Educational Excellence
School Advisory Council

0041 Air Base Elementary School

 

School Name Air Base Elementary School Location # 0041  

The bylaws for this school were last modified on Sep. 18, 2023.

The bylaws are as follows:

A. Purpose
The purpose of the Air Base K-8 Center for International Education Educational Excellence Advisory Council (EESAC) is to work together to ensure improved student achievement. One of the ways the Council will does this is by preparing and evaluating the School Improvement Plan (SIP)as required by 1008.345, F.S. Comprehensive Revision of Florida’s System of School Improvement and Education Accountability.

B. Council Members
1. Composition
The Air Base K-8 Center Educational Excellence Advisory Council shall consist of:
the principal, and an alternate in case of absence
the UTD designated steward, and an alternate in case of absence
5 teachers and an alternate in case of absence
1 educational support employee and an alternate in case of absence
7 parents and an alternate in case of absence
1 student and an alternate in case of absence
3 business/community representatives

With the exception of the principal, the UTD designated steward, and the business/community representatives, all other members shall be elected by their constituent groups. Teachers, parents, students, and educational support employees shall elect an alternate representative. The principal may designate an alternate administrator and the designated steward may designate an alternate steward. The Council will be representative of the ethnic, racial, linguistic, disabled, and economic community served by Air Base K-8 Center. A majority (50% plus 1) of members may not be employed by the District.

2. Eligibility
All teachers, student services personnel, and the media specialist employed by the school are eligible to be elected teacher representatives by the Council. All other persons employed by the school, including paraprofessionals, and those who are not defined as instructional or administrative personnel, and whose duties require 20 or more hours in each normal working week are eligible to be elected as the education support employee representative. All parents, guardians, or significant others responsible for a child enrolled in Air Base K-8 Center are eligible to be elected as parent representatives, with the exception of those parents who are also employed by Air Base K-8 Center.

3. Terms
There terms of office shall begin on August 1st and end on July 31st of a given year.
Teachers shall serve for term of 3 years.
Education Support Employees shall serve for a term of 3 years.
Parents shall serve for a term of 1 year.
Students shall serve for a term of 1 year.
Business/Community Members shall serve at the principal’s discretion.

4. Responsibilities
Council members are expected to:
a. Attend all regular and special meetings
b. Communicate with constituents to collect data and opinions for decision making
c. Report to constituents the actions taken by the Council, and
d. Consider the needs of all students when making decisions

5. Unexcused absences
Any member who has two consecutive unexcused absences from council meetings shall be considered to have resigned. The member shall be replaced following election/selection procedures as stated in these bylaws.

C. Election Process
All interested persons and potential candidates meeting the criteria in section B, part 2, are eligible to run for EESAC. Each group shall hold an annual election at the beginning of each school year to elect their representative. There will be one elected alternate member for each elected body (teacher, educational support representative, parent, and student.) In addition, the principal and the UTD Steward will designate an alternative for their position.
Alternates will have voting power if the teacher, educational support representative, parent, or student is not in attendance.
If for any reason, an EESAC member changes position, leaves, or resigns, and is no longer a member of the group who elected them, that group will elect a new member, with the exception of the principal, the UTD steward, and the business/community representative.

D. Meetings
1. Regular Meetings
The regular meetings of the Council will be held on the third Monday of the month. The meetings will be held via Zoom unless otherwise advertised. All meetings shall be open to the public and shall not be held in any facility or location which discriminates on the basis of sex, age, race, creed, color, origin, disability, or economic status or which operates in such a manner as to unreasonably restrict access to such facility.
2. Special Meetings
In the event a special meeting is needed, the principal, chairperson, or a majority of the council members may call a meeting.
3. Cancellations
A regular meeting may be canceled by the council.
4. Convenient Meeting Time
All meetings will be held at a time that is convenient to teachers, parents, students and business/community members.

E. Quorum
A majority of the voting members of the Council (or the alternates representing absent voting members) shall constitute a quorum. A quorum must be present before a vote is taken.

F. Agenda
1. The chairperson shall prepare and distribute the agenda for all regular and special meetings.
2. Adding to the agenda
a. Council members may add items to any regular meeting agenda by contacting the chair in advance.
b. Non-council members may propose and agenda item by contacting a Council member.
c. The agenda may be amended at the meeting by majority vote.
3. Notice to members
All members must receive at least three days’ advance notice in writing of any matter that is scheduled to come before the Council for a vote.

G. Consensus Decision Making
The primary method of decision making shall be by consensus. Consensus will aim for the maximum agreement among people while drawing on as much of everyone’s ideas as possible.

H. Minutes
1. Minutes shall be kept for all meetings of the EESAC. Copies of the approved minutes shall be maintained by the school as a permanent record. In addition, beginning July 2002, a copy of the minutes of every meeting will be provided electronically to the designated District website.
2. Content
The minutes shall include the names of those in attendance and any actions taken by the Council. The minutes shall be approved at the next regular meeting of the Council and an official copy kept on file in the Air Base K-8 Center office.

I. Input from Non-Council Members
Those who are in attendance at the Council meetings shall be provided an opportunity to discuss issues under consideration at the end of each meeting. Non-members are limited to three (3) minutes when addressing issues under consideration.

J. Committees
School established committees, which must include discipline and safety, are to be given the opportunity to report to EESAC. Committees will be established as needed to facilitate the mission of the Council.

K. Amendments
These by laws may be amended at any regular meeting by a 2/3 vote of the membership od the EESAC, provided at least 5 working days written notice of the proposed change has been given to all members of the Council.