The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida

NOTICE OF RULE DEVELOPMENT
AND PUBLIC HEARING

RULE TITLE: School Advisory Councils.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 2.09.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: School Advisory Council volunteer tracking and school improvement plans.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: SAC members shall now register using the Volunteer Tracking System and completing form 1710 (School Advisory Council Membership Report. Each school’s SAC will now vote to approve a school improvement plan at a SAC meeting.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. § 1001.41(2), 1001.42(17), (25).

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ 24.121(5)(c); 1000.03(5); 1001.54(2); 1008.33; 1008.345(6); 1008.36(4), (5); 1008.385(1); 1001.42(18); 1001.42(19)(b); 1001.452.

CONTACT PERSON: Denise Doyle, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach FL 33406.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule development may be obtained without cost from the School District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm .

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Development of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on September 30, 2009, anticipated to begin at 3:00 p.m. (an approximate time, as the actual start time may vary earlier or later) in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: An agenda will be available by September 23, 2009 on the District's Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. A person may submit written comments (12 copies) about the proposed action to the clerk no later than the time of the public hearing. This hearing is open to the public.

Publish: September 16, 2009