- Pioneer Drive
- School Site Council (SSC)
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School Site Council
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Purpose of School Site Council:
A school that operates a categorical program funded through the consolidated application (ConApp) shall establish a school site council (SSC) if such program requires a School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) (California Education Code [EC] Section 65000[b]).
The SSC shall develop the content of the SPSA (EC Section 64001[g][1]). The SPSA shall be reviewed annually and updated, including the proposed expenditure of funds allocated to the school through the ConApp and the local control and accountability plan (LCAP), if any, by the SSC (EC Section 64001[i]).
The SPSAs shall be reviewed and approved by the governing board or body of the local educational agency (LEA) at a regularly scheduled meeting whenever there are material changes that affect the academic programs for pupils covered by programs identified in this part (EC Section 64001[i]). If a SPSA is not approved by the governing board or body of the LEA, specific reasons for that action shall be communicated to the SSC (EC Section 64001[i]).
All SSC Meetings for the 2024-2025 school year will be in person and open to the public.
To provide public comments:
The preferred option for commenting on a specific agenda item or for providing general public comment under Public Comments is to submit your comment via email to cervantesj@bcsd.com. Please include your name and clearly indicate the agenda item number you wish to address. If a speaker seeks to address non-agenized matters during a regular meeting, the email should indicate "Public Comment – Non-Agendized Matter."
Alternatively, you may comment by calling (661)631-5450 ext. 37130 to leave a voicemail of no more than three minutes in length. Please state and spell your name at the beginning of your message and clearly indicate the agenda item number you wish to address or specify if your comment addresses a non-agendized matter during a regular meeting.
In order to be read aloud during the meeting, comments must be submitted up to half an hour before the SSC meeting.
Should the public speaker not want their name stated publicly, please specify at the top of the email or at the beginning of the voicemail.
During special meetings, public comments are limited to items on the agenda.
During the meeting, comments will be read aloud by the SSC Chairperson and they will be added to the meeting minutes. Please note, the Board may exercise its discretion regarding the amount of time for each public comment depending on the number of emails received.The School Site Council respects the right of the public to comment on SSC matters. The content of messages should be civil and appropriate for a public meeting of a SSC.
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24-25 Parent and Family Engagement Policy
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24-25 School-Parent Compact
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School Site Council Members
Congratulations to the following members who have been elected, or are returning, to serve on the Downtown School Site Council for 2024-2025!
Principal - Traci Hicks Parent - Arely Camargo-Flores
Teacher - Jamie Burrow Parent - Rosario Esparza
Teacher - Bema Angels Parent - Elena Zepeda
Teacher - Monica Trujillo Parent - Ana Ramirez
Teacher - Karla Ovando-Hernandez Parent - Dana Arias Jones
Other Staff - Kimberly Lozano Parent - Maria Ramirez
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Meeting Dates
All parents and community members are invited to attend and participate in SSC meetings by submitting comments pertaining to the work of the SSC, at least an hour before each meeting, by email to Alicia Garcia at garciaali@bcsd.com or voicemail messages at (661) 631-5450 ext. 37150. Emails/voicemails must include the full name of the person submitting and state the agenda number & topic related to the comments; comments will be shared in the meeting and a summary of them recorded in the minutes. Agendas will be posted 72 hours prior to each meeting.
All 2023-2024 SSC meetings will be held in person on the following Tuesdays at 8:00 AM:
September 20, 2023 Septiembre 20, 2023
September 25, 2023 Septiembre 25, 2023
October 17, 2023 Octubre 17, 2023
November 14, 2023 Noviembre 14, 2023
December 5, 2023 Deciembre 5, 2023
December 19, 2023 Deciembre 19, 2023
January 16, 2024 Enero 16, 2024
February 13, 2024 Febrero 13, 2024
February 20, 2024 Febrero 20, 2024March 19, 2024 Marzo 19, 2024
April 16, 2024 Abril 16, 2024
May 14, 2024 Mayo 14, 2024
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Agendas
SSC Agenda 12-19-23
SSC Agenda 5-14-24
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Minutes
SSC Minutes 9-25-23: English/Spanish
SSC Minutes 10-17-23: English/Spanish
SSC Minutes 11-14-23: English/Spanish
SSC Minutes 12-5-23: English/Spanish
SSC Minutes 1-16-24: English/Spanish
SSC Minutes 2-13-24: English/Spanish
SSC Minutes 3-19-24: English/Spanish
SSC Minutes 4-16-24: English/Spanish
SSC Minutes 5-14-24
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How to become an SSC Parent Member
Parent/Community Members:
A parent is a person who is a mother, father, or legal guardian of a student attending a particular school, but who is not employed at the school attended by such student.
Council members chosen to represent parents may be employees of the school district so long as they are not employed at this school site (EC 52852 and 54722)
A community member is defined as an adult who resides or spends the major portion of each workday within the attendance area of the school, and who is neither a regular day-school student, nor a parent, a member of the staff, administration, or classified staff of the school with which the council is affiliated.
Parent nomination and elections:
During A Regular School Year: A notice will be sent home at the beginning of the year with students informing parents of the need for new parent members on SSC and requesting interested parents to submit their names to be put on a ballot. Once names have been received, a ballot with parents' names will be made and sent home with students. Parents will mark the ballot for their choice of new parent SSC member and return the ballot to the school. Ballots will be tallied. The parents with the most votes will become the SSC parent members. An announcement of the new parent SSC members will be made on Parent Square and documented in School Site Council meeting minutes.
Council members shall be elected for 2-year terms.