School Advisory Forum

Every school has an advisory forum which acts as a proactive group which addresses various educational issues. Their ideas and concerns are forwarded to both area and district advisories which meet regularly with key staff and the Superintendent. Advisories do outstanding work on behalf of kids. If you wish to join this group, call us for more information

What is SAF?

The School Advisory Forum (SAF) is open to all members of the school and community. The Forum has one member to report to the School Advisory Council, which then sends a representative to the district SAC. The district SAC acts as advisors, mentors, and advocates to both the district and to each school advisory council. At a School Advisory Forum all present will:

• Plan, develop, and implement parent/community programs and training activities.
• Address parent/community concerns; work with administration to solve problems and initiate desired changes.
• Identify and coordinates the use of community resources to improve student achievement and school effectiveness.
• Participate in increasing/sustaining high levels of community support for the school.
• Assist SAC in identifying the educational needs and priorities of the school.
• Participate in the preparation of the budget, and review budget related concerns.
• Advocated for positive change in the school.
• Remain current with school, district, state, and national issues.
• Jointly work with School Board Members, Superintendent, and local Government officials.
• Facilities, Safety, Legislative, ESE, ESOL, Boundaries, Curriculum, Dress code, and Transportation are all issues addressed by SAF.

What can be accomplished if I participate in SAF?

Over the years, it has been parents, teachers, community members, etc. who have made positive changes in schools. These changes can be at the school level, district level, state level and within the community or city. From the school level, parents like you made the following changes:

• Instead of having social security number to identify children, the schools now use a new randomly generated number to prevent identify theft and other privacy issues.
• Defibrillators are now at every high school. A defibrillator is a machine used to shock the victim's heart and restore the heart's normal rythmic patterns. When a defibrillator is used, it in effect kicks the heart into action again, causing it to resume sending blood throughout the body. This was needed specifically due to incidents during athletic activities.
• It is now mandated that recess must not be used as punishment and all elementary students are entitled to 15 minutes of recess.
• Currently, SAF was brought the idea to make lunch account information available online.

Facilities, Safety, Legislative, ESE, ESOL, Boundaries, Curriculum, Dress code, and Transportation are all issues addressed by SAF.

What can be accomplished if I participate in SAF?

Over the years, it has been parents, teachers, community members, etc. who have made positive changes in schools.  These changes can be at the school level, district level, state level and within the community or city.  From the school level, parents like you made the following changes:

• Instead of having social security number to identify children, the schools now use a new randomly generated number to prevent identify theft and other privacy issues.
• Defibrillators are now at every high school. A defibrillator is a machine used to shock the victim's heart and restore the heart's normal rythmic patterns. When a defibrillator is used, it in effect kicks the heart into action again, causing it to resume sending blood throughout the body.  This was needed specifically due to incidents during athletic activities.
• It is now mandated that recess must not be used as punishment and all elementary students are entitled to 15 minutes of recess.
• Currently, SAF was brought the idea to make lunch account information available online.