SunRidge School Governance
SunRidge Organization and Connection Chart
Description of Organizational Chart Roles/Positions
Twin Hills Board of Trustees: Legal governing body for the school; sets policies, approves calendars, hiring, handles payroll, accounting, insurance, etc.
Charter Council: SunRidge governing body serving as delegate body of the Twin Hills Board for purposes of overseeing the operations of SunRidge School. Develops and recommends school policies, programs, budget, calendars, etc. Evaluates School Director. Includes 3 faculty, 3 parents, and 1 non-parent community member. Director is non-voting member.
Director: Responsible for the daily operations and management of the school, hiring, supervision and evaluation of all staff, budget development and implementation, educational program, site needs, enrollment, coordination/leadership, etc.
Faculty: Responsible for the delivery of the educational program; works collaboratively with the Director and Education Director in developing, evaluating, and implementing school procedures, plans, and programs. Three representatives serve on the Charter Council.
Class Teacher: Responsible for the education of each child in his/her class in multiple subject areas. The class teacher is also responsible for communicating directly when a child’s parents.
Specialty Instructor: Responsible for the education of each child in his/her class in their specific specialty (woodwork, handwork, math/science, games etc.).
Instructional Assistant: Responsible for the education of each child under the supervision/guidance of the class teacher.
Parent Council: Parent representatives from each class support a thriving school community through committees and workgroups set up to support school activities, fundraising, parent education, and community forums.
Coordinating Committee: Group comprised of the Director, a Faculty member, the Parent Council Chairperson, a Charter Council member, and a Foundation member that meets as needed to ensure that school-wide activities are well planned, coordinated, and successfully implemented.
SunRidge Educational Foundation: Not-for-profit corporation that exists to support SunRidge School through serving as fiscal agent for fundraising, and fund development through grant writing and donor campaigns.
SunRidge Charter Council
The SunRidge Charter Council acts in an advisory capacity for the school to the Twin Hills School Board and the SunRidge Director, and serves as a delegate body of the THUSD to set school policies, plans, procedures, and priorities as outlined in its charter or in annual contracts or memoranda of understanding.
The Charter Council consists of a minimum of five (5) members: two (2) teachers, two (2) parents and one non-parent community member. Membership may be expanded as needed, with the intention of keeping the ratio of parents to faculty members equal. Elected members of the council serve staggered terms of two or three years, with the possibility of reappointment. The SunRidge Director participates in the Charter Council meetings as a non-voting member of the Council.
The Faculty selects the faculty representatives to the Charter Council. The Parent Council recommends parent representatives and the charter council selects the non-parent representative.
The Charter Council meets at least monthly during the school year. All Charter Council meetings are conducted in accordance with the Brown Act and applicable public meeting laws.
The Charter Council is responsible for preparing any and all modifications to the charter, which require the agreement of the full Charter Council. Any Charter Council recommendations to modify the school charter must be approved by the Twin Hills Union School District Board of Trustees prior to implementation. Material revisions and amendments shall be made pursuant to the standards, criteria and time lines in Education Code Section 47605.
The day-to-day operations of the Charter School are the responsibility of the Director, working in collaboration with the Charter Council. The Charter Council approves and oversees all school policies and programs to ensure that the Director’s decisions and actions are fully informed and in alignment with the school’s charter. Areas of responsible oversight for the Charter Council include but are not limited to the following:
SunRidge Parent Council
SunRidge School supports the active involvement of parents in the life of the school. To that end, a Parent Council operates at SunRidge.
The Parent Council is comprised of one parent representative from each class, selected in a manner determined by the class. The Parent Council meets monthly. School administrators,faculty members, and other members of the school community are invited to participate at meetings.
Parent representatives serve one-year terms that begin in October each year. Representatives may serve more than one term if re-selected by their class. Representatives attend meetings, become involved in Parent Council discussions and activities, report back to other parents in their respective classes at parent evenings and receive input from those other parents.
One parent representative, selected by the Council as chair, facilitates Parent Council meetings or assigns that role to another member. Another representative is selected by the Council as treasurer. Every effort is made to make Parent Council decisions by consensus of the members present. If the facilitator deems it necessary for the good of the school, decisions may be made by a majority vote of the members present.
The Parent Council will:
Charter Document
If interested, please upload the file below in order to review our Charter Document.
Twin Hills Board of Trustees: Legal governing body for the school; sets policies, approves calendars, hiring, handles payroll, accounting, insurance, etc.
Charter Council: SunRidge governing body serving as delegate body of the Twin Hills Board for purposes of overseeing the operations of SunRidge School. Develops and recommends school policies, programs, budget, calendars, etc. Evaluates School Director. Includes 3 faculty, 3 parents, and 1 non-parent community member. Director is non-voting member.
Director: Responsible for the daily operations and management of the school, hiring, supervision and evaluation of all staff, budget development and implementation, educational program, site needs, enrollment, coordination/leadership, etc.
