Local School Councils are the site-based management team of each school. Their primary responsibilities are to select the school´s principal, renew the principal’s contract, develop the School Improvement Plan for Advancing Academic Achievement (SIPAAA) and develop the school´s budget for the school year.
Composition of an LSC
Local School Councils are made up of the principal, teachers, parents and community members.
Elementary school LSCs consist of 11 voting members:
1 - Principal
6 - Parent Representatives
2 - Community Representatives
2 - Teacher Representatives
High school LSCs consist of 12 voting members:
1 - Principal
6 - Parent Representatives
2 - Community Representatives
2 - Teacher Representatives
1 - Student Representative*
*The student representative is not eligible to vote on personnel matters including, but not limited to, principal selection, evaluation, and retention; contractual agreements; and the allocation of teaching and staff resources.
LSC Elections
LSC Election Nomination forms are available in 
English and Spanish.
Elections are held on the second semester Report Card Pick-Up Day in April of every even-numbered year.
Parents and Community Representatives are elected, while Teacher and Student Representatives are appointed by the Board of Education.
A non-binding advisory poll of faculty and staff is also held on the second semester Report Card Pick-Up Day in April of every even-numbered year to determine the preferences of faculty and staff regarding the appointment of teachers to the LSC. The results are sent to the Board, which will appoint two teacher representatives to each LSC.
Students may submit statements of candidacy to the principal during the 20th and 21st weeks of school. During the 22nd week of school, the principal will conduct a non-binding advisory poll of students to determine the preferences of students regarding the appointment of a student to the LSC. The results are sent to the Board, which will appoint a student representative after the twelfth week of the second semester.
Term of Office
Parent, community, and teacher representatives serve a two-year term beginning July 1 after each election and ending June 30, two years later. Student representatives serve a one-year term beginning July 1 and ending June 30 the following year.
Composition of an LSC
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