School Site Council

What is Site Council? 

The role of the School Site Council is to engage parents and teachers to serve with the principal/head of school as the central decision-making body of the school. SSCs are required by the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993 and by the collective bargaining agreement between the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) and the Boston School Committee.

Under the school-based management/shared decision-making model described in the collective bargaining agreement between BPS and the BTU, the role of the SSC is to:

• Review and approve the Quality School Plan within guidelines established by the superintendent.

• Review and approve the recommendations of the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) that have bee endorsed by the principal/head of school and that will have a major effect on the school community.

• Review and comment on the entire school budget, including the general funds and external funds budgets, in a timely fashion.

• Approve the budget for discretionary school materials, supplies, textbooks, and equipment, including the use of school improvement award funds.

• Review and approve recommendations from any other committee or group that is established to recommend changes that will have a major effect on the school community.

• Develop and approve plans for increasing parent engagement in the school.

• Develop, review annually, and approve the School-Parent Compact as required by Title I.

• Receive information about all outside programs or outside professionals that come into the school.

• Approve waivers.

As the central governing body at the school, the SSC oversees all school-based committees, including the ILT and the Personnel Subcommittee.

More information about School Site Council can be found in a Circular from Boston Public Schools HERE

Site Council By-Laws

The most updated version of the Mozart Site Council By-Laws is AVAILABLE HERE