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Board weighs bylaw revisions to ensure parents of students with disabilities sit on governance councils
Summary
Administration proposed changing school governance council bylaws so each site includes at least one parent of a student with an active IEP to meet updated LCAP ed code; trustees asked about recruiting parents, voting and appointing when elections do not produce the required representation.
Administrators proposed edits to site governance council bylaws to respond to recent changes in the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) ed code. The revisions would require that at least one parent on each governance council be the parent of a student with a disability who has an active IEP, and would encourage a joint spring meeting between ELAC and governance councils to improve English‑learner parent representation.
Trustees raised logistical concerns about recruiting parents who meet the qualification and noted the formal nature of governance‑council meetings (modified Robert’s Rules). Staff said principals would support recruitment and that, if necessary, the principal could appoint a parent with the required qualification to ensure compliance. The item was discussed and staff said they will return the proposed bylaw language on the consent calendar.
