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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

SPECIFIC WAIVER:SHARED SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL

And COMPOSITION OF MEMBERS

First Time Waiver:

SW-1 (Rev. 10-2-2009) Renewal Waiver:X

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Waiver Office, California Department of Educationback-up material to:

1430 N Street, Suite 5602

Sacramento, CA95814

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Local educational agency:
MaderaCounty Office of Education / Contact name and Title:
Tracey McCully, Program Manager / Contact person’s e-mail address:

Address: (City) (State) (ZIP)
28123 Avenue 14 Madera CA 93638 / Phone (and extension, if necessary):
559-662-3872
Fax number:559-661-3551
Period of request: (month/day/year)
May 1, 2011 To: April 30, 2013
From: August, 2011 To: August, 2013 / Local board approval date: (Required)
April, 12, 2011

Jb 6/2/11 LEGAL CRITERIA

  1. Authority for the waiver: Write the Education Code (EC) Section citation, which authorizes the waiver of the specific EC Section you want to waive:
EC52863 Any governing board, on behalf of a school site council, may request the State Board of Education (SBE) to grant a waiver of any provision of this article. The State Board of Education may grant a request when it finds that the failure to do so would hinder the implementation or maintenance of a successful school-basedcoordinated program. (Effective for 2 years only, may be renewed)
  1. CaliforniaEducation Code or California Code of Regulations or portion to be waived.
EC 52852 A school site council shall be established at each school which participates in school-based program coordination. The council shall be composed of the principal and representatives of: teachers selected by teachers at the school; other school personnel selected by other school personnel at the school; parents of pupils attending the school selected by such parents; and, in secondary schools, pupils selected by pupils attending the school.
Requesting shared school site councils and reduced numbers of members composing School Site Council for small schools operating Alternative Education Programs administered by Madera County Office of Education.
(Statute requires 12 members for a high school site council and 10 members for elementary school site council).
  1. If this is a renewal of a previously approved waiver, please list Waiver No: 15-4-2009-W-19 and date of SBE approval 9-17-09 (shared school site council)
Renewals of waivers must be submitted two months before the active waiver expires.
  1. Collective bargaining unit information.
Does the district have any employee bargaining units? ___ No Yes X If yes, please complete required information
below:
Bargaining unit(s) consulted on date(s): March 25, 2011
Name of bargaining units and representative(s) consulted: Madera County Office of Education Teachers’ Association
Camille Edmonds (President) and Karl Diaz (site representative)
The position(s) of the bargaining unit(s): ___ Neutral _X__ Support ___ Oppose (Please specify why)
Comments (if appropriate):
  1. Advisory committee or school site council that reviewed the waiver (All involved are REQUIRED).
Name: Donna Conte, Chairperson; EnterpriseSecondary School Site Council
Annie Smith, Administrative Representative, Discovery/Challenger School Site Council
Date advisory committee/council reviewed request: March 7, 2011 (ESS); March 24, 2011 (Chowchilla)
_X__ Approve ___ Neutral ___ Oppose
Were there any objections? Yes ___No __X_ (If there were objections please specify)
  1. California Education Code or California Code of Regulations section to be waived. Use a strike-out key if only portions of sections are to be waived).
EC 52852A school site council shall be established at each school which participates in school-based program coordination. The council shall be composed of the principal and representatives of: teachers selected by teachers at the school; other school personnel selected by other school personnel at the school; parents of pupils attending the school selected by such parents; and, in secondary schools, pupils selected by pupils attending the school.
EC 52852 A school site council shall be established at each school which participates in school-based program coordination. The council shall be composed of the principal and representatives of: teachers selected by teachers at the school; other school personnel selected by other school personnel at the school; parents of pupils attending the school selected by such parents; and, in secondary schools, pupils selected by pupils attending the school.
  1. Desired outcome/rationale. State what you hope to accomplish with the waiver. Describe briefly the circumstances that brought about the request and why the waiver is necessary to achieve improved student performance and/or streamline or facilitate local agency operations. (Attach additional pages if necessary.)
The Madera County Office of Education would like to maintain three School Site Councils as established by Specific Waiver # 15-4-2009-W. The waiver was approved with the condition there must be three school site councils (SSCs) to serve the nine schools. The first SSC serves Apollo, Challenger, and Discovery. Two of these schools have a common principal and location. Apollo shares neither. The second SSC serves Enterprise Secondary, Enterprise Intermediate, Endeavor (Juvenile Hall), and Voyager (Boot Camp). These sites share a common principal and are in close proximity of each other. The third SSC serves Pioneer Technical Charter and MaderaCountyIndependentAcademy. These are both charter schools, are located in the town of Madera, and have different principals. Demographic information is attached. All sites provide services to students assigned to Alternative Education. We request permission to operate 3 SSCs—Discovery & Challenger; ESS, EIS, Apollo, Endeavor/Voyager; and PTC & MCIA. Please see attached supportive data.
The schools represented by this waiver request are all sites under the umbrella of Madera County Office of Education’s Alternative Education programs. The State Board of Education has approved a waiver to operate three SSCs to represent the eight sites. Because of the nature of the educational needs of the students, we have great difficulty maintaining SSCs of 10 or 12 representatives. Because each SSC represents a different mix of schools, we would like to request different compositions per SSC. The attached page will demonstrate the differing needs of each SSC.
We request that we waive the requirement to have student representation at any of the three SSCs. Our students do not invest in this type of activity for a number of reasons.
At the Discovery/Challenger sites, we have only 2 teachers. We request this SSC to have 6 members—1 teacher, 1 teacher or other staff, a principal, and 3 parent/community members.
At the Enterprise/Juvenile Hall/Boot Camp/Apollo SSC, we request 8 representatives—2 teachers, 1 other staff, 1 student, the principal, and 3 parent/community members.
At the Pioneer and Madera Academy SSC, we request 8 representatives—2 teachers, 1 other staff, 1 student, a principal, and 3 parent/community members.
  1. Demographic Information:
The Alternative Education Programs at Madera County Office of Education have a shared student population of 450 students. The programs are located in small towns in MaderaCounty—Madera and Chowchilla. T
Is this waiver associated with an apportionment related audit penalty? (per EC 41344) _X__ No ___ Yes
(If yes, please attach explanation or copy of audit finding)
Has there been a Coordinated Compliance Review finding on this issue? __X_ No ___ Yes
(If yes, please attach explanation or copy of CCR finding)
District or CountyCertification – I hereby certify that the information provided on this application is correct and complete.
Signature of Superintendent or Designee: / Title:
Superintendent of Schools, MaderaCounty Office of Education / Date:

Signature of SELPA Director (only if a Special Education Waiver)

/ Date:

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Staff Name (type or print): / Staff Signature: / Date:
Unit Manager (type or print): / Unit Manager Signature: / Date:
Division Director (type or print): / Division Director Signature: / Date:
Deputy (type or print): / Deputy Signature: / Date: