The School Site Council (SSC) is a school community’s
representative body, made up of school staff, parents/community
members, and at the secondary level, students. The primary
responsibility of the SSC is to participate in the development of
the School Development and Improvement Plan (SDIP) also known as
the Single Plan for Student Achievement, and evaluate the
effectiveness of programs by monitoring the use of Title I and
other supplemental funding available to the school site.
All elementary and middle schools have decided to participate in
the School Based Coordinated Program (SBCP) using School
Improvement Program funds; therefore, they are REQURIED to have
School Site Councils. (Some high schools have school site
councils to administer other programs and funds. The bylaws
of these councils govern their activities.) Half of the Council
members are school staff; the majority of this group must be
classroom teachers.
California Education Code 52852 states:
A Schoolsite council shall be established at each school which
participates in school-based program coordination. The council
shall be composed of the principal and representatives of:
teachers selected by teachers at the school; other school
personnel selected by other school personnel at the school;
parents of pupils attending the school selected by such parents;
and, in secondary schools, pupils selected by pupils attending
the school.
