By-Laws:
MT. VERNON COMMUNITY SCHOOL
CORPORATION
CORPORATION IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL
BY-LAWS
AUGUST, 1999
ADOPTED
AUGUST 30, 1999
Revised
November 3, 2003
October 5, 2005
June 6, 2011
BY-LAWS OF THE MVCSC CORPORATION IMPROVEMENT
COUNCIL (CIC)
I.
PURPOSE
A.
General:
It is the purpose of the Corporation Improvement Council to provide
the school constituency the opportunity to have input into the
corporation decision making process, toward the achievement of
district-wide goals.
B.
Specifically, the CIC exists to:
1.
Enhance and facilitate communication between school personnel
and school patrons.
2.
Serve as a sounding board for new ideas.
3.
Help the superintendent and school board anticipate and/or identify
community concerns
and potential solutions to those issues.
4.
Assist with planning issues surrounding the implementation of
change.
5.
Enhance coordination among the School Improvement Councils.
II.
AUTHORITY
The Corporation
Improvement Council is an advisory group to the school board and the
superintendent. It may conduct studies and make recommendations to
the superintendent and the school board. The group cannot, however,
act on behalf of the board or the superintendent nor as an official
representative of the corporation.
III.
MEETINGS
A.
The Corporation Improvement Council will hold a minimum of
one meeting every other month during the school year. More frequent
meetings may be scheduled as the need arises. The projected length
of the council meeting shall not exceed ninety (90) minutes.
B.
The Corporation Improvement Council will meet the first
Monday of each scheduled month. The meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m.
C.
Ten (10) members present at a meeting shall constitute a
quorum and no recommendation shall be adopted with absence of a
quorum. A minimum of ten (10) “do pass” votes are required to adopt
a recommendation.
IV.
RULES OF ORDER
The goal of the group is to reach
consensus on all issues/items that require action by the group. If
that’s not possible, action must be accomplished by a motion, a
second to the motion, and a “do pass” vote from at least ten (10)
members. Alternates may vote in the absence of a committee member.
The presiding officer will decide
other questions of order and may use Robert’s Rules of Order as a
guide. However, failure to strictly follow Robert’s Rules of Order,
Newly Revised, should not invalidate or void any action taken by the
group.
V.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT CIC MEETINGS
One of the purposes of the CIC is to
provide a forum for patrons to express their views on the topic(s)
under consideration. Therefore, opportunities will be provided for
public input relevant to the topics during the council’s discussion
To permit fair and orderly public
expression, the Council shall provide a period for public
participation at every regular meeting of the council.
The presiding officer shall be
guided by the following rules:
A.
Public participation shall be permitted under the direction
of the presiding officer. This may include comments/suggestions
received in writing or received over the website.
B.
Anyone having a legitimate interest in the topics of the
Council may participate during the public portion of the meeting.
C.
Participants must be recognized by the presiding officer and
will be requested to preface their comments by an announcement of
their name, address, and group affiliation, if and when appropriate.
D.
Each initial statement made by a participant shall be limited
to three (3) minutes duration.
E.
No participant may speak more than once on the same topic
unless all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard.
VI.
MEMBERSHIP
A.
The superintendent and members appointed by the
superintendent from nominations submitted as follows:
(1)
One nomination from each board member;
(2)
Two nominations from each building-level School Improvement
Council; and
(3)
Two nominations from the superintendent.
B.
Appointments are for one (1) year, and members may be
reappointed for up to two (2) times. After three (3) consecutive
terms, a year must occur before the person is eligible to be
appointed again.
C.
As a vacancy occurs, the appropriate person/group will be
notified by the superintendent and will nominate a replacement
immediately.
D.
A member may be replaced after two (2) consecutive absences
without prior notification to a co-chair.
VII.
SUBCOMMITTEES
A.
Sub Committees to be determined as needed by the Corporation
Improvement Council.
B.
Sub Committee Chairs will report, when active, to the
Corporation Improvement Council.
VIII.
OFFICERS
A.
Co-Chairs
The superintendent serves as one of
the co-chairs and the other is elected by the members at the May
meeting each year. The co-chairs serve on the planning committees
and preside at the CIC meetings.
B.
Secretary
The assistant superintendent serves
as secretary, and records minutes and distributes the minutes to
members of the CIC, school board members, and principals.
IX.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
A.
Members
Planning committees are formed for
each regular meeting of the CIC. The co-chairs are members of the
planning committee along with volunteers from the CIC.
B.
Duties of the Committee
The Planning Committee is
responsible for the establishment of the agenda for the CIC meeting
and other items as identified by the CIC.
X.
AMENDMENT OF THE BY-LAWS
By-laws may be amended by a “do
pass” vote of at least ten (10) council members present at the
meeting during which the planning team has placed such modifications
on the agenda for a vote. The proposed changes must be submitted in
writing at the meeting prior to the actual vote.
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