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School Advisory Council (SAC)
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Each school has a School Advisory Council (SAC) comprised of parents, teachers, community members, school administrators, non-instructional support staff and other stakeholders who meet regularly to establish priorities, set annual objectives, and monitor action steps for school improvement.
A School Advisory Council looks at aspects of their school as suggested by the priorities and develops a written School Improvement Plan (SIP) in alignment with the District's Strategic Plan.
- SAC is mandated by State Statute 1001.452 and SBBC Policy 1403.
- All meetings are open to the public and aligned to Sunshine Law.
- A majority (more than half) of SAC members are not employed by Broward County Public Schools.
- SAC must be representative of the school’s population and must include similar proportionate percentages from different ethnic groups.
Content Accordion - Custom Version
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Florida Sunshine Law
The three basic requirements of the Sunshine Law are: (1) meetings of public boards or commissions must be open to the public; (2) reasonable notice of such meetings must be given; and (3) minutes of the meetings must be taken.
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SAC Bylaws
Bylaws are the ground rules that SAC members agree to follow. They give structure to the meeting process which should be focused on the school improvement plan, student achievement and budget items.
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Membership
Each school is required to establish a School Advisory Council (SAC) that is representative of the ethnic diversity of the school's student population. Per State statute (S 1001.452), a majority of the SAC members cannot be employees of the Broward County Public Schools.
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Meetings
Schools must publish the SAC meeting schedule by September of the new school year on school websites, flyers, newsletters, social media, etc.
Contact Information
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School Improvement
610 NE 13th Avenue
Pompano Beach, Florida 33060
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Kelli S. Blackburn
Coordinator, School Improvement