Common use of Program Council Clause in Contracts

Program Council. Recognizing the benefits of collaboration, consultation, and shared involvement in decision-making as effective means of implementing school vision and organizational change, the parties agree to implement a process which shall lead to the development and implementation of school advisory councils (hereinafter “program council”). The implementation and operation of program councils shall be guided by the following principles: 1. Each party (the CVEA and the local school) shall identify four representatives to represent it in the development of a program council model, specific to that school. The parties shall meet by October 1 to conduct this dialogue and development. The local negotiators for each of the two parties during this round of negotiations will be a part of the development process at each of the schools. 2. The recognized purpose of the program council is to serve as an advisory arm to the Principal. Further, the parties acknowledge that the involvement, responsibility, and accountability of individual professionals through the work of the council is an integral part of the transformation of our schools. 3. In this advisory role the primary work of the council is on issues and matters of school transformation, implementation of school vision and the matters of school coordination and communication. 4. The parties shall determine a process to identify the annual membership of the council. Individuals eligible for membership shall include faculty, staff, and the administration. The program council may decide to include parents, students, and members of the community as members, observers or to serve on subcommittees. 5. Problems arising from the operation of the Program Council that cannot be handled within the school will be brought by either party to the Superintendent or his/her designee for mediation and resolution.

Program Council. Recognizing the benefits of collaboration, consultation, and shared involvement in decision-making as effective means of implementing school vision and organizational change, the parties agree to implement a process which shall lead to the development and implementation of school advisory councils (hereinafter “program council”). The implementation and operation of program councils shall be guided by the following principles: 1. Each party (the CVEA CSEA and the local school) shall identify four representatives to represent it in the development of a program council model, specific to that school. The parties shall meet by October 1 to conduct this dialogue and development. The local negotiators for each of the two parties during this round of negotiations will be a part of the development process at each of the schools. 2. The recognized purpose of the program council is to serve as an advisory arm to the Principal. Further, the parties acknowledge that the involvement, responsibility, and accountability of individual professionals through the work of the council is an integral part of the transformation of our schools. 3. In this advisory role the primary work of the council is on issues and matters of school transformation, implementation of school vision and the matters of school coordination and communication. 4. The parties shall determine a process to identify the annual membership of the council. Individuals eligible for membership shall include faculty, staff, and the administration. The program council may decide to include parents, students, and members of the community as members, observers or to serve on subcommittees. 5. Problems arising from the operation of the Program Council that cannot be handled within the school will be brought by either party to the Superintendent or his/her designee for mediation and resolution.