The Governing Board solicits the advice and counsel of the school’s parents and community members in planning and operating the school. Parents are encouraged to express their ideas, concerns, and judgments about the school through such means as: written suggestions or proposals, comments at meetings of the Governing Board, responses to surveys and service on advisory committees.
The Governing Board may invite interested parents and/or community members to study specific topics and concerns and make recommendations for Governing Board action. The Governing Board shall carefully weigh their advice, especially the advice of those individuals and committees which the Governing Board has invited or created to advise regarding special problems. However, in evaluating such advice, the Governing Board’s first concern shall be for the educational program as it affects students. The Governing Board’s final decision may depart from the advice given, if in the judgment of the Governing Board, such advice is not consistent with the goals adopted by the Governing Board, good educational practice, or within financial limits set by the Governing Board’s budget.