Parent Community Leadership Alliance (PCLA) Superintendent Advisory Committee

Parent and Community Leadership Alliance Purpose and Action Statement

Purpose:

The Parent Community Leadership Alliance (PCLA) consists of school district parents and community members. PCLA members meet with the Superintendent and other designated district staff to engage the community in conversations and create partnerships that enhance the quality of North Clackamas Schools.

Working in partnership with the school district, the PCLA assists parents and community members in their understanding of the District's goals and needs, critical grade level transitions, and other areas identified by the parents and community. The PCLA also partners with the school district on district projects to garner parent and community member engagement and input.

Guiding Principles:

The PCLA is a volunteer-driven Team, which demonstrates the community's commitment to the success of North Clackamas Schools through:

Promoting and seeking community and school partnerships
Creating a parent and community leadership base to sustain quality education
Lobbying and advocating for the North Clackamas Schools legislative agenda and funding at the Quality Education Model
Advocating for the educational well-being of school district students

The PCLA strives to include membership from each high-school feeder system including representatives of the overall demographics of the school district.

Steering Team:

The PCLA is led by a Steering Team. The Steering Team will consist of no more than 16 voting members, at a maximum of 4 per high-school feeder system. Representatives from North Clackamas Schools are also assigned to be part of the Steering Team and act as liaisons between the PCLA and school district.

2021-2022 Steering Team Chair is Stephanie Rose and Vice-Chair is Kristin Lunceford, Secretary is Monica Di Pietrantonio.

Leadership positions will be held for one year terms, and no more than 3 consecutive terms. Elections take place in June of each year, with the term beginning July 1.

The chair creates meeting agendas for the Steering Team with input from Work Group leadership and leads discussions.

The Steering Team recommends and implements decisions in consultation with the Superintendent and district staff.

All members of the Steering Team will participate in a work group, and are expected to attend, at minimum, 3 of the 4 regularly scheduled Steering Team meetings for the year.

Work Groups:

Work Groups are defined based on community input and are subject to change from year to year.

The 2021-2022 Work Groups include:

Legislative and Funding: Promotes the District's legislative agenda, and hosts informational forums to educate the public about candidates, ballot measures, and advocacy. The PCLA does not endorse candidates.

Student Care: Engage and empower parents with the tools that will help each student succeed.

Academic Enrichment: Engage in activities that will extend, enhance, and enrich the educational experience for each student.

Assurance Projects: A community-wide commitment to the equitable preparation of the whole person to better ASSURE adult success in the community.

Meeting Information:

The Steering Team will meet quarterly unless it is determined that additional meetings are needed.

2021-2022 Steering Team meeting dates:

September 21st 2021
December 14th 2021
March 15th 2022
June 21st 2022

Meetings are currently held via ZOOM from 5:30 to 7:00 PM.

Communication:

PCLA will send Steering Team meeting agendas and minutes to the Superintendent, District Liaison, and School Board Secretary. Meeting agendas and meeting minutes will be shared with the School Board and posted on the Superintendent's webpage. Once per school year, the PCLA will provide a report to the School Board or present at a School Board meeting.

The PCLA will adopt a process of interpretation and translation into the languages of interest and partner groups of the North Clackamas School District.

Contact Information: pcla.ncs@gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/PCLA.NCS/

PCLA Bylaws - Adopted September 21, 2021