School Site Council

The School Site Council (SSC) was developed to be the vehicle by which the school community would come together to chart the school's path to improvement.

SSC is responsible for the following:

• Developing, monitoring, and updating the Single Plan for Student Achievement– the document presented to and ratified by the School Board outlining the educational goals and objectives of Walnut Acres Elementary School. The current Plan focuses on goals in math, language arts, science, technology, and school climate.

• Approving the Single Plan budget.

• Addressing issues raised by parents and staff such as safety, resources, student achievement, and student conduct.

• Reviewing staff reports on curricular and extracurricular activities and parent reports on community activities and sentiments.

• Monthly Site Council Meetings are open to the community.

SSC Agendas

ELAC Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the English Language Advisory Council (ELAC) at Walnut Acres are being assumed by the Walnut Acres School Site Council for a period of two years – through the  2013-14 and 2014-15 school years. At the end of this two year period, the principal must again form the schools ELAC, which may again consider delegating its responsibilities to the School Site Council. State mandated purposes of the ELAC are:

• To assist the school in writing a plan that explains in detail how the school will be helping students learn English.

• To assist the school in identifying the needs of students parents, and teachers.

• To review data on ELL students’ academic performance.

• To assist the school in identifying students who are learning English.

• To assist the school in communicating with parents (eg. attendance).