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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 905
SECTION:
COMMUNITY
TITLE:
CITIZEN ADVISORY
COMMITTEES
ADOPTED:
August 27, 2007
REVISED:
905. CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEES
1.
Purpose
Citizen advisory committees can be useful in keeping the Board and administration
informed with regard to community opinion and in representing the community in
the study of specific school issues.
2.
Authority
The Board may enlist citizen groups to assist and counsel them, making certain that
three (3) principles are followed:
1.
Citizen groups should be broadly representative.
2.
Recommendations should be based on research and facts.
3.
Recommendations should be submitted to the Board, which alone has the
authority to act upon them.
In creating an advisory committee, the Board shall define the committee assignment
and shall:
1.
Approve appointment of residents, staff members and/or students recommended
by the Superintendent.
2.
Appoint a chairperson.
Meetings of an advisory committee are not regular meetings of the Board and shall
not be open to the public. However, the Board can exercise its right to open these
meetings to the public.