Site Council Planning for 2007-08

What is the PTHS Site Council?

The Port Townsend School Board adopted a policy in 1994 to encourage schools in the district to create their own advisory councils, or “Site Councils.”  With input from teachers, the community, students and their parents, the PTHS Site Council is designed to assist and make recommendations to the Principal and PTHS Department Chairpersons about school issues.  Site Council members are responsible for gathering information and creative ideas for improvement, and sharing their work at quarterly meetings.

The overall goals of the PTHS Site Council are to:

• Provide a way for parents, teachers and students to voice ideas and concerns
• Provide a feeling of teamwork between the school and community
• To make information about school issues available to all

How can you become involved in the PTHS Site Council?

Involvement in Site Council is open to any individual interested in pursuing goals established through a process of consensus at the beginning of each school year.  Typically the representatives are parents, staff members, community members and the principal. 

If you have a question or concern, contact a parent representative or the principal.

Site Council members for 2007-08 are:

Carrie Ehrhardt, Principal   cehrhardt@ptsd50.org

Suzy Carroll, Parent

Martina Haskins, Teacher

Jennifer James-Wilson, Parent

Teresa Janssen, Parent

Beth Juran, Parent

Monica Kelly, Parent

Chris MacLachlan, Parent

Julie Marston, Teacher

Gina McMather, Teacher

Erik Nelson, Teacher

Tracy Rennie, Parent

Yuko Umeda, Parent

John Van Ackeren, Teacher

Robert Yourish, Parent

When will the PTHS Site Council meet?

The Site Council meets a total of five to six times during the year, depending on the needs of the committees.  Teacher members attend all regularly scheduled meetings of the Site Council.  Once goals are set for the year, meetings are held for the purpose of sharing progress on the action plans and gaining feedback from the school community.  Typically meetings are held in the PTHS Conference Room.

Meeting Dates and Time          Purpose/Objectives of the Meeting

October 8, 2007  2:30-4:00 pm         Kick-Off Meeting

• Review District and PTHS 07-08 goals
• Review parent volunteer program needs
• Discuss interest in Parent Forums for 07-08
• Set goals for Site Council work committees 07-08

December 17, 2007   2:30-4:00 pm   Quarterly Report by Parent  Committees

• Share and discuss progress on committee work by parents
• Feedback given to committees
• All PTHS staff, parents and students are welcome to attend

March 3, 2008  2:30-4:00 pm         Quarterly Report by Parent Committees

• Share and discuss progress on committee work by parents
• Feedback given to committees
• All PTHS staff, parents and students are welcome to attend

April 28, 2008  2:30-4:00 pm         Quarterly Report by Parent Committees

• Share and discuss progress on committee work by parents
• Feedback given to committees
• All PTHS staff, parents and students are welcome to attend

June 2, 2008  2:30-4:00 pm         Final Report on Progress by Committees

• Share final reports/data on progress made
• Compare data with established goals
• Plan for which goals will be continued for 08-09