School Accountability Committee
Do you want the community to know what's great about our school and why their kids should attend here? Have you ever had a concern or frustration about our school but didn't know what you could do to address it or change it? Do you want to have a voice in what's going on in our school? Do you know how to actually make a difference in our school? The School Accountability Committee may be the place for you!
What is a School Accountability Committee?
A School Accountability Committee serves as a community organization for accountability in the district. Its purpose is to inform, encourage and provide opportunities for parents and community members to be involved in the planning and evaluation of the school's instructional program and quality improvement processes.
What does that mean? It means we discuss things like budget priorities, staffing needs, technology, community concerns and opinions, Unified Improvement Plans (the school's academic goals and action plans), safety issues, testing, and other items that may be impacting our school. The School Accountability Committee reports information as required to the District Accountability Committee, which meets monthly and makes recommendations to the district board of education.
For more information on School Accountability Committees and the legislation backing them, please refer to School and District Accountability Committees (SACs and DACs).
When Do We Meet?
Our School Accountability Committee meets the fourth Monday most months during the school year, September through May. Meetings begin at 4:15 pm and run for up to 60 minutes. All meetings are open and minutes are posted to this page shortly after the meeting.
For the 2024-2025 school year, meetings will take place in the library with a virtual (Google Meet) option. Please complete the School Accountability Intent to Participate Form for virtual meeting information.
What Do I Have To Do If I Join?
Members of the School Accountability Committee attend 6 - 8 meetings per year, become informed about school programs and budgets, and serve as a voice for our school. Members may be adult family members of students, teachers and staff, or interested community members. All adult family members are welcome to attend and participate in the school accountability process. Please contact the school if you are interested.
West Jefferson Middle community members may bring any questions or concerns to the School Accountability Committee via the Issue/Concern Form.
Documents
- 2023-2024 Intent to Participate Form
- Bylaws (revised 8 Feb 2016)
- Meeting Norms (revised 4 Jun 2015)
- Issue/Concern Form
2024-25 Agendas & Meeting Minutes
- August Agenda / August Draft Minutes
- September Agenda / September Draft Minutes
- October Agenda / October Minutes
- November Agenda / November Minutes
- January Agenda / January Minutes
- February Agenda / February Minutes
- April Agenda / Agenda Minutes