established to provide a mechanism whereby key stakeholders can have a substantially increased voice in the affairs of their local schools. The “spirit” and intent of Act 51 was to:

• Strengthen the ties between school and community;
• Provide a voice for all major stakeholder groups;
• Create opportunities for collaboration and partnership in the educational system; and
• Focus on a shared goal of improving student achievement and system’s accountability.

As the “trustees or facilitators of the school’s vision and mission,” the School Community Council:

• Acts as a caretaker of the school;
• Functions in an advisory role;
• Practices good stewardship and acts as a whole, taking responsibility for communicating with all role groups and for the benefit of all children rather than as individuals representing a role group and specific agendas;
• Approaches issues from a unified perspective;
• Garners community support for major initiatives;
• Focuses decisions based upon what is best for ALL students; and
• Contributes to the share goal of improving student achievement.

Administrator	Stafford, Amy
Chairperson	Traci Figueroa
Vice Chairperson/ Classified Rep.	Chris Kise
Classified Rep.	Michelle Lewis
Community Rep.	Crystal Williams
Parent Rep.	Sheri Bartsch
​Parent Rep.	Ross Paget
Student Council Rep.	Iris Cediallos
Student Council Advisor	Jessica Brown
Certified Staff	Melody Nietfeld

​The policies developed by the Hawaii State Board of Education and Hawaii State Department of Education to implement School Community Councils are based on three common-sense principles:

• Individuals closest to the students should be more involved in making significant decisions affecting the instructional program of the school.
• A school plan to improve student academic achievement receives more support when people understand and help create that plan.
• When families participate in a variety of ways in their children’s education, including decision-making, their children and the school are more successful.

Meeting Minutes

January 2021

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