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Advisory Council The Pine Forest High School Advisory Council was established to meet the following State mandates: 1. Perform the duties mandated for school advisoru councils in the statues of the State of Florida. 2. Provide members of the Pine Forest school family (parents, students, teachers, and educational support employees) and the community the opportunity to give input to the school improvement process. 3. To act as a forum for discussion on issues important to the school. PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL BY-LAWS
The name of this organization shall be the Pine Forest High School School
Advisory The Pine Forest High School Advisory Council is established to: a. Perform the duties mandated for school advisory councils in the statutes
of the b. Provide members of the Pine Forest school family (parents, students, teachers, c. To act as a forum for discussion on issues important to the school. SECTION 3: LIMITATION OF METHODS The Advisory Council shall operate as an unincorporated association of committee The Advisory Council shall perform the following duties: a. Assist in the preparation of, and approve, the annual School Improvement
Plan b. Provide input to the Principal of Pine Forest High School in preparing
the school’s c. Perform those functions prescribed by the Escambia County School Board
either d. Advise the teachers and educational support employees on issues considered e. Act as a representative cross-section of the school community in evaluating
new f. The council shall maintain a working relationship with other school organizations
The Pine Forest High School Advisory Council shall be comprised of the principal, students, parents, teachers, educational support employees, and interested members of the community. All interested persons are eligible for consideration for membership to the advisory council. SECTION 2: COUNCIL SIZE AND COMPOSITION The intent of the Pine Forest High School is that all interested persons shall be allowed to serve on the Advisory Council with the following restrictions: a. A majority (greater than 50%) of the members of the council must be parents; b. Students, teachers, and educational support employees must comprise less
than c. The School Advisory Council must be representative of the ethnic, racial,
and d. The Advisory Council will have a minimum of 10 members; e. The principal shall be a permanent member, but may not serve as the Chairperson; f. A minimum of two students and two teachers will be Advisory Council members. SECTION 3: NOMINATION AND ELECTION a. The Chairperson shall appoint a nomination committee composed of Advisory b. The School Advisory Council shall prepare a list of nominees to be voted
upon by c. Once elected, members in good standing can not serve more than three a. Any member may resign from the Advisory Council upon written notice to
the b. A member may be terminated by two-thirds vote of the Advisory Council.
Grounds a. Each elected member of the council shall be entitled to one vote. b. Votes can not be transferred or pre-assigned and proxies are not permitted. Vacancies caused by termination shall be filled by appointment by the Chairperson from the same peer group as the vacancy. The appointee shall serve for the remainder of the term.
All meetings of the Pine Forest High School Advisory Council shall be open to the public. Notice of the meeting(s) to the school community shall be given at least five school days prior to the meeting(s). Members of the school community who have not been elected to the School Advisory Council will be encouraged to attend and participate in the meeting. All elected Advisory Council members will be notified in advance of each meeting. Each meeting will have an agenda, minutes will be taken, and a sign-in sheet of those present will be kept. The Advisory Council shall meet a minimum of four times per year. A School
Advisory Special meetings of the School Advisory Council may be called by: - A minimum of three members; or - The Chairperson; or - The Principal. At any regular or duly called special meeting, a quorum shall consist of
at least 51% of
The Advisory Council will have a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, and a Secretary. SECTION 2: SECTION AND ELECTION Officers shall serve for a term of one year. Any officer may be reelected
to the same a. The Chairperson: the Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the
School b. The Vice-Chairperson: The Vice-Chairperson shall perform the duties of
the c. The Secretary: The Secretary shall keep all records and minutes of the
Advisory SECTION 4: SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LIAISON The Advisory Council shall appoint one member, not a teacher or student,
to serve as a member of the School Improvement Team. This liaison will have
the authority SECTION 5: COMMITTEES FOR THE ADVISORY COUNCIL The Chairperson, with Advisory Council approval, may appoint members to SECTION 1: PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE The current edition of Robert’s Rule of Order shall be the final These bylaws may be adopted, amended, or revised by a two-third vote of the members present at a regular meeting providing the notice of the meeting contains the test of the proposed revision. Proposed revisions should be submitted in writing to the Chairperson at least 15 days prior to the next scheduled regular meeting.
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