Faculty: Responsible for the delivery of the educational program; works collaboratively with the Director and Education Director in developing, evaluating, and implementing school procedures, plans, and programs. Three representatives serve on the Charter Council.
Class Teacher: Responsible for the education of each child in his/her class in multiple subject areas. The class teacher is also responsible for communicating directly when a child’s parents.
Specialty Instructor: Responsible for the education of each child in his/her class in their specific specialty (woodwork, handwork, math/science, games etc.).
Instructional Assistant: Responsible for the education of each child under the supervision/guidance of the class teacher.
Parent Council: Parent representatives from each class support a thriving school community through committees and workgroups set up to support school activities, fundraising, parent education, and community forums.
Coordinating Committee: Group comprised of the Director, a Faculty member, the Parent Council Chairperson, a Charter Council member, and a Foundation member that meets as needed to ensure that school-wide activities are well planned, coordinated, and successfully implemented.
SunRidge Educational Foundation: Not-for-profit corporation that exists to support SunRidge School through serving as fiscal agent for fundraising, and fund development through grant writing and donor campaigns.
SunRidge Charter Council
The SunRidge Charter Council acts in an advisory capacity for the school to the Twin Hills School Board and the SunRidge Director, and serves as a delegate body of the THUSD to set school policies, plans, procedures, and priorities as outlined in its charter or in annual contracts or memoranda of understanding.
The Charter Council consists of a minimum of five (5) members: two (2) teachers, two (2) parents and one non-parent community member. Membership may be expanded as needed, with the intention of keeping the ratio of parents to faculty members equal. Elected members of the council serve staggered terms of two or three years, with the possibility of reappointment. The SunRidge Director participates in the Charter Council meetings as a non-voting member of the Council.
The Faculty selects the faculty representatives to the Charter Council. The Parent Council recommends parent representatives and the charter council selects the non-parent representative.
The Charter Council meets at least monthly during the school year. All Charter Council meetings are conducted in accordance with the Brown Act and applicable public meeting laws.
The Charter Council is responsible for preparing any and all modifications to the charter, which require the agreement of the full Charter Council. Any Charter Council recommendations to modify the school charter must be approved by the Twin Hills Union School District Board of Trustees prior to implementation. Material revisions and amendments shall be made pursuant to the standards, criteria and time lines in Education Code Section 47605.
The day-to-day operations of the Charter School are the responsibility of the Director, working in collaboration with the Charter Council. The Charter Council approves and oversees all school policies and programs to ensure that the Director’s decisions and actions are fully informed and in alignment with the school’s charter. Areas of responsible oversight for the Charter Council include but are not limited to the following:
- Accountability and modifications to the charter
- Budget review and oversight
- Educational program needs and concerns
- Policies and procedures
- School Calendar/Schedule
- Evaluating the school’s performance in meeting its mission and goals
- Recommending any changes to the SunRidge Charter to the Twin Hills Board of Trustees
- In collaboration with the Superintendent, conducting an annual evaluation of the SunRidge Director
- In collaboration with the Director, evaluating the performance of the Charter Council
- With the Superintendent, selecting and recommending the hiring of a new Director, or the termination of a current Director, to the Twin Hills Board of Trustees
SunRidge Parent Council
SunRidge School supports the active involvement of parents in the life of the school. To that end, a Parent Council operates at SunRidge.
The Parent Council is comprised of one parent representative from each class, selected in a manner determined by the class. The Parent Council meets monthly. School administrators,faculty members, and other members of the school community are invited to participate at meetings.
Parent representatives serve one-year terms that begin in October each year. Representatives may serve more than one term if re-selected by their class. Representatives attend meetings, become involved in Parent Council discussions and activities, report back to other parents in their respective classes at parent evenings and receive input from those other parents.
One parent representative, selected by the Council as chair, facilitates Parent Council meetings or assigns that role to another member. Another representative is selected by the Council as treasurer. Every effort is made to make Parent Council decisions by consensus of the members present. If the facilitator deems it necessary for the good of the school, decisions may be made by a majority vote of the members present.
The Parent Council will:
- Sponsor and coordinate social/cultural activities and events that nurture the healthy social life of the school.
- Approve Middle School fundraising events as outlined in Parent Council guidelines.
- Serve as the coordination hub for ensuring needed volunteer support for fundraising events, festivals, and other school needs.
- Attend class parent evenings and, in collaboration with class teachers, provide reports about Parent Council business and needs.
- Provide school administration and the SunRidge Educational Foundation with parent input on priorities for use of fundraised monies.
- Assist school administration and the SunRidge Educational Foundation in addressing school needs by having a representative participate on the Coordinating Committee (comprised of one representative from the Parent Council, Charter Council, Foundation, Faculty, and Administration).
- Foster effective understanding and communication of school organization, roles, and activities by being familiar with the Parent Handbook and reading the weekly Bulletin. Parent representatives are encouraged to act as liaisons, when needed, to direct parent topics to the appropriate person or group.
Charter Document
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| sunridge_charter_renewal_2017.pdf |
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