HARNESS THE POWER OF SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL
Do You Know that the SSC…
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Will play a critical role in the hiring of school staff through the personnel subcommittee?
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Can waive any provisions of the collective bargaining agreement or any School Committee rule or regulation or Superintendent’s policy?
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Reviews and comments on the entire school budget including the General Fund and External funds budgets?
Location and Time
# Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, Roxbury MA 02119
5:30 – 7:30 pm (unless otherwise noted)
+ BTU Hall, 180 Mount Vernon St, Dorchester, MA 02125
4:15-6:30 pm
* Title I Training Center, 445 Warren Street, Dorchester, MA 02121
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Register/More Information
BTU Members
ccarew@btu.org, 617.288.2000
Community & Parents
engagement@bostonpublicschools.org , 617.635.7750
BPS Staff
www.mylearningplan.com SSC TRAINING DESCRIPTIONS
SSC 101: School Site Council Basics & Shared Decision Making
(Dates: 10/13, 10/19, 10/27)
This workshop focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the SSC in the school’s decision-making process, including recent changes. School leaders, educators, and parents will master foundational concepts needed to develop and maintain an effective School Site Council. Participants will also deepen their understanding of shared decision making principals and techniques and will receive tools to promote SSC success.
SSC 102: School Site Council & Budget* (Dates: 11/2, 11/10, 11/14)
This session focuses on the important role of the SSC in developing and approving the school’s budget. School teams will learn about the BPS weighted student funding budget process, and get experience with building consensus.
SSC 104: Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Council (Date: 10/24)
Effective recruiting strategies are critical to developing a Council that reflects the diversity of the families and staff in the building – racial, ethnic and programmatic including ELL and students with disabilities.
SSC 105: Engaging Students in Decision Making (Date: 11/17)
Student voice is a critical part of the high school SSC. Learn how to engage students as active participants and decision-makers; and to deepen students’ understanding of their role and responsibility as a member of School Site Councils and Governing Boards.
SSC 106: Personnel Subcommittee* (Dates: 12/7, 12/10, 12/15)
This session focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the SSC in selecting a Personnel Subcommittee to hire school staff; and provides support to ensure that the subcommittee works effectively.
SSC Teams (Fall Session) (Date: 11/5)
Introduces School Site Council teams to recent changes and foundational concepts that are critical to being an effective School Site Council; and builds understanding of the role of SSC in the budget process. Teams will also learn the basics of budget and shared decision making, and their role in hiring school staff. Each school must register one SSC member from each stakeholder – Administration, parents, BTU members, and students (at high school).
