Note: For 2006-07 information on DHS's School Site Council, please refer to Single Plan for Student Achievement - A Handbook for School Site Councils (PDF, size 472 KB) and the School Site Plan Data Pages (PDF, size 205 KB).

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The school site council shall be comprised of the principal and representatives of: teachers selected by teachers at the school, other school personnel selected by other school personnel at the school, parents of students attending the school selected by such parents, and, in secondary schools, students selected by students attending the school.  Elections for these positions are held in September.  The school site council shall be constituted to ensure parity between (a) the principal, classroom teachers, and other school personnel and (b) parents or other community members selected by parents.

A commitment to this council requires very little time, usually meeting once a month (4th Thursday of the month, 3:00-4:30 p.m. - subject to change). Nomination forms can be obtained from the school office or SIP Cooridnator. Elections are held in the fall at Back-to-School Night. All parents are encouraged to take part. Please contact current parent representatives for further questions.

Minutes are usually written by the secretary and approved by the SSC before sending to the PTA Web Team for posting.

Each year, schools that participate in state and federal categorical programs funded through the Consolidated Application process must update their Single Plan for Student Achievement. The stated purpose of the school plan is to “improve the academic performance of all students to the level of the performance goals, as established by the Academic Performance Index.” The Academic Performance Index is a rating of  schools based on their performance on state academic assessments.  Education Code 64001 establishes the following eight requirements for school plans:

1. School districts must assure that the school site councils have developed and approved a plan, to be known as the Single Plan for Student Achievement for schools participating in programs funded through the Consolidated Application process, and any other programs they choose to include.
2. School plans must be developed with the review, certification and advice of any applicable school advisory committees.
3. Any plans required by programs funded through the Consolidated Application, the School Library Improvement Block Grant, the Pupil Retention Block Grant, NCLB Program Improvement must be consolidated into a single plan.
4. The content of the plan must be aligned with school goals for improving student achievement.
5. School goals must be based upon an analysis of verifiable state data, including the Academic Performance Index and the English Language Development test and may include any data voluntarily developed by districts to measure student achievement.
6. The plan must address how Consolidated Application Funds will be used to improve the academic performance of all students to the level of the performance goals.
7. The plan must be reviewed annually by the school site council.
8. Plans must be reviewed and approved by the governing board of the local educational agency, i.e. the Davis Joint Unified School District Board of Education, whenever there are material changes that affect the academic programs for students covered by programs funded through the Consolidated Application.

The Single Plan for Student Achievement involves a continuous development, implementation and monitoring cycle. The following steps are completed at the site level in the development of a school plan:

1. Measure effectiveness of improvement strategies at the school
2. Seek input from school advisory committee
3. Reaffirm or revise school goals
4. Revise improvement strategies and expenditures
5. Recommend the approved Single Plan for Student Achievement to the governing board
6. Monitor the implementation of the plan.

At the district level, analysis of student achievement data begins with the Administrative Leadership Team in August with an overview of Board of Education Goals and Priorities, access to available data, and a review of the process to develop a school plan.   Principals then work with school level teams to identify apparent strengths and weaknesses in school programs. Throughout this process, each level of analysis leads to additional questions and eventually to target goals for student achievement.  Support from district level personnel has been provided throughout this process through the District Coordinating Council of the School Site Councils and at principal request.  Prior to the implementation of the school site plan, the Board of Education must approve each school site plan.