Parents for Public Schools-San Francisco

PPS is training parents to be effective leaders at their schools.

This training series was developed with volunteers from Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District.

Please check back often for updates as we will be adding samples and additional materials, translated for English, Spanish and Chinese.

Site Council Training Series

Introduction
1. SSC Timeline-English (33kb,pdf)
  SSC Timeline-Spanish (52kb,pdf)
  SSC Timeline-Chinese (68kb,pdf)

School Site Council Fundamentals
1. Training presentation
  English (87kb,pdf)
  Spanish (138kb,pdf)
  Chinese(301kb,pdf)
2. Glossary
  This glossary includes terms and acronyms that School Site Council (SSC) members commonly encounter.
Elections, Meetings and Bylaws
1. Training presentation
  English (105kb,pdf)
  Spanish(157kb,pdf)
  Chinese (157kb,pdf)
2. Sample bylaws
  English (75kb,doc)
  Spanish (72kb,doc)
  Chinese (78kb,doc)
Reviewing your School's Academic Performance
1. Training presentation
  English (179kb,pdf)
  Spanish (173kb,pdf)
  Chinese (320kb, pdf)
2. Links to School SARCs: - click on HIGHLIGHTS
3. Academic standards by subject and grade: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/
4. Sample: Ortega School Accountability Report Card (SARC) highlights (download 48kb,pdf)
5. Sample: STAR student report card (265kb,pdf)
Monitoring the Academic Plan
1. Training presentation
  English (70kb,pdf)
  Spanish (64kb,pdf)
  Chinese (757kb,pdf)
Ensuring your budget is aligned with school priorities
1. Training presentation
  English (104kb,pdf)
  Spanish (155kb,pdf)
  Chinese (1.69mb,pdf)
2. Detailed instructions for reading the budget allocations
  English (3.63mb,pdf)
  Spanish (217kb,pdf)
  Chinese (352kb,pdf)
3. Sample: Fairmount SSC Budget: English (35kb,xls)
4. Sample: Miraloma - presentation of the budget to the school community English (801kb,ppt)
School Surveys and Community Meetings
1. Training presentation
  English (297kb,pdf)
  Spanish (352kb,pdf)
  Chinese (519kb,pdf)
2. Sample: Lowell HS Parent Survey
  English (36kb,doc)
  Spanish (36kb,doc)
  Chinese (119kb,pdf)
3. Sample: Lowell HS Parent Survey Instructions - Spanish (22kb,doc)
4. Sample: Lowell HS Student Survey - English (66kb,pdf)
5. Sample: Miraloma ES Parent Survey, 2007-08 - English (273kb,doc)
6. Sample: Miraloma ES Parent Survey, 2006-07
  English (169kb,doc)
  Spanish(179kb,doc)
  Chinese (166kb,doc)
7. Sample: Miraloma ES Student Survey 2006-07 - English (27kb,pdf)
8. Sample: Argonne Meeting Agenda - English (30kb,doc)
9. Sample: Argonne Parent Survey 2007-08 - English (28.3kb,pdf)
10. Sample: Lilienthal Annual School Survey - English (144kb,pdf)
11. Sample: Visitacion Valley ES Parent Survey - English (123kb,pdf)
12. Sample: Peabody ES Survey 2008 - English (113kb,pdf)
Developing the Academic Plan
1. Training presentation
  English (110kb,pdf)
  Spanish (160kb,pdf)
  Chinese (338kb,pdf)
ELAC Made Easy
1. Training presentation
  English (86kb,pdf)
  Spanish (81kb,pdf)
  Chinese PDF(1.4mb,pdf)
2. Sample: Meeting agenda (Miraloma) English (25kb,Word)
3. Sample: Meeting minutes (Miraloma) English (29kb,Word)
4. Sample: Meeting announcement (Miraloma)
  English (27kb,Word)
  Spanish (25kb,Word)
  Chinese (116kb,pdf)
5. Sample: ELAC Bylaws
  English (41kb,Word)
  Spanish (42kb,Word)
Additional Materials
- SSC Handbook - created by SFUSD
  English (1001kb,pdf)
  Spanish (601kb,pdf)
  Chinese (2.5mb,pdf)
- FAQs for SSCs English (62kb,doc)

For more information, please contact Ellie Rossiter at ellie@ppssf.org.

HIGHLIGHTS

Special Thanks

PPS would like to recognize the following individuals for their work in creating this training series:

Rich Shrieve, PPS Board Member and the current SSC Chairman at the School of the Arts High School and former SSC Chairman at Alamo Elementary, Presidio Middle and Lowell High Schools.

Mandy Johnson, SFUSD project manager, PPS Member and parent at Buena Vista Elementary.

Ellie Rossiter, PPS-SF Interim Executive Director and parent at Miraloma Elementary.

Did you know?

All schools in California are required to elect a School Site Council consisting of parents, staff, the principal and, for middle and high schools, students.