Common use of FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEES Clause in Contracts

FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEES. Each building shall establish a faculty advisory committee. The principal shall serve as the chair of the advisory committee, and the composition of the committee shall be the result of a joint decision involving the principal and teachers. The advisory committee should represent a cross-section of the grades and departments represented within the building. The purpose of the faculty advisory committee is to meet and make recommendations to the principal regarding long-term and short-term matters of issues affecting the school building, as well as its staff and students. To this end, the faculty advisory committee may address day-to-day issues that are thought to affect the quality of education and teacher performance and morale; the committee may also address issues related to the long-term educational needs of students as those needs relate to quality education. Furthermore, any teacher may submit matters to members of the committee for discussion and consideration.