Agenda Item
2. Ready For Action: Approve Amendment to Board Policy BBFA: Local School Councils
Summary: Presented by: Ms. Melanie V. Slaton, General Counsel, Hall Booth Smith, PC, Attorneys at Law
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education accept an amendment to Board Policy BBFA: Local School Councils as Ready for Action. The proposed revisions are requested to update the policy and to clarify the current language. This policy has been reviewed and analyzed by the Board Policy Committee. The Committee agrees on the recommended revisions.
Why: The Board Policy Review Committee met and conferred regarding Board Policy BBFA: Local School Councils and determined the current language requires updates. Recommends the proposed revisions.
Details: The purpose of the Board Policy Review Committee is to ensure the ongoing review, development, and refinement of Board policies governing the District. The Board Policy Review Committee has the goal of promoting transparency, accountability, and compliance with state, local, and federal laws while fostering a safe, equitable, and inclusive environment for all within the District.
Financial impact: There is no financial impact to the District.
Contact: Ms. Melanie V. Slaton, General Counsel, Hall Booth Smith, PC, Attorneys at Law, (404)954-5000
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Attorney Approval Not Required
Board Policy Manual
DeKalb County School District
Board Policy BBFA: Local School Councils Status: DRAFT - 2nd
Reading
Original Adopted Date: 07/10/2006 | Last Revised Date: 05/06/2013 | Last Reviewed Date: 01/28/2025
Red Lined Version
Each school in the Dekalb County School District shall have a local school council that meets the requirements of
state law and operates in an advisory capacity pursuant to appropriately adopted school council bylaws.
The role of the school council in the principal selection process shall be advisory and will be specified in regulations
developed by the Superintendent.
Each school in the DeKalb County School District will have a local school council, called Principal Advisory Council,
that meets state law the requirements and advises in a manner consistent with the Principal Advisory Council
bylaws. of state law and operates in an advisory capacity pursuant to appropriately adopted Principal Advisory
Council bylaws.
The school council's role of the school council in the principal selection process is will be advisory as specified in
regulation BBFA-R (1): Local School Councils. Each charter school will have a nonprofit governing board, which
fulfills the local school council requirement. and will be specified in regulations developed by the superintendent.
Charter schools may choose to use an alternative to Principal Advisory Council, such as their governing boards if it
complies with Georgia's requirements for local school councils.